I’m already up FIVE pounds since being forced to stop my thyroid meds. :( It seems no medication at all makes me gain, 50 mcg makes me stop gaining, and 75 mcg makes me lose. But the 75s are out of the question with their killer side effects, so that means losing is as well. Fine. Just let me STOP gaining! But those in my shoes know how it is – no matter what we eat or how much we exercise, a dead and untreated thyroid is going to hold every damn calorie we take in. 

I was microwaving some frozen honey BBQ chicken wings last night when I noticed the microwave not only got quiet long before it should have but that I never heard the thing beep in the end either. Sure enough, after just over 6 years of service, our Emerson microwave has died. I’d have been pissed if we were broke, but since we’re not I’m kinda glad it crapped out on us cuz I never really cared for it. I didn’t like how its metal exterior had rust spots. Even the inside was rusting a bit. It was also the loudest microwave we ever had, especially when we were back in the tiny old trailer and I was trying to sleep. Our new, white Hamilton Beach microwave is really nice. Very easy to use and with handy features the other one didn’t have. Its only negative is that it’s harder to see inside it when it’s running.