Getting Real About My New Year’s Resolutions

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There’s something about the promise of a New Year that makes people think they can change their entire life, right? I stopped making New Year’s Resolutions years ago, because I was just setting myself up for disappointment come New Year’s Eve.
“I’m going to lose 80 pounds this year! That’s only 6 pounds a month, every [...]

Me 3.0 – Now With Triple The Effexor

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Back in March I wrote about my ongoing struggle to manage my chronic depression and anxiety and how my doctor prescribed 37.5 mg. a day of Venlafaxine, the generic form of Effexor. 37.5 mg. is the lowest dosage, and for a while, it was enough.  Since I was first diagnosed with chronic depression in my 20s, my [...]

Why I Didn’t Finish Optifast

A reader asked on Facebook whatever happened to me and the Optifast program.
It was a 12 week program consisting of 12 weeks of nothing but Optifast liquid shakes, bars, and soup, then it was supposed to be 12 weeks transitioning back to real food.
By week 9, I was begging them to let me eat.
The thought [...]