Yoyo yoyo yoyo

Yesterday morning I stepped on the scale. I weighed 210.5 This morning I stepped on the scale I weighed 206.7. I feel like a yoyo. This is the third or fourth time in the last three weeks I went up to 210 and then back down into the 206 range. Usually it takes 2 or three days. This is the first time I think it happened in one day.

But now I know why I had to make so many pit stops yesterday!

I have started taking some herbal supplements:

Saw Palmetto, cause I have signs of PCOS, and that helps suppress androgens.
Red Clover, Schizandra, Alfafa which help support the endocrine system and schizandra tends to work like a tonic on the cardiovascular system as well, so it is reported.
Alpha lipoic acid, chromium and fenugreek which help with the blood sugars and fat/sugar functions.
Fennel for my tummy.
CLA

I know from past experience that Fenugreek tends to make me feel better for some reason when I take it, and fennel seems to help achies as well as my tummy. Research does link things like chromium and alpha lipoic acid and calcium to weight loss. I take a good bit of calcium in chewable supplements every day, as well as eating yogurt daily.

I've taken these before. I want to see if going back on them makes a difference. Did take them yesterday. They may have had a diuretic effect.

Also, I have stocked up on Lipton's diet Green Tea with Citrus Flavors. Green tea is also linked to weight loss and is a great anti-oxidant. I like these teas because they are bottled, and I can take them with me when I go to work at the library.

Son has acted reasonably good today. I am thinking of another game plan. If he wants to be the guy in charge of himself, I will require him to act responsibly about things. Since he decided to go to his brother's instead of pre-registering for classes at the hs, then he can call tomorrow and get the info about what to do about late registration. If he wants to act like an adult about some things, I am going to expect him to act like an adult about the other things.

My dog is still AWOL. She was from a champion bloodline, and would cost over $1000 to replace from the same breeder we got her mother from (who is too old to breed again.) I haven't bugged him about that aspect, because at this time, there's no way he could replace her (it was his negligence that lost her) but it has made me think about how to encourage him to be responsible more and more, since that is the other side of the equation.

But I did buy some new boots yesterday. It was really nice that I could zip up a regular leg boot without having to go to an extra-sized leg. My calves have always been so big, that this was a neat discovery! And they're Rampage boots that I got on close out and they ended up costing me $15. A lucky find.