In need of a butt-kick
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| Fri, 06-04-2004 - 11:05pm |
Well, the truth is that's right. I feel so sick right now, I ate so much food today...and none of it healthy...I cannot stop it...I have stopped losing and I think it is slowly creeping back on me. And I feel like a big idiot. I started in OCTOBER!! Why have I only lost 27 lbs? B/c I don't care and I don't exercise...I want to but I just don't...and I know I use work and school as an excuse, but if I really wanted to do it, I could. And the eating is another story all together...I think I eat a lot b/c I am depressed and I never see Roger and I am always working...so I eat to comfort myself(my problem in the first place)...but if you all would give me some ENCOURAGING words, it would be great b/c I am miserable and fat and lonely...
Please don't respond if you are going to be nasty to me, I don't need that, and Stella is right, we have had enough of that in here!
Sara

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Sara, I could have wrote your post!
Shawna
i guess work is good for something right now :)
It's up to you.
start this week off with one small goal. one that you can make into a habit and go from there, that's what i do.
stress can get to be a huge problem in the weight battle but you can stop it from being the deciding vote. look at all the blessings and goals you are working on.
best advice i can give when i was in your shoes is that i made sure the most important thing came first. if i was starting to run down then i would take time to rest and i would never let work get in my way. work is a monster in itself. i also reminded myself that i can do this and i surrounded myself with people who supported me.
you can do this and you will do it!!
I'm the worlds worst on using food for comfort. It took me a while to figure out something to take foods place when I feel down. For me, it turned out to be journaling. I know it sounds hokey to sit down and write about how you're feeling emotionally and physically everyday, but once I started it really seemed to ease my mind. I might only write a paragraph one day, then two pages the next. Just getting the feelings out of me really takes the edge off my desire to eat them away. Sometimes I go back and read what I wrote when I was feeling really crummy and I gain a little more insight about myself.
If you've tried all you can think of and still feel low go see your doctor. If depression is keeping you down, there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting help for it. Maybe you have a real chemical imbalance that medication could help fix. Depression is a very real and scary illness. You owe it to yourself to get all the help you need to make your life the best it can be.
I don't know if anything I've said makes sense or helps, but just know that I'm praying for you and sending you many, many hugs!
Vikki
Heather and Shawn 7/16/04
(sniffs at Sarah, sneezes, and starts to bark)
Are you trying to say that you are allergic to Sara???
Shawna
Well, I don't really know what to say...but I'll give it a shot. You don't need a "butt-kick" but you may need to look deep inside, and find your own private motivation. Why do you want to lose weight? Write yourself a letter, and then read it! And don't be self-depricating. Just tell yourself WHY, and then list any impediments (and how you can overcome them). I don't know if that helps...but, give it a shot. And if you're a student at a major university....is there a counseling center? Perhaps talking it out with a trained professional would help you? What do you think? Good luck to you.
Forte
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