What's wrong with me???
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| Fri, 01-28-2005 - 2:45pm |
I have no clue what's up with me lately. I got new car insurance a couple weeks ago, and saved almost 4K a year. I'm doing pretty well paying off my CC's and I'm actually way ahead of schedule. I should have them all paid off in a couple months. I won my lawsuit, so I'm saving another 500$ a month there. I'm still not ready to quit my weekend job yet, but overall I'm doing pretty good.
Something just isn't right with me lately.....
Up until the past two weeks I was going to the gym religiuosly every morning at 5:15am. I've been cooking almost every night instead of going out to eat, which is much cheaper, and healthier than most take-out. I've been really good about paying bills as they come in, and I 've been checking my checking account balance almost daily....I've made such progress....but lately I just feel lousy...I have this general feeling of "blah." I come home from work and just pass out on the couch. I haven't had dinner for two weeks. I haven't gone to the gym. All I want to do is sleep and watch TV and eat chocolate. I have no motivation at work. I come to work and just want to go home and sleep. I fall asleep at like 7apm and wake up at 7am....this is not good...
I don't know why all of a sudden I'm so lazy......

I don't know...
sometimes my sister and I get like that, where we are really lazy for weeks at a time, and my sister finally went to the doctor. (My mom made her, it was driving her nuts). The doctor said she had an iron deficiency, and so we just changed what we ate for awhile.
We added raisins and seaweed and meat.
Maybe you are battling a cold or a flu, but just haven't quite caught it yet?
Sounds like you're doing really well with your debt, though! :)
When I feel like you're describing, that is when I force myself to go to the gym and to eat better.
All my best,
Danni
I understand that feeling. I will get it if I'm getting sick, but also if I'm trying to do too much at once. By that I don't mean that I have too many things to do, but if I'm trying too hard to improve in too many ways, I just can't do it all. Basically, I get sick of being Ms. Perfect and I just have to let something go.
The trick is to not let it become a cycle, but to maybe let go one thing while you get back on track with the others. And definitely start by turning off the TV - there is nothing that drains *me* more than mindless TV watching! Maybe try not watching TV and going to the gym, and see where that leads you - my guess is back to where you want to be.
Kelly
All my best,
Danni
Oh, this so reminds me of myself for a period when I was in the thick of my debt reduction.
If the lack of energy really persists you might want to see your doctor. Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland) can cause this, plus some other symptoms. You could check WebMD or another site to see if sounds like what's going on with you.
I'll share my own personal experience with this, for what it's worth. About 8 years ago I was diagnosed as hypothyroid, and the doctor wanted to put me on a medication that would be taken daily for the rest of my life. I wasn't thrilled about this prospect, so I went to the local Chinese medicine clinic for a second, non-western-medicine opinion. They diagnosed me with a "yin deficiency." I don't remember the full explanation, but the gist of it was that all of my physical & emotional reserves were just completely depleted and out of balance, and that was causing the outward symptoms I had. It made sense to me given all of the things that were happening in my life at the time, and since I didn't want to take a drug forever if I could avoid it, I made a conscious effort to "fill up" my reserves again. I cut out social functions, cut down my hours at work, said no to almost everything that would have required energy (especially emotional energy) from me. When I came home each day I just ate something healthy and went to bed (like at 7:30 or 8:00 every night, NO TV). I slept about 10-11 hours a night for a couple of months, but I gradually pulled out of it. Today all is well, normal thyroid, no daily medication. :-) Hope this helps. Take care of yourself!
All my best,
Danni
Hey Danni,
I really like the non-western approach and have gone the accupuncture & herbs route for a couple of things in the past. Exams are very non-invasive. Mostly they feel a variety of different pulses and look at your tongue, plus the kinds of forms similar to a western doctor's. If you're interested, I'd encourage you to look for a reputable practitioner. I'm in Oakland, so options were plentiful and I went to the clinic connected with a major training program, but I'd imagine Portland (that's where you are, right?) has a number of choices as well. Lucky us on the Pacific Rim!
Wendy
I agree wholeheartedly with the whole-person alternative health approach. Most modern medicine tackles symptoms and single causes, without attention to the health of the whole person. Many alternative approaches help heal the whole person.
My most recent experience with alternative medicine was last winter when I used a combination of home remedies (under the guidance of a whole health practitioner) to cure an incipient case of pneumonia. It really worked, and really fast, and I didn't have to do steroids or antibiotics (unless you count all the garlic!) or any of the other nasty stuff that doctors would have prescribed (it was more work than a shot of steroids would have been, though, but it's always that way when we take back control over our own lives, health, finances, etc. LOL). I didn't even have to leave my house (although dh did have to run out for a few supplies).
Anyway, just thought I'd throw in my second on the alternative medicine. Especially for something as unfocused as a case of the "blahs"--modern medicine just really doesn't know what to do with that, and they often end up tackling it almost blind. A whole health practitioner can help you find a root cause and treat it in a healthy manner.
Blessings,
Heather
I did manage to get to the gym this weekend....I'm so sore today. I weighed myself, just out of curiosity, and I had lost 7 pounds...in less than 3 weeks. I know it's probably muscle mass and water weight, but it's still 7 pounds. I'm not trying to loose weight, so this isn't a good thing...
I feel a little better, but not much. I still want chocolate and have no desire to cook anything, especially anything cheap or healthy. I didn't even bring lunch today, which is a first in about a year. I have to go out for lunch...
I don't think I really need to see a doctor. I'm not physically sick, and I don't think I'm depressed, because I'm not sad about anything....just sleepy and lazy....
I know I try to do too much. I work seven days a week, and my weekend job consists of dealing with kids, hundreds of them...and they're loud and running around like little maniacs (I do birthday parties)...I think working so much and cooking and cleaning and baking and working out 6 days a week is a little too much...
Maybe I need a vacation....I am interested in some alternative medicine...because I know a normal MD wouldn't know where to start and I'd end up on a bunch of medication that I don't need.....
On the upside...I'm doing great with my debt reduction endevors...only a couple months to go!!!!