Wednesday Weigh-In 20240521

I haven't done a Weigh-In in nearly three months! I gained weight and waist size. I've put away my size 33 pants and got out my size 35. I remember when I bought the size 33 pants that I was considering getting size 32. I blame this on the Effexor.

First, Effexor is supposed to be taken with food. I like to take it in the morning, which meant that I started to have breakfast again. So my daily fasting time dropped from about 16 hours to less than 12 hours.

Second, two side effects may be involved. One common one is weight gain (and weight loss). And a rare side effect is impulse control, by which I think they mean lack of impulse control. I experienced this often as I would grab a couple of bags of milk chocolate baking chips at the supermarket and then devour a bag at night.

I found that recently N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) might help counter addictive tendencies. I've been taking 1200mg per day, split between morning and evening. It seems to be helping. I hope so -- I gave away my size 36 pants, and I don't want to buy more!

Waist = 40.25"
Height = 5' 7"

References:

1. Wikipedia BMI page
2. Balance Body Composition Bath Scale
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