Abstinence - Day 51

I will be weighing myself this coming Saturday morning, after I pee, and completely nude.  Then I'll mark it down on my menu plan.  So far, I'm down to 286.5 pounds.  I'm 5 foot, 1/2 inch tall, and built small to medium.  I should weigh around 115 pounds.  I take the losing weight ten pounds at a time, so I don't get discouraged.  I'm 55 years old, and it's not easy for me to lose weight.  Wish me luck this Saturday, guys and gals! Breakfast 1/2 grapefruit 1 cup raisin bran 1 cup 1% milk 1 mug coffee 2 cups water Lunch Salisbury steak (small, with no gravy) Scalloped potatoes Mixed vegetables Pineapple chunks 1 plain pita bread and 1 whole wheat pita bread 2 cups water Dinner Tilapia filet on griddle (I was supposed to have this last night, but opted for pizza instead) 2/3 cups brown rice with 1 tsp. margarine 1/2 can pineapple chunks 1 can no salt mixed vegetables Crystal Light peach ice tea Evening Snack 1/2 cup no sugar, low fat ice cream Denise Phares Speaking of sex, my libido is non-existent because I am on an anti-depressant that suppresses my sexual drive.  I only get horny sometimes on vacations.  Isn't that wild? DP

Heya Denise,      Crossing my fingers for your Saturday morning weigh-in.... :-)      Yeah, back when I was on the Paxil for my OCD, I had the typical SSRI sex side effects too.  Fortunately, the Wellbutrin I switched to has no sexual side effects.      I had my usual predictable day: 6:00 am - South Beach protein bar 8:30 am - Erin's leftover Eggo waffles (naughty naughty!) 11:00 am - South Beach turkey/ham wraps 1:30 pm - Lean Cuisine Swedish meatballs 4:00 pm - Caesar salad 6:30 pm - Caesar salad      Treadmilled this morning for 53 min and then painted in the basement for an hour or two.  Went to the gym this evening for 2 hours (think it was post-waffle guilt LOL).  About to hit 100oz of water (not going to make it to 120oz today).  I was proud that I polished off 4 hours of the Continuing Medical Ed this morning that I need to finish by June. :-)

Having no sex drive can be emotionally trying. Can you switch to another depressant med? I was on Wellbutrin after the birth of my son for post partum depression. Its suppose to have little to no sexual changes. I have always suffered with a low libido and the only time I ever enjoyed it was while I was pregnant. Recently my gyno suggested that I go off of birth control and just use condoms( I have been on birth control for 12 yrs with the exception of 7 months that it took me to get pregnant and during my nine months) and boy my sex drive has sky rocketed. My husband use to joke that he was a nympho turned no mo. Now he says he loves how I can't get enough! Candy