I had my Duromine on Thursday, and I was due for it on Saturday morning but I woke up with a horrible migraine - I get them sometimes, they're triggered by hormones. So I decided to skip it for the weekend. I was wondering if I'd get withdrawal, or get super starving, but nope.....nothing. Well Saturday I spent in bed with the migraine but Sunday I was ok, didn't stuff my face like I used to, ate healthy food and I felt good enough to go for a walk. I took the Duromine today (Monday) because I want to stay on the treatment plan my GP has set out. But yeah, I know I can miss a few days now without everything falling to pieces. Awesome.
Still don't own scales, not inclined to buy any, but I'm losing weight because my size 16s are falling off me, I can pull them up and down without undoing buttons and zips lol! Anyhoo weight is just a number that isn't worth obsessing over, what matters is your body composition and overall health.
I've been extremely obsessed over numbers, just over 10 years ago I had an eating disorder so severe I spent some time in hospital and I got my BMI and body fat down to some ridiculous low number - wasn't cool. I looked and felt awful, but I didn't care, I was pretty depressed and unhappy with my relationship and work so it was something to focus on instead of dealing with real issues. The ironic thing was I was able to disguise my behaviours for a long time, like 5 or 6 years. I did a sports science degree at uni so I could pass off my ridiculous eating off as some kind of sports diet and my degree had a huge practical component so it was acceptable to exercise to the extreme.
I'm pretty unhappy at the moment too, my life basically sucks, but I'm vary wary of falling into destructive behaviours to deal with it. I'm trying very hard to force myself to go out and socialise, I'm not drinking - that makes my depression worse, I'm going to see a psychologist and I'm setting very small, achievable goals - not just for my weight but for other things like finances too.
Still don't own scales, not inclined to buy any, but I'm losing weight because my size 16s are falling off me, I can pull them up and down without undoing buttons and zips lol! Anyhoo weight is just a number that isn't worth obsessing over, what matters is your body composition and overall health.
I've been extremely obsessed over numbers, just over 10 years ago I had an eating disorder so severe I spent some time in hospital and I got my BMI and body fat down to some ridiculous low number - wasn't cool. I looked and felt awful, but I didn't care, I was pretty depressed and unhappy with my relationship and work so it was something to focus on instead of dealing with real issues. The ironic thing was I was able to disguise my behaviours for a long time, like 5 or 6 years. I did a sports science degree at uni so I could pass off my ridiculous eating off as some kind of sports diet and my degree had a huge practical component so it was acceptable to exercise to the extreme.
I'm pretty unhappy at the moment too, my life basically sucks, but I'm vary wary of falling into destructive behaviours to deal with it. I'm trying very hard to force myself to go out and socialise, I'm not drinking - that makes my depression worse, I'm going to see a psychologist and I'm setting very small, achievable goals - not just for my weight but for other things like finances too.
