A “Weight”y Subject

I went to the doctor today. Don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong… I just had to have my yearly “girl” exam. But in the context of the exam and the doc asking “What else is up?” I burst into tears. I explained to her that over the past 2 years, I’ve eaten right and stayed fairly active (though the hardcore workouts just started 3 weeks ago), and followed Weight Watchers and CANNOT seem to lose any more weight. Sure, I’ve lost 45 lbs and kept it off for almost 2 years… but when I have 55 more to go, it’s a drop in the bucket.

I explained to my doctor (I just started seeing her last year) that my previous doctor had prescribed Lexapro (an anti-depressant) and Phentermine (a strong diet drug) to help me lose weight. I had easily lost about 30 pounds and was happy at 160 when my Phentermine prescription ran out. I continued taking my Lexapro. Within 6 months I was up almost 50 lbs, and within a year I was up to my highest weight ever. She asked me for my “weight loss timeline” and I broke it down for her. We figured out that for these last 6 years since I’ve been on Lexapro, I’ve never been below 200 lbs. My doc was fairly surprised that with my diet the way it is with the lean meats and whole grains and fruits and veggies, and the recent exercise that I was not only not losing weight, but gaining.

We (together) came to a conclusion and made a decision: The Lexapro needs to go. I’m going to gradually wean myself off of it over the course of about 2 months and see how I feel. I have a whole schedule on how to do it, and hopefully, it will help me start losing weight again. She told me that I would not be the first person she’d seen who lost weight at first on Lexapro, and then had it just stop. I’m a bit nervous about it… that little white pill has been a daily occurence in my life for 6 years, as have its effects.

Something that really hit me though, was that I don’t even know if the effects were necessary. While sure, before I started taking it, I’d have my ups and downs, and my downs were a little lower than they are now. But REALLY thinking about it, I was always a happy person with a few “issues”, and they were NOT issues I would thik to medicate away now. We’ll see how this all goes! It’s a brand new adventure.

Wow, that was long and rambling… sheesh! Was that an overshare? No… I think an overshare would’ve been to tell you in more detail what else went on at that exam!

After my doctor’s appointment, I met a friend of mine for dinner. Michele and I have been working at the same summer job since well, before she could really work at this summer job! She was a camper at Good Times Day Camp in 2000 when I started working there, and we clicked right away. She was just a “cool kid”. Now, 10 years later, she’s like a little sister! We went to P.F. Changs for dinner and I officially have a new favorite dish: Stir-Fried Eggplant with Brown Rice

Spicy, sweet, saucy, and 3 veggie servings!

There was a very cool mini-dessert thing that they have at P.F. Changs too! You all know how much I love tiny food, and tiny desserts are a total weakness of mine, and there were 8 different choices!! I got a “lemon supreme” shot and Michele got a “S’Mores” shot.

They even came with a tiny spoon!

It was a very long, stressful, and draining afternoon, but I’m hoping that something positive will come of all of this! Here’s to challenges, changes, and TINY DESSERTS!

Thanks for reading my ramblings tonight… you’re all the best!

xoxo,

Tagged as: dinner out, vegetables, weight loss