Help me defeat myself

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bealive

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Greetings to everyone,

I am new to this whole support community thing. Having tried everything including a gym I have realized that none of it matters; that I am my own worst enemy. I lost weight only to grow lazy and gain it all back up again. At one point I even starved myself and was so proud of it. Never thinking those warnings applied to me. As a result, I grew weaker, frail, and I had ZERO energy to even take a shower! My sleeping patter was shot to hell and my studies have been suffering -and it's all because of me. Nobody else but myself. I could list to you all how bad it gets, how it impacts me and how many friendships I've lost - but this whole thing is rather embarrassing to me. I am literally opening myself to the world and I am terrified.

However, I have decided I need to kick my own ass so I'll take the risk of GLOBAL humiliation :p. Truth is I need some emotional support and physical support. Tips on how to get energized, what vitamins to take as I have chosen a vegetarian diet. No more meats and very little dairy as I am intolerant to both. I live in a very conservative society or what I call an emotionally constipated society, and it takes the kind of push one needs and confidence that one requires just to break barriers. I am to do all this all on my own a=but whatever advice and tips you have - please share.

Thank you!
 
Welcome!

I'm not very good with emotional support, but, I implore you not to avoid meats outright if possible. Vegetarian diet is great but no protein can have negative impacts on your body.
I'm not sure how bad your intolerance is but you need some form of protein. Eggs, peanuts, maybe even a meal replacement shake (if you go this route choose carefully, as a lot of those shake products are meant for people that spend hours at the gym.)

Multivitamins aren't a bad idea ever, but there is some evidence that these pass right through your body, so when choosing multivitamins either look for chewables, or take them with a meal that has moderate protein/fat/acidic (Eggs, bacon, orange juice for example). Or do what I do and pound them with a tenderizer and toss it in with your morning drink =P

Also, never skip breakfast.

Best of luck, I'm pretty new myself but am down from 270 to 218 as of today so I like to think I know a thing or two =P and there's plenty others here that have had success in their own way. You'll find all kinds of idea's if you just lurk, not to mention learn a thing or two.
 
Hey, welcome to the forum! :)

As a vegetarian, you have to take care to eat enough protein. I don't know if you still eat fish, but I'm gonna assume you don't.
In that case, other great sources for protein are beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh and chickpeas.

In terms of vitamins and other nutrients, Iron, calcium and vitamin B12 are often lacking from vegetarian diets. Good sources for these include dried fruits, cashews, mushrooms and tofu.

Healthy fats like coconut oil, flaxseed oil, canola oil, soybeans, walnuts and (again) tofu are also very important.

Hope I could help you out a little, all the best to you.
 
Thank you guys so much I'll keep you all up to date on my progress. My goal right now is to lower my high cholesterol, after taking a blood test that was my first warning sign so anything that can help decrease my bad cholesterol and replace it with good ie good fats would be a great help.
 
It's good you have already decided to do something something about. In my family we have a history of high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease and whereas you can't choose your DNA you can control what you eat and how much you move.
 
Welcome to the forum.

Ruling out meat and dairy does restrict your protein options - but not entirely.

You can get a reasonable amount of protein from beans, lentils and nuts etc.
Some people rule out meat - but are able to eat such things as eggs and I have known people eat fish.

In fact - quite a lot of fruit and vegetables contain a tiny amount of protein.

You would benefit from analysing your food using a free account from www.fitday.co.uk and see exactly how much protein is in your diet...

You can buy various types of protein powder which can make up shortfalls.

Beans are definitely important for your diet as they can really help with lowering cholesterol too... We eat a lot of baked beans - but always opt for the low sugar low salt version.

I suggest that you read the following thread - it may help you settle in and make friends
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/57955-My-advice-to-newcomers

Good luck with your project.
 
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