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Sadly, people obsess with the new shiny tools for weight loss, when they forget that losing weight comes down to eating natural food and performing very simple exercises. All those marketing gimmicks are there just to take your money. The best equipment for weight loss is your own bodyweight and/or a couple dumbells, if bodyweight exercises are too easy for you. But I am not judging, just think it's kind of silly.
 
fatforge said:
Sadly, people obsess with the new shiny tools for weight loss, when they forget that losing weight comes down to eating natural food and performing very simple exercises. All those marketing gimmicks are there just to take your money. The best equipment for weight loss is your own bodyweight and/or a couple dumbells, if bodyweight exercises are too easy for you. But I am not judging, just think it's kind of silly.
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Oh, trust me, the day I spend ..... hold on, let me look it up......haha... 250 dollars on a pair shoes that would most likely kill me is never.
 
That's why you gotta wait until those kind of shoes go on sale, like I did.

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Today was a success. I got on the treadmill a while ago, and my food was pretty good. Chef made some delicious chicken, veggies, and rice for dinner. I had a little rice, but not much. Rice is one of my favorites, so it's very easy for me to overdo it on that.

Anxiety is way high today though. Which means I probably won't sleep much tonight. I see lots of tossing and turning in my future. :( Plus side.... I have a super, awesome, sweet husband that is helping take care of one of the things that is stressing me out. :beating:
 
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Today was a success. I got on the treadmill a while ago, and my food was pretty good. Chef made some delicious chicken, veggies, and rice for dinner. I had a little rice, but not much. Rice is one of my favorites, so it's very easy for me to overdo it on that.

Anxiety is way high today though. Which means I probably won't sleep much tonight. I see lots of tossing and turning in my future. :( Plus side.... I have a super, awesome, sweet husband that is helping take care of one of the things that is stressing me out. :beating:
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For the record, this may sound sexual...but, I assure you...'tis not. To my dismay...'tis not.
 
Too funny! No good about the anxiety Jen, but good for chef helping relieve the stress :D
 
jen_renee said:
Today was a success. I got on the treadmill a while ago, and my food was pretty good. Chef made some delicious chicken, veggies, and rice for dinner. I had a little rice, but not much. Rice is one of my favorites, so it's very easy for me to overdo it on that.

Anxiety is way high today though. Which means I probably won't sleep much tonight. I see lots of tossing and turning in my future. :( Plus side.... I have a super, awesome, sweet husband that is helping take care of one of the things that is stressing me out. :beating:
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Can someone explain to me what's anxiety, I know it's a condition, but why someone suddenly becomes afraid of something?
 
fatforge said:
Can someone explain to me what's anxiety, I know it's a condition, but why someone suddenly becomes afraid of something?
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I don't think I can properly explain it in a forum post that isn't going to be a mile long . It's also a little different for everyone. For me, it's something that I have had to deal with just about every day for the last 20 years. My anxiety has changed from social to general over the years, and it has also gotten better over the years as well.

My main symptoms of anxiety are nausea and a racing heartbeat. In my 20s it was so bad that I had many, MANY days I threw up multiple times a day, to the point where I would be wrapped around the toilet all day, my stomach would not stop heaving, and I had to be taken to the ER. The nausea felt like having a ball at the top of your throat all day , and all you had to do was open your mouth and it would come out. It was exhausting.

Currently I still get nauseated, but not to the point where I'm hugging the toilet bowl very often, and I have medications to control it. It's mostly just a racing heartbeat and sleepless nights.

What brings it all on? It can literally be anything. It's overwhelming sense of doom for me. Without getting into personal stuff.... it could be little, could be big... in my head they are all the same. It's stuff that I have no control over. It's worrying about things I fear are going to happen, things I won't be able to deal with... basically this is me.....

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...another one of my favorite anxiety quotes.....
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In my head.. I KNOW I shouldn't worry about these things, but my body doesn't listen.
Anxiety is a tricky thing, sometimes even when you have it, you don't understand it. :)
 
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For me it´s more like being gripped in a vise, everything is cramped up and I can´t breathe properly. I love both pictures, by the way.
 
@jen_renee But what causes it? Like do a random thought pops up into your head and you snowball it so hard that it causes all those symptoms? I mean, have you had a traumatic experience in your childhood? Because, I have never ever encountered a person with an anxiety disorder. Not sure if I've heard about them in here (i'm from Estonia). I mean my mother worries all the time about every single thing imaginable, but she never experiences panic attacks.
 
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But what causes it? Like do a random thought pops up into your head and you snowball it so hard that it causes all those symptoms?
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Pretty much. Something will come up, and the "what if" worst possible scenario will pop into my head. Most people without anxiety would probably be able to just let that go, but not me. That "what if" becomes an all consuming thought that doesn't stop. It is constantly in the back of my head until whatever I'm worrying about occurs. And honestly the worst case scenario that I'm obsessing over usually never happens. Which is why I hate my anxiety, because I know it's usually me freaking out over something that most likely is never going to happen.... but that still doesn't stop me from obsessing about it.

And I'm sure certain things that I've went through in my life have not helped. But I would in no way say that going through that stuff was the sole reason for my anxiety. I honestly don't know why it happens, it just does. At this point it's just a part of who I am and I deal with it the best I can.
 
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Today is a treadmill day! I'm actually excited about it today though. Why? Cuz I get to wear my new shoes!!! I finally bought new running shoes yesterday. My other shoes were beat to hell, and made my feet hurt. We went out shopping yesterday and I found a pair I liked, and also got a couple tank tops, and a pair of pants. I rarely by stuff for myself, so I'm happy with my little splurge. :)


Not much to report other than that. I've been on track with food and exercise. I slept really good last night for a change. All is well. :)
 
Thanks, LaMa! :)


Yesterday went good. I ate well and exercised. The new shoes are awesome! I think I'll do some squats and a couple other exercises today. Tomorrow is another treadmill day.

Goals for March:
Lose 6-8 lbs
Exercise 4 times a week
Stay away from processed junk as much as possible
Avoid stress eating- try to stay positive!
Work hard to save money to put towards my new car OR win the lottery(either one is fine:p)

This weekend we're going to make a grocery list and take a trip to the next town over where there is a better store. It has a LOT better selection than our stores here. Hopefully we'll be able to get a bunch of new food for next week. Also the sun is shining and it's supposed to warm up to the 50s next week! Spring is around the corner! :hurray::hurray::hurray:
 
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