way to go go pammie!!!!!!!
keep at it, you are doing great!
(((((HUGS))))
bizi

Thanks Bizi! I am really pleased with the way things are going, Kiddo looks so much better, and we've been swimming in the pool as much as we can, like for an hour a day so it's cool. I was gonna work out today but I have to go shopping and my hip is bothering me so I am putting it off til tomorrow. Hoping it will be better by then. I feel much better overall though, I am in an awesome mood today though, my new laptop got here and it's a BEAST! I love it! It's freaking awesome! So that plus the dieting and I am a happy camper.

so happy for your new lap top!!!! yippie!!!!!
you sound great!
bizi

thanks bizi! It's pretty freakin' cool!~ I LOVE it! media powerhouse! The only drawback is that it's heavy and awkward to move. But I only move it twice a day to take it out and put it away. So that's okay. It's such a great machine, I can definitely overlook the weight and awkwardness for the great features it has in return.

Kiddo is down almost 30 pounds! I am so pleased, he's looking much better. I have hope that he's gonna get down about thirty more pounds and he'll be so much better off. If only I can do that, he now weighs less then me by two pounds! We're all doing great though. I feel good, a little tired all the time but we're taking our vitamins so it's helping.

Dear Pam,
You are doing great with the weight loss. Such a huge accomplishment!

M.

Thanks Mari! I know it's been rough, but it's happening, I finally got sick of being overweight now, and am motivated to work out a few times a week, basically every other day. So far so good!

Pam

Its honestly harder for adult to lose than children. So keep up the hard work.

Donna

I popped up here just over a month ago. Discovered I was bipolar 2 yrs ago at age 63 (Finally! I'd been declared clinically depressed since I was 8, & that just wasn't working for me).

I'm so pleased to meet you & your turtle. Kiddo is your son, right? Bet you've written about him here somewhere?

I adore computers & most electronics, so I can appreciate your joy at your new toy. Also have battled weight ferociously since The Change & cheer with you there too.

Introduce me, please to your turtle. Kiddo too, if that's not here already.

See you later, i hope, Pam!

Hey there Pammy!

i'm so proud of you for being able to stick to this diet and exercise program - it is so hard. that's true what Donna said - and i've also heard/read (but don't recall where) that it is easier for men to lose weight than women.

i know that at baseline "healthy" weights, the female body is "built to carry more fat" than the male body or something... maybe that has something to do with it but i don't recall how it works. point is, don't be discouraged if your two guys get ahead of your game, you're playing as hard and as well as they are, and bit by bit it sounds like you are going to be meeting your goals!


the new computer sounds like a blast....


(((hugs)))

~ waves ~

Hi JudeLauren! Lovely to meet you here. Yeah it's harder when you're going through or done with 'the change' and I am going through it now at 42. Kiddo is Jackie my son, he's 14 going on 15 and he's autistic. That's him with me in my avatar. Our turtle is named Mr. T and we call him Turtlini because it's his nickname. He's a great pet for our family, I am bipolar II and got dx'd like 12 years ago but denied it was possible that I truly had BP II so it took a second dx being made with a new counselor a few years after that before I believed it fit me. I asked to start meds and when they actually helped with the rapid thinking and rapid speaking, making living in my own skin so much better I vowed to never be without them if I could help it.

I am really grateful that meds have helped me so much, I used to have trouble saying a prayer before bed, thoughts would interrupt and overlap overtop of one another and it was beyond uncomfortable for me. My son is why I sought treatment, see I am an amputee too, I was nearly killed in a motorcycle accident 23 almost 24 years ago where I lost my left leg practically to the hip. I still drive and do things independently, I put the chair in the trunk and go on dr appts alone and shopping by myself, so it's all good. It's not easy though, I won't lie, I get depressed and upset about it all still even this many years after the fact. But I have my family to help me stay in good spirits and trust me that helps tremendously. *I just got a hug and kiss from my son as I sat here typing, which I took a sec to return warmly* I may be disabled and have BP II but I feel like the luckiest woman in the world sometimes.

It's so good that you found us here at Neurotalk's Bipolar support forum JudeLauren! I welcome you to the board with open arms as I am sure the others did too. Thanks for posting and I look forward to posting with you now.

I just worked out again this morning, but I had to take two days off because of 'that time of the month' hitting me hard this week. I feel much better though, and it's working, I don't look nearly as overweight as I did two months ago. I am so happy Jackie has lost 30 pounds, he's down to 208! His doctor will be very pleased and surprised as will his school mates and teachers. This high protein and low carb diet is the ticket to better health for us. I am so glad Jack, my son's father, is as health conscious as he is, he wanted to do this and at first I was resistant but I am totally on board now.

The new computer is working great and I am loving having it. My old desktop is the kiddo's now, and things are awesome now. Very pleased with our life at the moment. The kiddo will be back in school and I am thinking with this new computer, it might be time to get back to writing. I really need to work on my stories and try HARDER to get an agent interested in representing my work. Big hugs to you waves! and big hugs to you all!