tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post115157559466998203..comments2024-03-18T20:41:39.140-07:00Comments on C. E. Chaffin's Blog: Depression and Weight GainC. E. Chaffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-1151760502452831322006-07-01T06:28:00.000-07:002006-07-01T06:28:00.000-07:00good morning, you. :) great post. glad to see you ...good morning, you. :) great post. glad to see you quit smoking - can only get better from there, yea? <BR/><BR/>one thing that you should try to do is cut out any side dishes. instead of potatoes or rice, cook large mushrooms and peppers to go beside the main meal. you will be surprised at the outcome. also, eat boneless chicken in your Italian dishes, instead of red meat. let it simmer all day in sauce and pour it over your pasta with black olives, and red pepper. :) <BR/><BR/>hope I am making sense - just woke and am extremely lagging! whether you are 900lbs or 50... you are still a great person. have a safe and fun weekend!<BR/><BR/>CherCahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264302981805051918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-1151678370848295082006-06-30T07:39:00.000-07:002006-06-30T07:39:00.000-07:00CE... I also exercise 3-5 times a week. Doesn't he...CE... I also exercise 3-5 times a week. Doesn't help me lose weight, but it does keep me at this weight. Side effects of drugs can be so lovely. <BR/><BR/>;-)Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-1151625092084563192006-06-29T16:51:00.000-07:002006-06-29T16:51:00.000-07:00Dear LKD,So good to hear from you. And your dieta...Dear LKD,<BR/><BR/>So good to hear from you. And your dietary advice is utterly sound, and sounds like me talking to a patient. There is one fly in the ointment, however: some psychiatric meds, like two I'm on, tend to reset your hypothalamic satiety alarm. In all the bipolar groups I've been in or led, I never heard of someone who didn't gain weight on these drugs. Luckily I won't have to stay on one of them when I get better.<BR/><BR/>Kathleen and I do walk, actually hike a bit, four times a week on averaage. Kenyon limps since Mexico but he's good for a couple of miles. I joined a gym but have been only once; on all the medication it seemed like I was encased in Jello on the stairmaster. Also, my back, the other reason for my disability, can't tolerate running, jumping, bicycling, or sitting for more than two hours. But I love to swim and I think that's my most promising venue for weight loss. Kathleen is also trying very hard to cook healthy. <BR/><BR/>As for Melic, it had its day in the sun. I was burned out before the last issue, and getting that one out burned me out even more. Jim Zola set up the board for those who wanted to continue, but it became overgrown with tyros and the few good poets remaining lost interest. We have now pronounced it "dead" and Jim will soon delete it.<BR/><BR/>I keep in touch with Sherry and Jim, sporadically, with Teresa more often. Ken disappeared long ago; he had my disease and trouble controlling it. Metz evolved beyond the board, I think, became rather successful at this art. And Cazden I haven't heard from, nor Chellimiko.<BR/><BR/>It was always a pleasure to publish you and have you contribute to the board. Now Melic is an archive site. I hope the cyberghosts don't haunt it.<BR/><BR/>Warmly,<BR/><BR/>CEC. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-1151619442684384582006-06-29T15:17:00.000-07:002006-06-29T15:17:00.000-07:00Good for you on quitting smoking.I finally did. W...Good for you on quitting smoking.<BR/><BR/>I finally did. When I realized that the only reason I was smoking was because I was bored out of my mind, I stopped. Cold turkey. Never looked back. Haven't felt even a craving since.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, why is it called cold turkey?<BR/><BR/>Hey, my advice to you, CE is: Physician, heal thyself. If you're fat, stop eating until you're hungry--you'll be surprised how long that might take. Then, only eat when you're hungry. Don't eat because you're bored or angry or depressed or because the food is there or because everyone else is eating. Eat because food is fuel. Period.<BR/><BR/>And speaking of fuel, why not expend some? Do you exercise? If not, do. Don't laugh. I know it sounds as ridiculous as eating only when one is actually, physically hungry, but it works. And you don't have to kill yourself in a gym. Walk. That's how I started 5 years ago. Started walking every day an hour a day a few months before my father died, and I've been doing some form of daily exercise ever since. Walked for 2 years then branched out into aerobics and weightlifting then added some kickboxing, running and biking to the mix. But really, all you have to do is walk. Briskly. You have a dog and a wife. Hit the road, jack. It'll be good for your body AND your mind. I'm living proof that daily exercise eases the effects of chronic depression. Sure, I' still bottom out from time to time, but I find that I cycle out of my down and outs alot faster since I began exercising.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I'll shut up. Everyone rolls their eyes at me when I start rattling on about how I got thin and stayed thin. I am serious though. Eat only when you're hungry. Eat slowly. Stop eating before you get full. Eat what you really want, not that crappy diet food. And exercise. Move your body every day. Walk. That's it. That's all it takes.<BR/><BR/>Hey, no one said it was easy. But man, it works.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll go exercise right now....<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I stop over at Melic from time to time and saw your question. I say ditch the board unless you can attract bonafide poets back to the site. Remember what Melic used to be? I do. Geez, that's where I learned how to behave on a poetry board, how to crit, how to accept criticism, how to revise my work. I miss what Melic used to be. Writer's Block is okay and so is Gazebo but neither of them feel like home. Melic felt like home.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I prattled on about eating and exercise. But christ, daily exercise has made such a huge difference in my life, in how I feel in my body and in my head, that I can't help but extoll its benefits whenever I can.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and hey, do you ever hear from Ken Ashworth? I miss him and the whole gang from the old days. Sherry and Zola and you and Metz and Ken and Chellemiko and Teresa and Cazden and.......I could go on and on. Melic was such a damned good board.LKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02171027823523187126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-1151614819210535002006-06-29T14:00:00.000-07:002006-06-29T14:00:00.000-07:00had a good laugh... as you know I have to take dai...had a good laugh... as you know I have to take daily prednisone.. so I have gain (in the last two years)50 pounds...<BR/><BR/>As my husband keeps reminding me, "do you want to be a beautiful corpse or a chunky live person."<BR/>Guess I have picked chunky...<BR/>;-)Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-1151612531354569732006-06-29T13:22:00.000-07:002006-06-29T13:22:00.000-07:00Thanks, Rea, and Viva Canada!Thanks, Rea, and Viva Canada!C. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-1151603196077471132006-06-29T10:46:00.000-07:002006-06-29T10:46:00.000-07:00Good one! Happy Canada Day Long Weekend! (I'm goin...Good one! Happy Canada Day Long Weekend! (I'm going camping...)<BR/><BR/>I trust there will be more good poems awaiting my return :-)Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752625913563516722noreply@blogger.com