New here and starting Topa and with a question
Sun -- can I just say that, well, you are a ray of sunshine! How wonderful you are to check in on us newbies when you have been on the topa journey much longer. and breast cancer. you are amazing. I am ashamed to say that only the stress of daily life has led me to drink. not a life threatening disease. wow. I'm sure your story is much more than that but I just mean that I've never faced anything that bad, you know?
so you must know SO MUCH about all of the estrogens and estrogenic properties in EVERYTHING!!! isn't it alarming??? I had postpartum depression after both of my girls (mostly manifested in anxiety but also sadness) and after my miscarriage (1.5 years ago) I feel like I never got "right" again. so I did a lot of research and it's terrifying to eat anything or take any supplements! I took evening primrose and chasteberry for 4 weeks to even out my PMS related mood and ended up 8 pounds heavier. argh! and I had just read on these boards that topa can cause a lot of fatigue and muscle weakness/soreness. in reading all of that though, i've been so encouraged that on your first round of topa (and second i guess) you didn't have as many of the textbook SEs. I hope I'm the same!
Houtx -- you're so right! no matter how we cut it, whatever "too much wine" is for each of us is just too much wine! I meant I drink (unless it's the night before a long run or a race) a standard bottle and a half of wine each night. YUCK! My husband got laid off in March (I'm a stay @ home mom so only 1 income) and we joked a lot because he started drinking junk beer out of a can (although he can stop at one or two without a second glance) and I switched to the franzia boxed wine (am a major wine lover and cook so we always drank the good stuff). Anyway, he's got a great new job now but I think the boxed stuff and not having the concrete measurement of dumping an empty bottle in the recycling every night is what put me in the "bottle and a half" territory. sigh.
you all are on the Topa and sound like you're doing so much better than me! pray for the GP's script on monday! the kudzu seems to not be doing anything at all. i love the L-Glut but more for the appetite suppressant and boost in my mood and energy. doesn't seem to be working on cravings. hubby and I only have mastercard and amex so I can't order topa from most of the websites mentioned on these boards. what to do????
and since i didn't say it...I'm 32 and 5'9", 155 lbs. on the eve of my fastest marathon i was 135. that's my happy weight. was still nursing at the time though which always helped me with the lbs (and with not drinking like a fish). still, 135 even seems higher than so many here but i guess i'm "athletically built"
Sun -- can I just say that, well, you are a ray of sunshine! How wonderful you are to check in on us newbies when you have been on the topa journey much longer. and breast cancer. you are amazing. I am ashamed to say that only the stress of daily life has led me to drink. not a life threatening disease. wow. I'm sure your story is much more than that but I just mean that I've never faced anything that bad, you know?
so you must know SO MUCH about all of the estrogens and estrogenic properties in EVERYTHING!!! isn't it alarming??? I had postpartum depression after both of my girls (mostly manifested in anxiety but also sadness) and after my miscarriage (1.5 years ago) I feel like I never got "right" again. so I did a lot of research and it's terrifying to eat anything or take any supplements! I took evening primrose and chasteberry for 4 weeks to even out my PMS related mood and ended up 8 pounds heavier. argh! and I had just read on these boards that topa can cause a lot of fatigue and muscle weakness/soreness. in reading all of that though, i've been so encouraged that on your first round of topa (and second i guess) you didn't have as many of the textbook SEs. I hope I'm the same!
Houtx -- you're so right! no matter how we cut it, whatever "too much wine" is for each of us is just too much wine! I meant I drink (unless it's the night before a long run or a race) a standard bottle and a half of wine each night. YUCK! My husband got laid off in March (I'm a stay @ home mom so only 1 income) and we joked a lot because he started drinking junk beer out of a can (although he can stop at one or two without a second glance) and I switched to the franzia boxed wine (am a major wine lover and cook so we always drank the good stuff). Anyway, he's got a great new job now but I think the boxed stuff and not having the concrete measurement of dumping an empty bottle in the recycling every night is what put me in the "bottle and a half" territory. sigh.
you all are on the Topa and sound like you're doing so much better than me! pray for the GP's script on monday! the kudzu seems to not be doing anything at all. i love the L-Glut but more for the appetite suppressant and boost in my mood and energy. doesn't seem to be working on cravings. hubby and I only have mastercard and amex so I can't order topa from most of the websites mentioned on these boards. what to do????
and since i didn't say it...I'm 32 and 5'9", 155 lbs. on the eve of my fastest marathon i was 135. that's my happy weight. was still nursing at the time though which always helped me with the lbs (and with not drinking like a fish). still, 135 even seems higher than so many here but i guess i'm "athletically built"
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