Wha, Wha, What? 8 LBS!

I'm up late and can't sleep because one of my new meds makes me dizzy and sleep all day long! And I'm getting so bored sitting around doing nothing. I have managed to go on a couple dates, and each one was great..it's that day 2 thing that never seems to go as well, or even come for that matter! :) But that's for my other blog that I've started - http://www.imnotthatdesperate.blogspot.com/ - my complaints specifically on dating and men go there. But food is still my biggest issue.



So because of my nerve pain, I'm on a major, severe, pain medication, and I think it's making me bloat. In four days I have gained 8 pounds! Now I haven't ate healthy meals, but I've barely ate at all. I realize it could be my body going into "starvation mode" because I'm not nurturing it at all, but 8 pounds?! Criminey! And I had a date on Saturday, so I didn't eat a lot that day. I slept until literally an hour before he was supposed to be here. He brought healthy goodies to snack on. I got pizza, but it wasn't that great, so I didn't even finish my one piece, so I say it's got to be the medication. I have definitely upped my water intake to make sure everything is moving along the way it should be. This medication dries out your mouth and dehydrates your body like crazy. I've done my research on it, and no where does it say that weight gain is a side effect - weight loss is! - so what am I doing wrong? It has certainly helped with my pain tho, tremenduously. But seeing 8 pounds and not even have ate anything to say well, I did have that, but at least it was worth it, makes me sad and discouraged. Gotta pay really close attention to what I put in my mouth tomorrow.