Getting out of this funk!
I need to get out, seriously! I have been feeling like a total failure, what else can I say, and it has been getting to me. Feeling down, eating crap and not making it to the gym, after all what is the point….I am going to turn right back and put it back on!
I still want this, need this…just feel like it is an uphill battle with no end in sight! It’s like every day I keep on pushing and pushing and get nothing back in return. Yes, I lost 50 lbs, but it took me 8 months to do it…that is about 5 lbs on a monthly basis. And I am thinking about everything, it just get me a bit depressed.
I guess all I can do or have to do now is take it one day at a time, 1 lb at a time and 1 meal at a time. Slowly I have been trying to get out of this funk….threw away food that my mom cooked for us(great food but bad for you), been making ti to the gym now and have done cardio! I figured out that when I look at the future and see the energy and work it will require, it depressed me because I am thinking: How the hell did I get myself in this situation? And it is not something I can fix in 12 weeks, or 15 or 30. This is a lifelong battle.
The best way to attack it is to take it one step at a time, one battle at a time and day at a time. The future will come regardless, maybe my best bet is to focus on the present.
April 15, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Oh brother, I know exactly what you mean, I feel your pain. But it does take ALOT of patience. I hated when I didnt see the results right away. But Im back at it and ready to be healthy, at this point I dont care if I look good, just to feel good will be alright with me. Good luck to you!
April 15, 2009 at 1:28 pm
I knew how you felt two years ago. It nothing that happens over night. You have to change your whole life around to do this properly, and it takes consistency, and patients. If you hold tight to those you will make it.
April 15, 2009 at 1:53 pm
the fact that you lost 50 in 8 months is cool mate. i dont know much about weight loss but i would think that losing weight slowly gives you more chance of keeping it off. all the best to you.
April 16, 2009 at 6:12 am
1lb at a time is the way to do it. Never lose sight of the end goal but 1 step at a time is the only way to get there.
Never forget how far you have come, you achieved a lot already.
I believe you can do it.
April 18, 2009 at 12:35 am
Keep on pushing, buddy. Just remember the ultimate goal: to get healthier and feel better. The number on the scale is irrelevant - if you feel and look better, you’re doing it right!!!
April 18, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Dude, you couldnt have said it better. I’ve been slacking off the past month and a half, I’ve been working like a dog but its no excuse. I need to get back in the rhythm. I need to get the shit situated, get back into the gym, cut out all the garbage, and make it happen. I’m with you man, I’ll keep in touch to make sure we’re sticking to this, and making the right choices.
April 18, 2009 at 10:49 pm
You can do it! I believe in you.
April 19, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Hang in there, big man. Life throws us little challenges that are meant to either distract us, or overcome them to teach us a lesson.
Keep your head up and keep lifting. 50lbs down, so stick to it!
April 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I feel like this everyday. Progress doesn’t come fast enough.