Thursday, February 14, 2008
Oh, Alton.
| Y'know, a guy who loves his deep fryer and does a whole multi-part special on stuffing your face with road trip food sure has a lotta noive bagging on the overweight. I bet the next Gathering of the Food Network Stars will be Un!Comfortable if he has to sit next to Ina or Paula or Mario or Emeril or Guy or...well, I guess his skinny ass is pretty much screwed. He'll be stuck down at the other end of the table between Giada and Sandra Lee. Which I suppose is punishment enough. Sigh. Labels: body image, stupidity, weight |
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
For serious?!!
| I thought I heard this headline on the news last night while I was getting ready for bed, but I thought I must have heard it wrong. Apparently, I didn't. It's really true that the Mississippi state legislature introduced a bill designed to prohibit restaurants from feeding obese people. According to the bill, if passed, restaurants would be required to ask overweight patrons to step on scales before entering the restaurant so that their BMI could be recorded and tracked. That's just...well, that's a civil rights lawsuit waiting to happen, for one thing. Not to mention completely creepy in a Big Brother kind of way. I shouldn't even have to mention the part where it's just plain offensive. And stupid and ignorant and wrong-headed and--I won't say bigoted, because I think these guys have good intentions to help people be healthier. But cheese on crackers, this is not the way to go about it. The mind, it boggles. Labels: body image, food, stupidity, weight |
My brain is full.
| My ADD is trying to take over my life. I haven't been doing so well on the whole "tough it out" thing. I missed a credit card payment last month--that's a pretty good warning sign right there that I'd better get a handle on things before they begin to spiral out of control. Otherwise, I'm doing okay as long as I get everything important done in the mornings; but by lunchtime, I'm feeling fried and unfocused and like my brain is too full of information and trying to explode out through my skull. It's not pleasant, and it's making me pretty much useless for the rest of the day. Not good. Not good at all. I was thinking maybe I need to stop taking generic Welbutrin and start taking the real thing. I've heard things about the generic not being very effective, and since it started out managing my ADD symptoms pretty well, I've been wondering if it's just because I've built up a tolerance to the generic. But since I'd have to pay a $20 copay for the brand name, it's worth weighing my other options. For about $20 a month, I could also instead resume taking Mega Mind, which I know works to keep me focused and clear-headed. Or I could get my doctor to write me a prescription for an ADD med, get the generic of both that and the Welbutrin, and pay nothing at all. From a financial standpoint, of course the latter option seems the most attractive. But although I functioned well by day back when I took Ritalin, it had the unpleasant side effect of causing mood swings after it wore off in the evenings. I haven't taken actual medication for ADD in about 7 years. I know there are a lot of new options besides Ritalin, but I don't relish the idea of playing medication roulette and hoping I don't have side effects. Add to that the fact that, in addition to its focus-helping ingredients, Mega Mind is also a multivitamin. Considering that I don't eat nearly enough fruits and vegetables these days, I really should be taking a good multi anyway. All things considered, I think that as soon as I can get ahold of a bottle, I'm going to start taking Mega Mind again. I can't stand feeling this way any longer than absolutely necessary. Labels: medication, mental health, supplements |