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There has to be something wrong with my whole metabolic system. Three months ago I had my cholesterol checked along with my triglycerides. Both were high. I had them rechecked earlier this week and found out they are even higher, by 20 points a piece, than before. Now during the past three months I have cut down on smoking, no snacking and no eating after a certain time of night. I've tried one meal a day and I've tried several small meals. NOTHING seems to work.

I did read that sometimes stress can elevate these levels. Granted my blood pressure was 112/120 which is really bad. But I'm on cholesterol medication and I'm on blood pressure medication. Now the doctor wants to add in two more prescriptions. I don't eat fried food often and prefer as little carbs as possible. I also do not eat much red meat. The wonders of the human body (written while shaking my head in despair). What am I going to do about this weight that just will not come off?

I would love to lose the stress but unfortunately my beloved job as a freelance writer for the past six years at one company has come to an end. The owner decided two weeks ago to completely shut down our division. Unfortunately as a freelance writer that means you do not get unemployment benefits. It has been a very sobering experience lately. It is hard to try to find writing jobs. You have to first sort through the writing scams. These are the ones that want you to pay for a membership in order to bid on jobs. Then there are the writing jobs that request you do an article for them for free. Most of the time they have hundreds of applicants and get their articles written this way for free. Then you have the ones that have no idea what they want from a writer and so wind up wasting your valuable time.

I also have the very unfortunate position of living in a small town. There are no major cities nearby and so there is no need of writers in this area. I've resorted to applying in cities out of state in the hopes of a position. Maybe if my luck is very good the position will have relocation assistance.