Babies and bathwater

Tossing the Bay out, with the bathwater is a phrase used to describe tossing out something GOOD when getting rid of something bad. 

Wikipedia tells us:  This idiom derives from a German proverb, das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten. The earliest record of this phrase is in 1512, in Narrenbeschwörung (Appeal to Fools) by Thomas Murner; and this book includes a woodcut illustration showing a woman tossing a baby out with waste water

 

Initially this post was called 'square one' - but the implication that any progress or work was for naught is misleading.  Yes, physically I'm a disaster, the past nearly 18 months my body degraded.  Like a roller-coaster, though, I'm back in the game as much as I can. 

To catch up - Me and my wife's divorce is imminent.  A very-good-news story, however.  I am more than ready to move on and break away.  She and I are using a mediator to facilitate the divorce.  The process is slow, but it's going.

 In the past 18 months I learned to be truly happy with who I am.  Part of that comes from Efexor - an anti-depressant.  Now - the good aspects of its use are my ability to escape feeling overwhelmed from day-to-day things normally barely cause for a 2 second curse under my breath.  The worst aspect is my weight gain.  I started weaning myself a week ago - but as a result, after a solid 10 days of strict calorie control I've lost a net of 'zero' pounds.  I will push through because I liked myself a lot better then. 

 

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