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I have come to the realization that I'm a tad depressed. I know it's probably not like a clinical depression, but I don't know what other word to use. I'm hoping it's just the weather, you know, cabin fever and all. Last time I felt like this it was summer and fall, and I got out for long walks every day. It felt so good and helped me feel better.

I don't know what to do about it, except start exercising to get those endorphins going. But I can't seem to get myself to do it. By the time I get home from work it's the last thing I want to do. :(
 
start somewhere...

Give yourself 15 minutes to do something -it's not overwhelming, doesn't take a lot of pre-planning, and gives you a sense of satisfaction when it's done...
 
I'm trying...In the morning, I'm all set, I plan to exercise as soon as I get home from work. Next thing you know, it's bedtime and I've missed another day.

I didn't get any in today, but for once, I spent most of the afternoon on my feet instead of on my butt, cleaning the house. :)
 
dariqueen said:
I'm trying...In the morning, I'm all set, I plan to exercise as soon as I get home from work. Next thing you know, it's bedtime and I've missed another day.

I didn't get any in today, but for once, I spent most of the afternoon on my feet instead of on my butt, cleaning the house. :)
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That counts for something,I have been busting butt all week cleaning painting ect and I am more sore now than ever lol.Your current weight says "13"??I figured a typo..Hope you have a gr8 week,like MAL said just do a lil to eventually build ya back up.
 
Thanks Tammy, I never noticed that I messed it up. :)

I don't think I cleaned as hard as you; I was just organizing a little and going through the kids' clothes. But at least I was off the chair.
 
Hey Dari. I know I probably haven't ever talked to you on here before but, I'm making an effort to get into more people's diaries around here, and I definitely wanted to stop in and finally say hello. You've been on here for awhile, and I have read thru ur diaries many times before. Your doing a great job. Your story and success is a great motivator.

Sorry to hear about the depression. I totally think I suffer from the whole SAD (Seasonal Affect Disorder) thing too. The weather here in UT has been gray, yucky, and cold, and I definitely think it helps contribute to me getting down. I usually try to get to the tanning bed once and awhile and it seems to help but, I haven't been doing that lately. I've been okay for a few days now but, I had a pretty bad couple of days last week and felt really down. I have been sick and finally got back to exercising today, and it made me feel pretty good. I just went thru my core routine and walked on the treadmill for about half an hour but it did the trick. I'm usually a runner but my lungs still aren't quite up to it from being sick last week.

Hang in there and take care,
-Sam
 
dariqueen said:
I'm trying...In the morning, I'm all set, I plan to exercise as soon as I get home from work. Next thing you know, it's bedtime and I've missed another day.

I didn't get any in today, but for once, I spent most of the afternoon on my feet instead of on my butt, cleaning the house. :)
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Never put off til later what you can do right now... :)

Do it in the morning...

or pack your gym clothes in your bag before leaving for work -doesnt matter that you work out at home - get changed at work and when youre home - work out - you're all dressed - no excuses.

there's always a reason why you can't do something... Find reasons to do it.. and reward yourself every xx days of doing it... :D
 
Thanks Sam!



I'm going to make one goal for tomorrow. Just one, and make sure I stick to it. I have been drinking WAY too much diet pop, and it's affecting my snacking. :( Tomorrow I am going to cut it down to 2 cans only, and drink my 8 cups of water. I will do this, and it'll feel great.
 
maleficent said:
Never put off til later what you can do right now... :)

Do it in the morning...

or pack your gym clothes in your bag before leaving for work -doesnt matter that you work out at home - get changed at work and when youre home - work out - you're all dressed - no excuses.

there's always a reason why you can't do something... Find reasons to do it.. and reward yourself every xx days of doing it... :D
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I definitely can't do it in the morning, I already have trouble getting up before 5 to shower for work. It's tough. What I need to quit putting off is getting it in between 11:30 and when I eat lunch. I have the time then, and the kids usually stay at daycare, so I have the freedom.

Ok, I will do it tomorrow. No more excuses. 11:40 will find me in my workout clothes, Turbo Jamming in my living room. I will come here and post my success. :)
 
I think so. I heard someone say (don't know how scientific it is) that the artificial sweetener in it fools your body into thinking it's getting sugar (which I think I am addicted to), but when it realizes it didn't get it, you crave it more.

Before, when I wasn't drinking any pop, I could limit the chocolate and cookies to once a day as a small dessert or whatever. But now I crave it all day. :(

Plus, the more pop I drink, the less water I drink. And that's horrible, because it did me so much good. So right now, as I get ready for work, I'm already dying for a diet pepsi. But I'm going to be good. :)
 
Hey you - ive been wondering why i havent noticed you poppin up in my usercp:):):)The diet pop thing is a hard one to break especially diet pepsi - I have finally broken that and the caffine for the most part - I drink green tea and mostly decaffinated...

It only takes a couple of days to lick the habit you can do it:)!!!
 
No Turbo Jam, I went for a walk instead! It was great to be out in the fresh air again. The wind was bitter, but it was still nice. :)
 
Interesting about the diet pop. I think I heard that the artificial sweetener still causes a sugar high. The craving for sugar is never satisfied.

I've heard its bad for your brain too. Its just one of those things that's out there that we should avoid.
 
Its funny how the brain works. I used to drink a ton of plain ol' tap water and loved it. Then I started to drink diet pop and couldn't get enough. When I cut back, I suddenly couldn't stand drinking tap water. It was ridiculous. Suddenly, it wasn't good enough anymore. Then I started drinking carbonated water, which I absolutely abhorred. Then after a few times of drinking it, it replaced my pop addiction. I thought it was the sweetness of pop I loved instead it was the dancing fizzies! Go figure.

I can understand the burning cold of the north. I'm from Alberta. You kinda get used to it though. I moved to Vancouver a year ago and now I'm a sucky baby. When I visit home I absolutely feel like I'm going to DIE.

Did I mention it Dari: You are my hero. You're an incredible inspiration (I hope you don't get sick of hearing it!)
 
:eek: Aw, thanks, I've never been anybody's hero before. :)


TOPS meeting tonight; I was up 2.25 lbs. :( I think most of that is due to the fact that I had a large lunch and snack, as this morning I was only up about a half a lb at the most. So I'm not as bummed as you might think. Going to lose it this week though!:willy_nilly:
 
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