Aside from the aches, there isn't anything specifically wrong with me. I stopped taking budeprion xl (bupropion) around the middle of April and had none of the problems sometimes associated with stopping the medication. Perhaps as a consequence of being off the medication (or perhaps not), I've been having a lot of sugar cravings which is unusual for me. Normally, I'm more of a Cool Ranch Doritos or sour cream and onion potato chips sort of junk food person than a Hershey Kisses and Almond Joy person.
Running has been difficult lately, partly due to a lack of conditioning over the winter and early spring. Yoga has seemed more difficult, too. My general motivation isn't all that high, either. The extra weight I put on over the winter and early spring doesn't help my attitude very much either. I was around 148 most of last fall when I completed three half-marathons. A few days ago, I was at 158.8. Yikes. The extra weight makes running more difficult for sure. Given my height (5' 5"), I'd like to ultimately get my weight down to the 128-132 range.
As I sit here typing, it's 10:40 am. I'm pretty hungry but not quite as bad as yesterday; however, I REALLY, REALLY want a Diet Coke. My head still aches a bit, but not nearly as bad as last night.
Morning Stats
weight: 153.4 lbsbf: 31%
bp: 113/70
pulse: 56 bpm
bg: 83 mg/dl
4 comments:
Is your headache gone yet? I had a horrible (weather related) headache this morning...
Yeah, a couple hours ago I noticed it wasn't hurting anymore. I wondered this morning if perhaps the weather was exacerbating the problem given the rapid changes we've had.
Have you had your hormones checked? I know that when mine dropped, I gained 15 lbs without thinking about it. A complete blood work-up should be done before you do anything like fasting - fasting could be hazardous to your health! Paula
I had a complete blood work done the end of October and everything was fine. The hormones are starting to change, but they are still within normal levels. Fasting is rarely hazardous [there are certain conditions that prevent safe fasting & I have none of them] to your health unless taken to the point where the body has to start burning organs to survive. At that point, it's starvation, not fasting. To reach that point, I would have to fast for several weeks. I gained the same amount of weight last year when I didn't do any training over the winter.
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