My Body Is Turning On Me, He Said as He Ate Another Chip...

HeavysetPat

by the MFP day counter it would have been about 58 days for me, but i have slacked off for the last 10, and didnt log anything in, but it would have been just zero exercise and about 3000 cals of bull****.

i was doing great for 48 days, and then, idk, the same ole ****, the same ole excuses, the same ole...same ole.

This morning, my head and stomach feel horrible.. Im weak, no energy, no motivation. As i catalog though my mind of the last 10 days of what i have eaten i laugh so hard cause i know id rather cry.

My body is starting to give up on me because i have given up on it. Now what? give another speech to myself and get motivated again, just to quit again? **** it right ?


NO!


This mountain is steep, slick, and it rains 24/7, it mocks me, it tears me down, it makes it feel like giving up. I must dig deeper, the top has so many wonderful rewards, i must climb day and night, no time to stop and look down, i know whats down there, nothing, loneliness, failure, defeat.

Dear Body...i am sorry, i will do everything in my power to bring you back, i will do everything in my power to revive you. Please , do not give up on me. I have promised you so much, and i will make good on those promises. -the fitness prayer




If you are going thru something similar, please add me as a friend, i am here, we go to victory together, hand and hand

amberj32

This **** is hard work! I've a bad few days last week, but I kept logging- the good, the bad and the ugly. I have type 2 diabetes(diag 4/24/14) so it's an extra nudge in the side to keep on with MFP. I feel like giving up often. But we CAN do this!!

Do you need a swift kick in the butt?

Palamedes

As Sarah Jessica Parker once said:

"So many roads. So many detours. So many choices. So many mistakes."

No matter how lost you may become, you can always get back on the road. I fully understand that the road may be steep, the road may be slick, and giving up is so damn easy. Take a look at your goal. Determine if that is where you wish to be. Log EVERYTHING. Log the food. Log the water. Log the exercise. You can re-establish the routines that were effective for you.

One day you will reach that summit. The clouds will clear and you will be able to see forever. You will also find that you have not reached the end of your journey. You will still need to move forward and perhaps see what is beyond.

Good Luck, my Friend. See you at the top.

Jg04811

Just take it one day at a time. Make today worth it!! Worry about tomorrow well tomorrow feel free to add me!

Lizzy622

Actually the problem is not the mountain but the excess weight I am trying to haul up it. As I drop pounds, the mountain isn't as hard to climb and the slopes don't seem as slick or steep. If you are going to make it up the mountain, you need to treat your body right.

Fsunami

The door is open, c'mon in.

For those of you on this thread that would like help and support, please feel free to add me - will be happy to pay it forward in the way that others have done for me...

The past is done. The future will be here soon enough. What you have to do is focus on today & today only. Its all we have to work with.

I woulda been dead in 5 years if I hadn't made this commitment. All signs were pointing that way.

Just a few things the MFP tribe and common sense has taught me:

1) This is a thing you DO, not a definition of who you ARE. Just like laundry. Take the emotion out of it wherever possible. I cannot stress this enough.

2) My approach? This is a lifestyle change, not a diet. So there is no finite number of days that I am trying to get to. I will be logging in and logging food for the rest of my life, because:

a) This program works
b) I don't want to die young and I was headed that direction

3) Try to remember - We are the results of the choices we make every day, whether those choices are good or bad. Make as many good choices as you can, and the ship will stay steady. At the end of the day, we are the man in the mirror. We are accountable to ourselves and no one else. I can help you with getting there, but the doing is up to you. Leave rationalizing at the door, and be honest with yourself. Its the only path to long term success

Cal tracking is considered a good choice (whether boring or not) because it tells you where you really are (just like your check register tells you your balance) - remember to be honest with yourself all the time. Ultimately, you will achieve that which you are seeking much sooner.

If you will commit to doing the work, your MFP tribe will commit to helping. Why? Because that's what we do. And we have ALL been there.

Three months ago? I couldn't move. Saturday? I burned 2100 calories exercising. Because? I wanted to.

You got this.

Fsunami

Spreyton22K

Hey there, sorry you are going through a rough patch.

You are not alone.....this is not an easy road and there are always pitfalls and detours but it sounds as though you are tough and determined and those are necessary traits plus patience that will see you through to the other side.

Just to add to your Mountain reference......"One can never get to enjoy the view from the top of the Mountain without first passing through the Valleys".

Good luck :flowerforyou: