Three H: Holy, Healthy, Happy

As I may have mentioned in a previous post, I rescheduled my last weigh-in because I was busy and didn't have the funds for the appointment at the end of the month. (They don't accept insurance, but I can file for a reimbursement on my own.) Rescheduling put me going without some of my medications for a few days. I get the Synthroid at my preferred pharmacy since insurance will reduce my copay, and I was able to get an "emergency" supply from them to cover me for 3 days until I had my appointment. No lapse on the thyroid med. The Phentermine, however, was a different story. I get it directly from Dr. Pate's office and my pharmacy couldn't provide any since there was no script on file. That was the one I was worried about going without because I believe it has made the most difference. I noticed pretty quickly after taking the Phentermine the first time that it did indeed reduce my cravings and thoughts about food. I'm no longer preoccupied by food al...

It's February and I'm sick. No big surprise there. Usually around this time of year I end up catching some kind of cold which leads to a sinus infection. Surprisingly,  the sinus infection part of the deal lasted very briefly this time. Only a couple of days versus a week. Yellow drainage was only a part of my life for about two days. I'm still having some congestion and cough, though, so I went to the store to pick up some Robitussin. If you're on the South Beach Diet or need to watch carbs and sugar, consider sugar-free medicines and cough drops. They'll ease your suffering without adding unwanted carbs to your diet. My local grocery store didn't have sugar free Robitussin, but I did find it in a generic. Not only is it sugar-free, but it is also dye-free which I like. I had some a couple of hours ago and the flavor wasn't too bad. It does contain aspartame, so if you're not a fan or have issues with it, you may want to forgo taking it. But I haven...