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Started weight watchers last week. A major move for me as I have been a diet hater for as long as I can remember. Watching my mother and grandmother yo-yo diet with Weight Watchers all my life sure was off putting. However, there is no denying I need to lose weight, for the sake of my long term health. It is time to stop thinking in terms of it's diet and turn over a new leaf and think of it a new way of eating for life. It's complicated too, as I have type 2 diabetes now as well as being diagnosed as a manic depressive. The main problem with being "bipolar" for life is the medications you need to stay well, stay stable and most of all, stay out of psychiatric hospitals & wards. For the most part the medications do their job well, but you suffer from the unwanted and unuseful side effect of weight gain. It was confirmed by the chief pharmacist of my NHS trust that the medications I take alter your metabolic rate as well as increase appetite. I may be fighting a battle I cannot win, but I am going to try my utmost to succeed.

Mood Rating Today: - 1.0