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this will be fairly short and sweet. i am home from my followup appointment after 5 weeks to see how i would react to changing my anxiety medication. having lost 11 lbs i am off to a great start but i told the doctor i am not ready to celebrate as i have more than 100 lbs to go and i have gained and lost 11 lbs many many many times. she did ask me about my level of interest in trying Topamax for weight loss and i said i would be happy to try it. she said she has seen patients steadily lose unwanted pounds when they take on just before a meal. it makes you feel full faster and not want to go back for more food. she said it makes carbonated beverages taste bad and it might make you feel absent-minded like a poor short term memory but that goes away the longer that you take it.
i meet with a dietician/nutritionist for the second time this wednesday morning and then i meet with a psychologist for the first time next monday. maybe we will get the root of my emotional eating issues or find out why i carry around all this weight when i know exactly how to lose it. overall my feeling about everything so far is a positive one. still glad that i have chosen this path to better health.

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