Meg- it sounds like you are on the right track. Is there a different pill that you can take to keep down the weight gain? IIRC, some seem to cause weight gain more than others. However, I also know that not all pills, BCP or otherwise, react to each person the same. My antidepressant caused me to gain a bit, so I switched to one that is supposed to have weight loss as a side effect. However, it made my head spin so badly I had to switch back to my "fat pill" LOL
Did you play wii fit? Its is a lot of fun. Keeps me from getting bored which is one reason I tend to give up on working out a lot.
Laurie- good for walking! Are you able to get YMG to go with you? Or is is just better to have "alone time?"
They put me on one that is supposed to be the most effective, there's only two placebos & then five pills with low hormones for that last week. It's supposed to also be easier on the body, instead of causing a huge drop in hormones. Ugh, I'd love to change, but then I think it would cause me to be a paranoid nutcase not having those extra hormones lol! I know what you mean with the anti-depressant, I was on two different ones that caused me to crave carbs! I ballooned just the same. But once my PTSD was under control, and I was weaned off, I was able to recover my old body quickly. I hope I can do that again
But, since we started taking multivitamins... I've noticed I'm physically feeling better in almost every way. My stomach is calm, have more energy, not as emotional, etc. I did some research on vitamins & the pill, bc the pill instructions make it sound like taking vitamins can reduce their effectiveness -- well, turns out the pill can cause deficiencies!!!! I'm pretty sure that played a huge part in me ballooning.
We didn't play wii fit, the boys wanted to play madden football. I wish we had a wii at home!
Well -- yesterday was a HUGE WORKOUT!!!!! My hubby was a dumb californian and didn't put on a jacket while we were at Fort Clatsop, so when it started to rain and blow, he RAN up the wrong trail back to the car. I had to sprint after him.
Then, after that cardio, we went to the Astoria Column and climbed 164 steps made for giants. I hate being this short!!! Well, my thighs definitely got worked out.
There was more hiking throughout the whole day, and it took energy just to stand against the wind at several points of the day. I really hope this trip was enough to kick start me to keep working out at home.
Ok, enough of a novel, I need to get back to packing.
