First: I don't know if there is a man, no...person alive that can properly ask you/me/us if we need the flaming hot cheetos and chocolate covered pretzels without somehow pissing us off. I don't think it can be done.

Second: Tired happens. I'm so tired right now that I can't stand it. And I have no idea why. None. But every night I'm out by 9 and I sleep deeply all night and I hate to get out of the bed. And I do nothing. Maybe it's Spring Fever! :P

We can band together in the piled up laundry club. My hubby did the piled up dishes last night. Bless his heart.

Oh...third: You are not dying. How do I know? I just do. You....you're not dying. Not now anyway! :D

And no apology to the Internet. NO! Why are you apologizing? There is no need.

Girl, I feel your pain. And Tony, bless his heart, just needs to chill with the comments, you know? My husband doesn't get it either when it comes to the Consumption of Empty Calories. They just make us feel better, 'mkay?

And, just to lift your spirits, wasn't the American Idol Stevie Wonder episode great? Didn't Mandisa rock DA HOUSE?!

I know I keep saying this to people, but have you had your thyroid checked? That sounds EXACTLY like what happened to me a couple of years ago. Could not get enough sleep, or enough to eat, felt generally crappy, and thought I was dying.

Turned out that my thyroid was working overtime, and I had developed what's called "Silent Thyroiditis". The good news about that, is it usually goes away on its own, but there are certain treatments necessary to keep you from getting too sick while it's going on. It can really throw you for a loop.

They can do a simple blood test to check your levels and either rule that out, or treat it.

Good luck!

-H

Oh lord, the flaming hot cheetos are like crack! My husband knows better than to say anything about me eating...and apparently he likes fatties. hehe
And doctor's take their own sweet time letting you know what's going on.
Don't worry about the house stuff. There's nothing wrong with me, and I rarely clean stuff. I'm just lazy.

:( I'm so there with ya: it's gray and mucky here (hurrah for perma-gray NW skies). I had been working out, and then the "oomph" just left.

I've *loved* reading about your journey: thanks so much for sharing - good and bad.

I think part of it is that I'm bored: the newness has worn off. Time to find a new book to read or a new exercise-type thing to do!

I hope the nasties flee soon.

Your symptoms sound like what I had when I first developed a hypothyroid. I was literally exhausted from the moment I woke up until the time I went to sleep..and the cycle continued every morning. If your doctor didn't already, have them do a TSH test. With the TSH test they can know if you are hypothyroid..which is not to be confused with hyPERthyroid. Hope that helps :)

whatever it is that is wrong with me, it made me go get curly fries and ranch dressing..

Yeah, either way the thyroid malfunctions can make you feel really exhausted. If it's low, you are lethargic. If it's high, it can make your heart race. Both are bad.

-H

I'll echo the thyroid tests. I felt horrible before I was diagnosed and began taking synthroid.

My other thought was Lyme... but do you have that in perfect California?

Anyway, I hope that you have an answer soon.

you're not knocked up again, are you? ;-D

I can only imagine how hard it is to diet with that stuff in the house!!!!!! Get it out and make those boys eat tofu! They would totally go for that, right?

Call your doc and bother them. Do it. Ask for results. You'll be surprised how slow they are at returning calls.

Go take a nap! Cause you can't eat while you are sleeping right? *ducks and runs away*

I hope you feel better soon and I will share my chocolate fudge with you. It's homemade which means it's calorie and fat free. Right?

Call the damn doctor and see if the results are in. I am a firm believer of NOT counting on the doctor's office to know what the left hand is doing, and put myself in charge. Even when they tell me they'll call me with the results, I tell them "Thanks, I'll probably being calling you first".

I agree with the comments above. Call your doctor's office to get the results. They can be slow.

All I could think through the whole thing is how some Flaming Hot Cheetos sound SO good! More power to ya! ;) I've been struggling with my eating the same way lately, stress has such a way of doing that to you. I hope you get the results quickly!!

flaming hot cheetos are THE SHIT.

Also? I've called and left 2 messages (one yesterday, one toay) and still... nothing.

Stress can do pretty much all of those things to your body. Tests take a while, and I'm sure everything will be fine. Your body may just need more rest, so give it what it needs.

No need to apologize- we're the ones who are entertained by your blog, so thanks for that.

And why is it that I've never seen these flaming hot cheetos? They'd better be coming to Canadian grocery stores otherwise I'll be needing to make a run for the border.

Totally know how you feel. After two severe bouts of bronchitis in three weeks, I'm over it as well. Get well soon. *Hugs*

nods...i hear ya about the eating....damn curly fries and ranch sound good...no such thing here *pouts*

must be something in the air...i'm consciously overeating again right now...could be stress i figure...but right now i plan my weekend gluttonfests followed by laxatives so i need to knock that shit off...literally

hugs Y....the waiting is the worst part...coz once you know you can at least deal....we're all here with ya sweetie

Don't die Y. I'll miss reading your blog! Stay alive for your fans, man.

What's wrong with flaming cheetos? Nothing that a big spoon and a jar of Nutella can't cure! :-) Not to chime in on the thyroid topic, but me too -- I found I had low thyroid when it took FOREVER to lose weight. Speaking of which, on the positive front, I have been TOTALLY inspired by your progress there! It's been GREAT! For so long you thought nothing was going on or going to happen, but slowly but surely it did, and you've been looking great. What a victory! Very inspiring to those of us who need to keep on keepin' on ourselves. Good for you, cheetos or no.

I cannot begin to diagnose you over the internet, but I'll keep you in my prayers for a definative and positive diagnosis.

On a side note, did you know they make BAKED Flamin' Hot Cheetos? Then Tony can't get on you about eating them because they're LOW FAT!

Now, if they could only make Thin Mints low fat....

Love reading your blog. Must stay alive.

First of all, if you're going to eat those chocolate covered pretzels and flamin' hot cheetos (and IMO you totally deserve to but I'm a fatass so take that for what it's worth), eat them and enjoy them, no matter what the Hubs says. Second of all, good luck with the whole getting better thing. Being sick sucks. Being sick and not knowing why sucks harder. Stop sucking. {{{Y}}}

you knoqw litterly i feel the same way called depression and stress. i hate both of them. grrrrr. its hit me hard i gained almost 10 pounds in 2 weeks i am like you i wanna eat when i am depressed sick or stressed.. its my comfort zone too. i wann go but i have no enegry no motivation its all i can do to work at night. my body and my mind is litterly mentaly,phycialy and emotionly exsausted.. mnay hugs to you... i hope oyu feel better.... tonya

"I also feel like I need another nap."

I say take 'em. If you feel like you need a nap it's your body's way of saying - hey lady, I'm stressed let's nap. Of course napping won't solve your problems but it may help you get to a place where you can cope with the stress. Take care of you.

Are you trying to say that flaming hot cheetos aren't good for you?

Hope you feel better soon!

I just found you thru the Crafty Chica & Put Down the Donut. You're wonderful!! I have 3-boys & 1-girl.

Have the drs. checked you for diabetes?? Do that too-okay.

Good luck, K.

Okay, well I was denied a (positive) comment for "questionable content." I guess I won't leave any content because I'm not sure what was questionable LOL

You're not the only one, a few people have emailed me saying that, and I have NO IDEA what the problem is. THe only thing I can think is that I've been hit hard with spam recently and blacklisted a lot of crap, so, there might have been a word that got blacklisted that shouldn't have. Grrrrr. I'm really sorry about that.

Sister, you need to get your thyroid levels checked. It would totally explain the exhaustion and the depression. This coming from a grrrl who has first-person experience w/ that shit.

Well, he did run a thyroid test, but, um STILL NO RESULTS. AAAAAHHHHHH.

You have a sinus infection...and the yeast is caused from a previous antibiotic that masked and did not cure said sinus infection......wanna bet?

I know you don't want us to tell you what's wrong with you, but have you seriously thought about depression? It doesn't always mean you're sad all the time. For me, the major first signs are being tired, doing nothing, and eating the entire day long. You have lots of stress right now, and that could add to the depression. You'd be amazed how much better life can be with a little help!