I am seeing big changes ahead for me. I had my annual physical this morning. My mood swings have gotten really bad lately. So now I have several things that I am to work on.
- Starting citalopram (Celexa) again.
- Starting regular exercise
- Start with regular walking
- Once I can go 2-3 miles, start a DVD workout.
- Exercise only 30 minutes a day to start with
- Change eating habits
- Cut way back on carbs (I love my carbs!)
- I will need to do some investigating for menu options for me
- Eat more healthy fats (peanuts/nuts, fruits, veggies, no popcorn)
- Cut back caffeine
- I think I can handle the Coke, especially if I can have CF Pepsi or something similar
- Not sure about the morning coffee that I need occasionally though
- Going to bed earlier may fix this
All of this is a lot to take in. I know that I need to do it for my mental health as well as physical health. I know that high cholesterol runs in my family. I need to start changing habits now. I don’t like how I look or feel about myself as I currently am. I am really hoping that doing the above changes will help me shed some pounds as well. I know that will help me feel better about myself.
One of the questions I was asked was what stressors I had in my life. At first I didn’t think I had that many, but then I started thinking about it. I really do have a lot. The biggest problem is that I don’t know what to do about all of them. I guess I just have to take things one day at a time.