Derrick
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So now that my mental struggles are clearly stated, I'd like to get back to discussing my struggles with my weight. As my diary is titled, this is an ongoing journey. I think it has been a quest for balance and happiness. I have been accustomed to extreme highs and lows most of my adult life so I would love to achieve a state of happiness and contentment and not stray to far off. There will certainly be many more highs and lows but I need to focus on what I have control of, not the things that are outside of my control. Achieving my desirable weight and look is something that I can control. So let's get back to discussing the physical part of that journey.
This morning's weigh in was a pleasant surprise. 213.5!
The only thing I can think of is the reduction of alcohol. My last drink was Monday evening. Lately I had been drinking one or two rum and diets per evening. For each drink I use one full can of caffeine free diet dr. pepper and 3 shots of rum. That's a total of 6 shots worth of rum on some nights. On top of that, at least twice per week I follow up the rum and diets with two or three mich ultras.
I just looked it up and found that one shot of rum is nearly 100 calories. Oh how stupid I feel now.
I think I was under the illusion that one shot of hard liquer was only (sarcasm) about 50 calories.
So let's do the math just to prove how stupid Derrick is.
100 calories per shot of rum x 6 shots of rum per night = 600 calories. 600 calories per night x 5 nights per week = 3000 calories per week. Add five mich ultras per week and we are at a grand total of approx 3500 calories per week. Granted this is a worse case scenario because I don't drink this bad every week. However, too many weeks have played out this way. And we all know 3500 calories is equal to about one pound.
So basically I have been eating good and exercising enough to lose about 1 lb per week but I have been drinking enough to gain about 1 lb per week. Throw the medicine into the mix and it's no wonder my weight has slowly crept up or at best, stayed the same.
So now I finally made it one whole week without alcohol and what do you know? I lost weight!
This morning's weigh in was a pleasant surprise. 213.5!
The only thing I can think of is the reduction of alcohol. My last drink was Monday evening. Lately I had been drinking one or two rum and diets per evening. For each drink I use one full can of caffeine free diet dr. pepper and 3 shots of rum. That's a total of 6 shots worth of rum on some nights. On top of that, at least twice per week I follow up the rum and diets with two or three mich ultras.
I just looked it up and found that one shot of rum is nearly 100 calories. Oh how stupid I feel now.
I think I was under the illusion that one shot of hard liquer was only (sarcasm) about 50 calories.So let's do the math just to prove how stupid Derrick is.
100 calories per shot of rum x 6 shots of rum per night = 600 calories. 600 calories per night x 5 nights per week = 3000 calories per week. Add five mich ultras per week and we are at a grand total of approx 3500 calories per week. Granted this is a worse case scenario because I don't drink this bad every week. However, too many weeks have played out this way. And we all know 3500 calories is equal to about one pound. So basically I have been eating good and exercising enough to lose about 1 lb per week but I have been drinking enough to gain about 1 lb per week. Throw the medicine into the mix and it's no wonder my weight has slowly crept up or at best, stayed the same.
So now I finally made it one whole week without alcohol and what do you know? I lost weight!
Thank you for the encouraging words. I think the dosage I am taking is actually working now. I've been on 3mg for about 2 weeks now and I've had a pretty good 2 weeks. I still have a hard time accepting my diagnosis though. I keep wanting to meet someone with bipolar that is very similar to me but so far everyone in the groups with bipolar is pretty far out there if you know what I mean? And I am not trying to be mean at all. I feel for these people. I am just saying it is very noticable right away that something isn't right with some of these people whereas none of my friends really even believe I have bipolar. They think I'm a normal guy with abnormal expectations about how the world should work. 
Thanks for complimenting my daughter too. 
