[Bishtaw]

Besides the ridiculously stupid title...
Recently I've been doing a bit better with medication and finally getting a job
However, many people say exercise helps. The only issue is I don't know where to begin or even have the motivation to even try to start. I'm a extremely scrawny male with next to no stamina and my biggest work out would be standing for 6 hours doing minimal work. I have no self esteem and I know I wouldn't be able to handle going to a gym at least until I'm not skin and bone.
Whats your exercise routine that you guys started with? Maybe hearing some of your stories/routines will give me some motivation to get off my lazy butt.

Also do any of you have a diet plan I seem to have an issue with equally with eating. Normally its simply because I'm never hungry. Please give specific meals since as I've found making 3x meals a day with meat/snack doesn't work for me since I can't decide what I should eat to the point I decide not to eat
Thanks in advance for any suggestions

[RenouncedTroglodyte]

Hello!

First of all, never call anything you do stupid! It's the work of the depression, not yours! And no one who's stupid can get help and then find a job and be successful!

The exercise you probably need is long walks and jogging, and of course, healthy diet. I think, I repeat, I THINK that's what you should do. I did it and it helped, but I'm not sure about how it could affect others, or whether it will in the first place. And, I recommend seeing a specialist, don't take diet plans from the web, your body needs a certain, unique diet to it.

[puzzclar]

I like to take walks, about 2.6 miles each time, and after a few weeks I have started to run for 30 seconds then walk for 1 minute. and slowly increase that stamina. It's tough to start but so worth it in the end.

[Bishtaw]

Thanks its kinda weird hearing I'm doing a good job in anything let alone be successful. Though most internet diets always give some choice which makes them impossible for me :/ Anyways how much does walking actually help? It always felt like i should be doing more then just walking a few miles when i did try which lead to me giving up...

[wa(o)rrior]

Hi Friend
Good to hear you want to try something even though its tough. the problem with people's perspective about exercise is its too tedious. Believe me being depressed saps your energy that even simple task like climbing out of bed is very tiring. its what they call Lethargy. Also the wrong notion is you have to hit the gym to exercise. you can start small. in your own room. let me explain my routine which started 15 days back. i came across a qigong video in youtube by Don Fiore. its a 4 minutes simple exercise. i started it and am doing it regularly only once a day though. from next week i plan to do it twice. this gave me some energy to start walking and i started with 10 mins walk. i incorporate mindfulness into this walking. i count my steps with awareness.

[wa(o)rrior]

Hey

As i was more curious about Qigong, i came across this website article which motivated me to try 1 more exercise in qigong called "Lifting the Sky". i've posted the link below so you can read about it.
Depression Kills, Qigong Saves | Flowing Zen

How about yoga? It's more of a workout than you would think (in some ways it can be compared to lifting weights, but your body is the weight.) People who do yoga regularly tend to be thin or slender unless they do other types of exercise that build visible muscle.

If you do yoga regularly, you will get strong all over, and your balance and posture will be great. If you decide that you want to start lifting weights later, you'll be strong enough for it.

I'm not going to give any advice about eating, since I'm at a place right now where I'm not yet able to think about food much ahead of time and make good plans. I tend to not think about food until I'm hungry.

[arundelle]

I started with walking. Now I go to the gym every night. Well, I went to the gym every night, lately it's been more like every other night.

It does definitely help.