Thanks for this great post about bipolar disorder and weight loss. Both of these books are now on my summer reading list. Between 4 babies, medication that caused weight gain, and an extremely sluggish metabolism due to lithium induced hypothyroidism š³, I have an extra 15-20 pounds that needs to go. Also a clean diet with ‘good foods’ under the John Kender diet helps reduce my pulling and urges and exercise helps my moods. It’s all interconnected. Healthy body, mind, and soul. ā¤ļøšš¹
Tell The World by Dave Dobbyn, one of my favorite singers
(Of course heās from New Zealand!)
Dear Friends,
I want to tell the world about two memoirs I loved readingā¦
I want to tell the world about my new favorite dessertā¦
and itās not chocolate!Ā
(Be grateful for my restraint āĀ I resisted posting 10 moreĀ pictures of adorable animals!)
I want to tell the world that since I started using the freeĀ Lose It!Ā app Iāve lost over twenty pounds!Ā
Iām no longer carrying the equivalent of this barbell around & that definitely agrees with me.
When I was diagnosed with postpartum bipolar disorder atĀ thirty-seven, I began compulsive overeating to self-medicate. I went up and down with my weight depending on whether I was depressed or manic.
Medications played a part in my weight gain as well ā I tried 25+ meds and some of them playedā¦
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