The new job
So I've been at the oil and gas company for a little over a month now. I like it. It has a nice atmosphere and lots of perks and benefits. The amount of money they spend is mind-boggling. I work with a really nice group of people and everyone gets along well. My one complaint is that I am not very busy. Actually, I do very little work. I beg and beg for stuff to do, but there just any any work. They keep promising it will pick up.
George has an enlarged liver, and he had to have a liver biopsy two weeks ago. Luckily, he "only" has fatty liver, but at least it isn't the twenty other, much more nasty things it could have been. The doctor put him on a very strict diet and said he needs to lose about 60-70 pounds pronto. Which means I also have gone on a diet. We definitely splurge every now and then and have not completely denied ourselves, but we have started working out (4-5 times a week) and almost completely cut out eating fast food, etc. In three weeks, I have lost about 7 pounds, so I feel pretty good. I want to lose another 10 or so by the time Thanksgiving (and our 5 year anniversary) rolls around.
I had about one month's lapse in insurance coverage, so I was out of my daily meds for about 2 or 3 weeks. It was really hard coming off of the Lexapro, especially since it was essentially cold turkey and I had been taking it for quite some time. For about a week, I would get lightheaded, my heart would race or flutter. I just felt very bizarre. But once that week was over, I felt absolutely great. I have so much more energy now, it is amazing. I am a little grumpier sometimes, I have to consciously keep myself from stressing out over little things, but I feel like it is worth it. During this time period, I did discover I could not survive without my allergy meds, however.
George has an enlarged liver, and he had to have a liver biopsy two weeks ago. Luckily, he "only" has fatty liver, but at least it isn't the twenty other, much more nasty things it could have been. The doctor put him on a very strict diet and said he needs to lose about 60-70 pounds pronto. Which means I also have gone on a diet. We definitely splurge every now and then and have not completely denied ourselves, but we have started working out (4-5 times a week) and almost completely cut out eating fast food, etc. In three weeks, I have lost about 7 pounds, so I feel pretty good. I want to lose another 10 or so by the time Thanksgiving (and our 5 year anniversary) rolls around.
I had about one month's lapse in insurance coverage, so I was out of my daily meds for about 2 or 3 weeks. It was really hard coming off of the Lexapro, especially since it was essentially cold turkey and I had been taking it for quite some time. For about a week, I would get lightheaded, my heart would race or flutter. I just felt very bizarre. But once that week was over, I felt absolutely great. I have so much more energy now, it is amazing. I am a little grumpier sometimes, I have to consciously keep myself from stressing out over little things, but I feel like it is worth it. During this time period, I did discover I could not survive without my allergy meds, however.