Good eats... at least, they once were.

And I forgot to post this last night.
I have something to add this morning.
Honestly, I'm terrified of growing up. I don't want the responsibilities, I don't want to have to find a spouse or life partner. I don't want to get hurt. I woke up this morning thinking of that book Twilight... I think everyone would love it if they found someone like Edward... Always there, never wants to hurt you, completely devoted, loving, not to mention quite handsome. I wish it was a perfect world where I could find someone like that... but I'm terrified I won't. I don't want to have to go through breakups. I don't want to cry, and feel like the world has been yanked out from underneath me. I don't want to put myself in a position to be vulnerable, and be hurt by being cheated on, or dumped because some other person was more attractive... I'm petrified of life beyond my home. I don't want to drive because that means I won't have to rely on someone to drive me around. I don't want to be solely responsible for anything. In a perfect world, some guy or girl would completely sweep me off my feet, be nothing but truthful, and never think of hurting me. But I know that's not going to happen. There will be many people who hurt me... and I don't want to go through that. But what can I do? Nothing. Why can't I be 17 forever?!

:(

:leaving:
<3

Trust me...once you get to experience actual freedom, you will prefer it to the "zero responsibilities" phase of being a teenager. Plus, you can't really enjoy the good stuff in life unless you've experienced the bad stuff.
 
Don't worry Annie, you are still young--hell, we both are. Life is scary. But trust me letting yourself be put on the line for a relationship or anything at all is going to make you a better and stronger person, and not to sound cheesy as people say "It is better to have loved and lost, then to have never loved at all" Which I can honestly feel is true.

Hang in their girl, and dont worry about your pre-mid life crisis, Everyone goes through it!

Hope that helped <3

:grouphug:
:) Thanks Mariah. I think I may have had a little bit of an anxiety attack last night... I got home from class and I forgot to get my mom a cookie from sheetz like I always do and she made me feel so bad about it, and then my dad got annoyed at her, and I was stressed because of the stuff I have to do for class, and I realized I have the dentist today, and I was already kind of sad about that whole growing up thing, and it all got to me. My heart started that weird fluttery feeling, and my stomach played along, and it felt like there was something big stuck in my throat, and I got this massive headache... so I took some tylenol and went to bed at 9:30. My dad woke me up this morning to check on me before he left and it started all over again. My stomach was tying itself in knots, and I felt really nauseous... and then I fell back asleep. I woke up again at 10, and came downstairs,and I wasn't really nauseous anymore, but that fluttery feeling was in my stomach and heart again... It's still there off and on, but it's more okay now.


And maybe 7 or so years down the line, you'll be telling someone else what you've learned about stepping out into the world... and might help soothe their fears. :hug2:
:) I hope so. Thanks for your support.
Hey Annie!

Don't worry, it does not all happen in one fell swoop... it's a gradual transition, and bits of it suck, but most bits rock (once you get over the fact that you are now responsible fore ALL you do :leaving: )

I also wanted to be forever young and care free... til I got a taste of REAL freedom... :D

Don't worry about it, you're allowed to be scared, I was too. You get over it when you realise that you actually WANT to grow up (or that you already grew up, and didn't even notice until a friend reminded you about being scared of growing up on a weight-loss forum one day :p )
haha... maybe it would have helped to have some social experience with peers? As it is I have 1 friend, 1 friend I never see, and that's it. I think it might be a whole lot of social anxiety, since I've never had a boyfriend, never had a girlfriend, never been kissed, never really even talked to someone I'm attracted to... I did once, in middle school, but I got shot down pretty thoroughly.

I hope you're right... I want to want to grow up. But I'm scared!

Trust me...once you get to experience actual freedom, you will prefer it to the "zero responsibilities" phase of being a teenager. Plus, you can't really enjoy the good stuff in life unless you've experienced the bad stuff.

I like that theory... without darkness there is no light, and without light there is no darkness... Thanks for the support!

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Well thanks for the outpouring of support, guys! I'm still nervous as hell, but I'm working on it. I'm going to spend more time with my friends, and get used to people my age. Maybe I'll pick up some of their rebellious attitude? :p
Maybe when I get to a four year college, things will even themselves out... I'd be with peers again.
I don't know why I'm all of the sudden getting so anxious... maybe I need to talk with a therapist again. Actually, that's a good idea... I'll set that up when my parents get home.

:) Thanks again guys!

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:) I did good yesterday!

No treadmill, my dad has banned me from it until we figure out what this fluttery feeling is with my heart. :ack2:

I'm okay so far, but I kind of exploded at my mom last night for making me feel bad about the cookie... I don't know why I'm being so sensitive... hormones? I have my TOM right now...

Anyhow, I'm going to chinese tonight (at least I'm pretty sure... we went to ledo's last night, and that's the place we switch it up for.) but I haven't eaten anything yet today (I just woke up.... 11:00, I'm such a bum!) so I can plan around it pretty well.

:)
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:) I did good yesterday!

No treadmill, my dad has banned me from it until we figure out what this fluttery feeling is with my heart. :ack2:

I'm okay so far, but I kind of exploded at my mom last night for making me feel bad about the cookie... I don't know why I'm being so sensitive... hormones? I have my TOM right now...

Anyhow, I'm going to chinese tonight (at least I'm pretty sure... we went to ledo's last night, and that's the place we switch it up for.) but I haven't eaten anything yet today (I just woke up.... 11:00, I'm such a bum!) so I can plan around it pretty well.

:)
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Definitely see a doc about the fluttery feeling; it's almost certainly nothing given that you're only 17, but better to be safe than sorry!

At my age (33), I've already apologized to my mom for my teenaged tirades, but she understands it was the age and hormones doing it!
 
Definitely see a doc about the fluttery feeling; it's almost certainly nothing given that you're only 17, but better to be safe than sorry!

Yeah, I will, but for now, it's gone away.
Ah, damn. I broke my streak of good eating in a big way... Pancakes (3 @ 524) With real butter (1 tbsp @ 102), with syrup (~209), and half an 8oz ham steak (308)... Chocolate chip cookie (~196)... 1.5 cups angel hair pasta (330) with 1 tbsp promise margarine (45)... Here's the part that broke it for today...12 mama lucia meatballs (405 cal), and 2.5 slices garlic toast (350 cal)

Grand total.... a little under 2500... ouch!

My dad and I went to see Twilight today at the cheap seats ($2.50/person) (it's cheap because the movies have been out a while, after all the other theaters drop a film, they pick it up and charge less even though it's a pretty good theater.)

However, when we got there, Twilight wasn't on the sign out front. We went in, and the poster wasn't in the "Now Showing" section, so we asked. They said they were having problems with the sound chip for the movie, and they said they're getting a mechanic in to fix it Tuesday... So my dad and I went to the library instead, and I picked up a few books on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder for my research paper (my topic is actually schizoaffective disorder, which is a mix of the two.) Then we decided to go back to the theater and see Bedtime Stories (that adam sandler one) and it was pretty cute, but I'm glad I only paid $2.50. Then I came home, and my sister and I made spaghetti with meatballs, meat sauce, and some garlic toast she picked up at the store... and I ate wayyyy too much of it.

:ack2: oh well. Unfortunately, I don't feel disgustingly full... so there's nothing but sheer willpower to keep me from munching... and I'm losing! :(

AH! I hate that feeling of failure.

Did you notice, I ate out 7/7 days this week? dinner for 6 nights, and I had breakfast out today.

Wow.

Hopefully I do okay this week-- it's spring break... hopefully that means I'll have less excuse to eat out.

Sam's gone with Beasley back to Tech, and poor Cheech has been whining since they left. He lost his buddy! haha

I got two cd's I wanted- The Mountain Goats! If you've never heard of them, which you probably haven't, they're sort of modern folk sounding... the singer guy has a really cool voice... and I love some of the lyrics. He tells a story with every song.

Here's my favorite song's lyrics:
I hope that our few remaining friends
Give up on trying to save us
I hope we come up with a failsafe plot
to piss of the dumb few that forgave us
I hope the fences we mended
Fall down beneath their own weight
And I hope we hang on past the last exit
I hope it's already too late
and I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here
Someday burns down
And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away
and I never come back to this town again
in my life
I hope I lie
and tell everyone you were a good wife
and I hope you die
I hope we both die
I hope I cut myself shaving tommorow
I hope it bleeds all day long
Our friends say it's darkest befor the sun rises
We're pretty sure they're all wrong
I hope it stays dark forever
I hope the worst is'nt over
I hope you blink before I do
and I hope I never get sober
and I hope when you think of me years down the line
you can't find one good thing to say
and I hope that if I found the strength to walk out
You'd stay the hell out of my way
I am drowning
there is no sign of land
your are coming down with me
Hand in unloveable hand
and I hope you die
I hope we both die

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haha... awesome.

:) Time to clip coupons we never use!!

:seeya:
Annie
 
Hey there...about your heart....I was diagnosed with premature ventricular contraction years ago. My doctor at the time thought it could have been caused by a strep infection that was not cured by antibiotics and went wild in my system for months. But we're not sure.

The extra and skipped beats were a little uncomfortable but not dangerous. I say "were", because as I've lost weight and kept exercising I have rarely experienced symptoms of PVC. It poses no threat to my health, does not keep me from exercising, and requires no treatment.

If...IF...there's anything up with your ticker, it's probably something like that. You said it felt fluttery...that's exactly how mine feels. So...see a doc, get checked out, and get the answer...it's almost certainly nothing. :coolgleamA:
 
Hey Annie--Just stopping to say Hi :)

:waving:

youve been slightly absent this weekend haha I miss you! Hope you had a good weekend! <3
 
Hey there...about your heart....I was diagnosed with premature ventricular contraction years ago. My doctor at the time thought it could have been caused by a strep infection that was not cured by antibiotics and went wild in my system for months. But we're not sure.

The extra and skipped beats were a little uncomfortable but not dangerous. I say "were", because as I've lost weight and kept exercising I have rarely experienced symptoms of PVC. It poses no threat to my health, does not keep me from exercising, and requires no treatment.

If...IF...there's anything up with your ticker, it's probably something like that. You said it felt fluttery...that's exactly how mine feels. So...see a doc, get checked out, and get the answer...it's almost certainly nothing. :coolgleamA:

Yeah my dad said that he has an occasionally irregular heart beat... I'm guessing it runs in the family.

:) Thanks for your help!
Hey Annie--Just stopping to say Hi :)

:waving:

youve been slightly absent this weekend haha I miss you! Hope you had a good weekend! <3

Ah, yes... Annie's been bad this weekend. But I'm back on track!
:)

:D Has anyone else seen Twilight? I read the books, and I just saw the movie tonight... SO AWESOME!!

Ah! I love it!

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I did SO WELL yesterday! 1301 calories!!:hurray:

I made an appointment with my therapist, because I feel like I'm getting more depressed and anxious than I would usually, and I want to nip this thing in the bud. I actually cried last night, but I don't know why I was sad. I don't want to let this get out of control... I'd do anything to stay out of the hospital. Luckily, there hasn't been a recurrence of the voices. I can actually remember how sad I was when I got put in the hospital... that's not good. When I'm happy, I can't even imagine being that sad.

I have to practice my speech. Blahhh...:puke:

I don't know... I just feel so restless lately. :(

Chinese tonight with my mom, dad, and brother... maybe my sister, too.

I hope I can do as well as I did yesterday.

:) Happy time!
Thanks for visiting, everyone!

:D
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I did SO WELL yesterday! 1301 calories!!:hurray:

I made an appointment with my therapist, because I feel like I'm getting more depressed and anxious than I would usually, and I want to nip this thing in the bud. I actually cried last night, but I don't know why I was sad. I don't want to let this get out of control... I'd do anything to stay out of the hospital. Luckily, there hasn't been a recurrence of the voices. I can actually remember how sad I was when I got put in the hospital... that's not good. When I'm happy, I can't even imagine being that sad.

I have to practice my speech. Blahhh...:puke:

I don't know... I just feel so restless lately. :(

Chinese tonight with my mom, dad, and brother... maybe my sister, too.

I hope I can do as well as I did yesterday.

:) Happy time!
Thanks for visiting, everyone!

:D
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Congrats on the weightloss sweety!! And way to go for making the initative to contact your therapist, I myself have been avoiding it--which I know might strike up the courage to call. Miss Mariah has had some relapes issues and now I'll prolly have to bump up my prozac *Sigh* And crying is normal :) sometimes it even helps---it sucks though when you cry so hard that you literally have a crying hangover the next morning, has that ever happened to you??
 
Congrats on the weightloss sweety!! And way to go for making the initative to contact your therapist, I myself have been avoiding it--which I know might strike up the courage to call. Miss Mariah has had some relapes issues and now I'll prolly have to bump up my prozac *Sigh* And crying is normal :) sometimes it even helps---it sucks though when you cry so hard that you literally have a crying hangover the next morning, has that ever happened to you??

Oh god, I know about "crying hangovers". My stomach gets sore from sobbing and my head throbs and I can't get my eyes or head clear... I've had quite a bit of experience in that arena, unfortunately.

I know I need help, because if I don't, I know I'll end up in a very bad spot again.

I have my appointment with my therapist right before my psychiatrist appointment the same day. I honestly can't wait... I feel like I'm self-destructing. I can feel like I felt way back when, when I was near-suicidal. I am NOT suicidal... but I can see the appeal of death.

My stomach feels like it's tying itself in knots... you know that feeling you get when you're really really nervous or when you're scared out of your wits? That's the feeling I've been living with for the past few days. It sucks. I'm depressed, too... not like, kill myself depressed, but depressed enough to feel like I could burst into tears at any moment. I wish my appointment was tomorrow.

It's weird, but I think it might be related to my bipolar that I can still smile and laugh and seem normal.

Grr.

Well, until next time <3
Annie
 
Hey Annie, Just checkin in on ya. I hope your appointments went well! After your post I summed up the courage to call my psychiatrist and now I finally made an appointment :) so in a weird way thanks! I havent seen you around in a couple days so I hope everything is well!

Much Love,
Mariah <3
 
Hello, I just thought I'd randomly visit this thread..I'm new here and just started a diary; I read the first post or two here and then jumped to the final page... it really impressed me that you started this journal last year and stuck to it all this time. It says a lot about a person I think, to have that tenacity! Thank you for your openness and I hope all went well with your appointment!! xo
:seeya:
 
hey hun!

you are such a strong person I know you'll achieve your weight loss goal.
it is not easy when you have to medicate- tell me about it.

My mom was prescribed a lot of valium before I was born. she had eclampsia and her life and mine were at high risk. we both survived, but the bad new was that I was born basically doped. I never wanted to do a single thing and being that inactive and emotional had a negative effect on my body of course as I didn't exercised and I also ate a lot. but I know it can be done and the important thing is that you remain positive and healthy.
xoxo!
 
Hello hello!

I really should see a psychologist... just lazy/scared/don't care enough to do it...

Right now I'm not doing so great, but I will be fine. I am just stressed about leaving this job and starting the new one!
 
Hola

hello all. I had class Tuesday... almost went insane, but I still got a 100% on the quiz thing (after 3 out of the allowed 4 attempts) I've been having some symptoms, like the fluttery feeling... I've been having much worse. The stomach wrenching, the jittery, restless, mind-moving-faster-than-I-could-possibly-talk feeling, the depression... My dad calls them "breakthrough" symptoms... Symptoms that break through the barrier my medicine creates. I'm just glad I'm taking medicine, otherwise it would probably be much worse. I have my appointment with both my therapist and my psychiatrist tomorrow. I can't wait. I'm so tired of this feeling. It feels like that feeling you get when you're really really nervous and really really hyper...

Ah, bedtime. I can't wait to get to sleep.

I'll feel better after tomorrow, I have no doubt.
:)
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:) I feel better after dropping the wellbutrin. My doctor said that that happens to a lot of his patients dealing with disorders similar to mine about this time of year. They have to stop the wellbutrin and start it again around october. He upped my lithium again, too, because my blood lithium level was low. Sooo... yeah!

I've been in contact with my cousin Brian in Illinois via facebook. He's a counselor. He's really cool. :)

Awesomeness.
I'm not all hyper anymore... it feels good.

It's also nice to know that it's not out of the ordinary for that to happen. Makes me feel a bit more normal :p

So, I'll get to everyone's journals soon... I've really been slacking :p

Well, that's it. Thanks for checking in on me! :D

<3
 
:) I feel better after dropping the wellbutrin. My doctor said that that happens to a lot of his patients dealing with disorders similar to mine about this time of year. They have to stop the wellbutrin and start it again around october. He upped my lithium again, too, because my blood lithium level was low. Sooo... yeah!

I've been in contact with my cousin Brian in Illinois via facebook. He's a counselor. He's really cool. :)

Awesomeness.
I'm not all hyper anymore... it feels good.

It's also nice to know that it's not out of the ordinary for that to happen. Makes me feel a bit more normal :p

So, I'll get to everyone's journals soon... I've really been slacking :p

Well, that's it. Thanks for checking in on me! :D

<3

Good to hear everything is going well for you!
 
I'm on Wellbutrin too... please explain what you referred to above... the "lots of people go off it once a year" thing???
 
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