Bipolar Disorder and Weight Management Group

I am testing out a four part weight management plan for people with bipolar disorder. It’s a comprehensive program that covers management of the illness, medications, lifestyle choices and actual diet. All of the stuff that gets very negatively affected  when we have mood swings. 

I will start the pilot program in May. Please send me an email through the comment button if you would like to know more.  I will read all of the comments, but will not post them.

I know there is a way for us to manage our weight while we manage bipolar disorder. And it’s not only about the food we eat.  There are so many ways the illness and the medications affect our bodies- from metabolic syndrome to using sugar as a treatment for depression- I am going to find a way to make us all healthy and lean. 

Julie

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Posted on March 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized

Bipolar Disorder and a Low Carb Diet

I’ve struggled with my weight since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1995. I certainly had weight issues before that, but there were small time compared to what I’ve been through in the past 10 years.

Statistics show that those of us with severe mental illnesses die a LOT earlier than those without an illness. When I heard this, I said, ok. That’s not going to be me! I’ve written about this on the blog before. I have found that a low carb diet is working well for me in terms of my sugar cravings and my up and down weight.  I’ve lost a lot of the weight I gained last year after taking Serequel.

Here is a book that can give you more information on this way of eating. It’s not really a diet as it’s life long. The Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet: The Lifelong Solution to Yo-Yo Dieting

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Bipolar Weight Gain

Bipolar Weight Gain I gained a lot of weight last year when I was on Serequel. I basically became an eating machine! I’ve been through this so many times. I’m mad at myself because once the Serequel was out of my system. I kept eating.

I could have stopped. I didn’t. So now I have more weight to lose. Doesn’t it feel like a never ending cycle! I remind myself that it took me many years to really manage this illness- this means there is hope! I can manage this weight problem.

Darn it! We already have rotten mood swings. It’s just unfair that we have to worry about our weight as well!

I’m doing something about it!

I will keep you posted. Julie