Wait for it...Wait for it...Wait for it...Weight! A lifelong preoccupation that was taken to another level with the onset of menopause. In addition to the rolls of fat growing on my back, I had to deal with snoring, acid reflux, a higher risk of heart disease and a grueling, age-aggravated recovery from a rotator cuff tear. My overall healing time from sprains and strains have definitely become longer.
Extra weight on top of this plethora of middle-aged maladies can sometimes be overwhelming. Just picking up an object from the floor causes shortness of breath, and the time it takes to stand up has slowed to an upward crawl. Saying hello to random aches and pains has become "a thing" as well as taking ibuprofen prophylactically to cut the pain off at the pass.
I was thinking just the other day that if my younger self had suddenly been possessed with my older self, the screaming would never stop.
Because being overweight affects my health (pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, you name it, I will fill in the blank), it is more than just about wardrobe, I decided to have a conversation with my primary care physician.
Don't get me wrong, I walk around the park with the best of them-three miles at least. I do my yoga routine when I feel like it. (Even though I have been on that yoga schedule for years, I can still do the tree pose and the dancer's pose which I did not know that was the name of it until recently because when I do it, I feel like I am flying instead of dancing.)
It is humbling knowing that eating to live can kill one if it turns into living to eat. I have an oral fixation that won't quit. As much as I tell myself I cannot afford a new wardrobe, the more I find myself slipping those larger sizes into my closet as my current clothes become tighter and tighter.
So because of my health and my budget, I put weight on my list as one of the topics of discussion. I saved it for last. My doctor talked about options. Then she presented me with one that was new to me. It is a pill that curbs the appetite, crippling the addiction to food, and an anti-depressant is included in the ingredients. Whoa!!! Stop the presses!!! The angels are singing!!!
I can possibly lose weight AND lose depression?!!! I have hit the utopian jackpot!!! The sirens and whistles are going off!!! Only time will tell if it works or if I am walking a tightrope in la la land.
Postscript: Using Timewise Repair Lifting Bio-Cellulose Mask is one of the best products Mary Kay has to help me tune into my inner self for thirty minutes while giving my skin the hydration it craves and helps to keep the skin firm for two weeks. It is the perfect indulgence after my yoga routine.
GOD FIRST, FAMILY SECOND, CAREER THIRD
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