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So many of us are struggling with weight gain or body issues due to the medicines we are on or the depression we experience. My pants are tight and I need a place to be accountable for my exercise and the food I'm eating. I'm up 6 lbs since starting my meds in November and I do not want this trend to continue. My plan is to get moving and cut back on the sugar(starting tomorrow ha!)
Here's my check-in for today. Exercise: 30 minute walk with the kids and the dog Sugar: I had a small bowl of ice cream after lunch Other: I need to drink more water! I invite anyone who wants a place to post their physical struggles and successes to join me. |
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I use the MyFitnessPal app to keep track of my calories, but it says I can only have 1200 a day (which is barely any). So I usually eat more than I'm supposed to. As a result I'm about 20 lb. overweight.
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I put on my jeans today and they are definitely tighter. I feel like my belt is holding on for dear life. My sister is also struggling to lose the last of her baby weight, so I'm secretly happy because I have someone that is struggling along with me. We've both said we're going to cut back on sugar, but I just can't get myself to stay off. I bought some fruit to help with my cravings, but the next day I'll get cookies or something. I feel like if I stop with the meds I'll drop the weight, but my physical health is going to have to suffer because my mental health is more important to me. But there is hope. Now that spring has sprung, I'm forced to do yard work. So I'll be getting exercise in. Because right now I'm extremely sedentary. So mowing the lawn every week or so will be good for me.
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I have three major problems with my physical health.
1) Fibromyalgia. It is much better than it used to be ( I was basically bedridden), but it still restricts how much I can do each day. If I overdo it I pay with bad flare-ups of fatigue and pain. Still, much improved and doing all I can to keep improving. 2)Injured upper left leg. It has been in pain for over a month and I have re-injured it twice due to my foolishness. Physio is helping me but it will be at least another month before I am close to recovered. 3) Weight gain from small doses of Seroquel at night which I have taken for the last 7 months. Without it I cannot sleep. I had major sleep issues before it. I am slowly weaning myself off it (down to 12.5 mg most nights) but know it will be a struggle. I have gained just over 2 kg. I guess thats around 6 pounds. Not much but I am not happy with the trajectory. I eat well, exercise when able so not much else I can do until my hip heals. __________________ Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
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1200 calories is insane. It seems like your metabolism would slow to a crawl if you ate that way. I've tried apps too and I liked several of them. I also did weight watchers which helped a lot after having kids. All of those options are missing the personal accountability I feel like I need. Maybe if I force myself to be honest here I can stay on track
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Yard work is awesome exercise, especially in July when you are literally sweating your ***** off! |
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My physical complaints right now are fatigue/lethargy, being overweight, and high cholesterol, triglycerides, and slightly elevated glucose levels. I think lowering my Seroquel XR would help with all three. The problem is that my mood rebels against lowering my Seroquel XR. Spring, in particular, makes lowering my antipsychotic difficult.
I have used MyFitnessPal, too. I like it. When I am in the right place, mentally and with my medications, I am a pretty good dieter. But when not, it seems next to impossible. At high Seroquel XR doses and with fatigue/mood issues I can occasionally have issues with binging, but I don't have a binge eating disorder. It's just intermittent. But, I often struggle with eating a bit too much and eating foods a lot that I should really limit. My psychiatrist mentioned trying me on metformin or switching antipsychotics. The latter is especially scary since though I do complain about Seroquel XR, it has helped keep me out of the hospital for eight years. It is also otherwise not that bad side-effect wise. It is possible I might have been my current weight even without medications. Being overweight (or even obese) is pretty common in my family. Much of time, I've actually been one of the trimmer members of my family. Or appeared so. An issue I deal with with weight is an unusual one. I tend to see myself as much trimmer than my weight indicates. Some of that is perception. An initial goal for me would be to lose 10 lbs. That would get me back to a weight I can often maintain for a while. Then, 12 additional lbs lost would get me to the highest weight in my normal BMI range. At that weight, I look pretty trim. I am not petite. I am big boned and have some muscle tone leftover from my dancing days. I tend to "wear" my weight evenly throughout my body. Getting back to the next clothes size lower would give me many more options in my wardrobe. I would love accountability here and to give support to others regarding weight loss or other physical issues. Last edited by Anonymous46341; Apr 14, 2019 at 09:18 AM.. |
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I, of course, am vowing to “start again” tomorrow. I already ate half my calories today with breakfast. Lots of sugar too (French toast and syrup). I use the lose it app. It sets my calories at around 1600. That’s manageable if I don’t eat too high calorie during the day, knowing I’ll be hungry and snacky at night. It’s especially hard right now that I am out of work because I am so bored I want to go out to eat just to get the hell out of my house. This upcoming week I will have my son with me because he is on spring break. So that might convince me to eat in the house more often. I also have the meal kit so I can make dinner. The meals are kind of healthy depending on what you pick.
I want to lose ten pounds initially. That will put me back at the weight I was before my back surgery. Then I want to lose ten more pounds. That will put me at an even 200. I have no hope of going lower than 200. I’ve only been able to do that through extreme dieting that I’ve done when manic. I am slowly gaining strength back in my legs. Right now I got up to walking a quarter of a mile. I am hoping to go farther than that tomorrow. I’m not sure if I can go to the gym yet. I do the recumbent bicycle for half an hour usually but I’m not sure my legs are strong enough for that. I hope this doesn’t get moved. We had a diet thread awhile back but it got moved and I for one didn’t ever go to the other forum to find it. __________________ Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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The accountability is key. It is so easy to self talk yourself into one more cookie! |
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Enjoy spring break. I also hope you continue to recover. That will make getting active easier. |
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Today was a good day physically. I slept more than I would like, but I was also active. It was raining most of the day, so that limited my exercise options.
Exercise: ran up and down the stairs, leg lifts, crunches, and pull ups Sugar: No desserts. Fruit cup with lunch Other: Good water intake today |
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Terrible eating again today but I’m starting over tomorrow. I did walk .35 miles today. Farthest I’ve walked since my back surgery! So that’s nice. Go back out tomorrow and walk some more!
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Well I got some exercise in today. I put down some mulch in my front yard, that took a lot of effort and wore me out. After that I did my first cut of the season...I mowed my lawn! I was beyond worn out after doing so. But I got it done. However, I ate four tacos for dinner and had ice cream afterwards.
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The first day of my new diet went fairly well. I was hungry and wanting to nibble the first half of the day so i just crunched celery and swilled water and tea. The second half i had a stomach ache so i wasn't tempted. I had a protein drink with breakfast which is good as i'm trying to be a vegetarian again. I exercised gently. I'm very fragile physically and will only attempt to exercise three times a week.
Last night i looked into fear of dieting online and came across a good site. It said to frame it in a positive light and always remind yourself of how you will feel when you're at a healthy weight. I'll feel pretty, feminine, attractive, sexy, active and healthy. There is a five minute audio of positive affirmations which i've been enjoying. It said to try and cultivate an attitude of excitement and anticipation towards dieting, rather than dread. Cool. Bizi: Congrats on all your success with intermittent fasting. Fifteen pounds in five weeks is excellent! Way to go! I don't thing IF is for me tho. Fern46: Good for you with all the exercise! You must be really strong, to run stairs and do pull-ups. I love strong women! gina_re: Great job with the strenuous yard work! WildFlowerChild25: Tomorrow is a new day. Keep trying and i'm sure you will succeed! |
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Good luck with swimming once the pool opens. __________________ Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
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I'll jus say... back pain from chronic pain is the worst
specially if you are forced to bend down to get something accomplished |
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Bizi - that's amazing. I'm not familiar with IF. I'll have to learn more. It seems really effective for you
Wildflowerchild - you were as active as you can be and pushed yourself. Way to go! Gina - that's a lot of work and fresh air too. My husband hurt his back last spring and we had to get a yard service. I was in charge of mowing the lawn. Your story makes me miss it. It was really great exercise Whatever - I applaud you for being so proactive and working on the mental and emotional aspects of physical health. I feel like any plan is destined to fail unless you can focus on all three simultaneously. Dieting feels more like normalcy and less like a chore when they are in sync. Oh and I did push ups, girl style. I dont know if I mistyped due to wishful thinking or if my phone autocorrected a misspelling. Either way, I'm not able to do pull ups. I was in that kind of shape though once in my life. I did Gillian Michael's 30 day shred video for 30 days. It kicked my butt, but it whipped me into shape and helped me tone up everything quickly. I've considered doing it again. I know I would lose the 6lbs within two weeks easily. I don't know why but it feels like this huge undertaking now even though it is only a 20min or so a day commitment. Maybe I'll do it.... Wander - I'll be watching my kids at the pool mostly so there won't be time for laps, but I always work some in when my husband comes along. I just love the free feeling of floating and soaring through the water Raging vortex - I can only imagine based on the pain my husband experienced. I say it is pain that ranks in scale with unmediated childbirth. I'm sorry you are dealing with that. Do you do physical therapy? |
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I am on track today but I still have to get through the evening. I did get fast food for lunch but I didn’t get a whole meal. No French fries. I made dinner from my dinnerly box. It was uninspired. Not very tasty and I’m still hungry. I will eat a bowl of cereal later which will put me at 41 calories over my calorie allowance for the day but oh well, that’s better than the thousand calories I was going over every day.
I’m a little depressed today so I just want to comfort eat but I ate all the chips and stuff like that and didn’t buy more while at the grocery store today so I’m trying to be better. __________________ Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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It’s so hard not to comfort eat when you feel down. But good for you for not buying more chips. Stay strong! |
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