i got a couple of suggestions (to help curb some of the stress and anxiety that i've been experiencing through the overhaul) to try slimquick.
stupidly, i did.
i read up on it, and it seemed ok for me to take ...
i had a nifty burst of energy that lasted through part of the day, but around 2, i started to crash. by the time i got home at 4:30, i was miserable.
my head was pounding, i was dizzy, and i felt like throwing up. that feeling got worse as the evening wore on, and is still with me this morning.
i re-read the label last night. fine print: "one serving of this product contains the amount of caffeine equivalent to 2 cups of coffee."
nooooooooooooooooooooo! i had caffeine!!
bad jen, bad.
i knew better. don't depend on pills to help you lose weight. the side effects are just not worth it, no matter how much they're supposed to help you through it.
Showing posts with label struggle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label struggle. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
clawing my way through ...
i think i'm at a critical point in the overhaul. i've been doing this just long enough to see a difference in myself, as well as really getting used to the "new" foods and exercise.
the downside is that i find part of me trying to persuade the other part of me to cheat.
"it's just one soda, it won't hurt," i say. "no one's home, and no one would know..."
"and what about those cookies? you know you want one."
the rational side of me knows that one could turn into many, if i'm not careful. thankfully, that side of me won. operation: cheat thwarted.
lol, i feel like i'm in an overeater anonymous meeting:
"hi, my name is jen, and i'm an emotional eater.
it's a hard thing to admit, but i'm slowly coming to terms with that. i'm also working on curbing my anxious tendencies to reach for food when i get sad/mad/overwhelmed.
today, i just wanted to sit down with a bag of apple-os (or cookies, or soda, or ice cream ...) and make my frustrations go away. so far, i've downed about 50-oz. of lipton's white tea to go instead.
it's getting harder, you guys. these are the bad days i told you about.
the dog is in for another surgery, it's costing hundreds more than we were told, and to top it all off, i lost my keys.
(thankfully, alex found them under a stack of mail this afternoon, but still.)
anyone else have these kinds of struggles? any words of wisdom you can impart?
the downside is that i find part of me trying to persuade the other part of me to cheat.
"it's just one soda, it won't hurt," i say. "no one's home, and no one would know..."
"and what about those cookies? you know you want one."
the rational side of me knows that one could turn into many, if i'm not careful. thankfully, that side of me won. operation: cheat thwarted.
lol, i feel like i'm in an overeater anonymous meeting:
"hi, my name is jen, and i'm an emotional eater.
it's a hard thing to admit, but i'm slowly coming to terms with that. i'm also working on curbing my anxious tendencies to reach for food when i get sad/mad/overwhelmed.
today, i just wanted to sit down with a bag of apple-os (or cookies, or soda, or ice cream ...) and make my frustrations go away. so far, i've downed about 50-oz. of lipton's white tea to go instead.
it's getting harder, you guys. these are the bad days i told you about.
the dog is in for another surgery, it's costing hundreds more than we were told, and to top it all off, i lost my keys.
(thankfully, alex found them under a stack of mail this afternoon, but still.)
anyone else have these kinds of struggles? any words of wisdom you can impart?
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