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Originally Posted by regretful
Dear motherMarcus,
You know that you can likely do what you set your mind to...getting off your *** and losing 20 pounds can happen fairly quickly...and it helps with the mindset. I lost about 50 pounds in the last year. I found a ton of support on www.myfitnesspal.com . There are a lot of people who will support you in your drive to lose weight. And once you start doing that, then I think that other things can start to fall into place. Sure, you may not travel Route 66 in the very near future, but it is a nice goal to shoot for...I'm still trying to figure out how not to end sentences with prepositions...kidding...seriously, start slowly...don't focus on the weight. Just start with a bit of exercise. I know a person who lost 200...yes TWO HUNDRED pounds with only diet and exercise...and his motivation was to be around for his GRANDCHILD...so, he's no spring chicken, and he did it. I lost 50 because I was too tired of picking 50 extra pounds off of the gym floor...
I'm mired in depression now, but I'm setting small goals. I'm doing what I can do each day, working on successive approximations...if I get close to what I set my mind to for a day, I'm happy with that. It's operant conditioning at its finest...
Good luck! |
Amen to that....small goals. It's funny that this conversation is happening today, because I'm having one of those days when I'm feeling sooo overwhelmed by all that I need to attend to, and then with the weight of the great sadness I am feeling, it all seems so impossible to deal with....and yet some things in life are time sensitive and just can not wait until tomorrow. As a former therapist of mine used to say "depression does not care about anyone". It does not care about late charges, or getting the garbage out to the curb so it will not overflow the following week.....or anything. It's horrible to be so devoid of energy and /or motivation that I can't get near as much done as I would like, but something's always better than nothing, isn't it? Having been in the medical profession, the term that constantly comes to my mind is "triage"....in other words since you can't possibly do everything at once, or even within the day....try your best to get the most important ones done, and be kind to your self about the rest. Hmm, think that might have sounded a little "preachy". Wishing everyone the best day possible
