Pished off.

I felt a little like that earlier today. :grumble: I feel better now. It's just Monday, and it started off a little rough after a not so great Sunday. I'm optimistic that the rest of the day will just get better and better.

Hello there,

Trust me everyone on here probably have days of not wanting to work out and eat healthy. All of us have had days when we over eat and feeling like crap and giving up. I found out that what works for me is my attitude. If I do have a slip up day, I don't call the the whole thing off. I just make a promise to myself to do better the next day and so on. It's not easy getting to the stage being healthy is second nature in the thought process, it takes a few weeks or even months.

I just asked that you don't give up. If you are a stress eater, like I am, I try to figure out what made me stress out that day. I keep 100 calorie snacks and fruit cups in my office, I drink a lot of water or I go out for a walk. But when I want chocolate, I have chocolate. I just make sure I don't go over board because when it all comes down to it, it's moderation with the portions. My downfall is chocolate, soda and chips. Do I still have them, yes. But I don't have them every day and when/if I do, I don't beat myself up about. I just remember, I'm the only one that can get this weight off of me. I'm the only one whose responsible for me. The only way this weight is going to come off and I can fit into my two dresses that I would like to be in by November, is by working out and eating healthier.

I have to take responsibility for what I eat, how I eat it and when I eat it. I can't blame no one else. I had to learn how to food shop differently and talk myself out of all the wonderful treats to eat. I'm thankful that my son was never a big treat person. Even now, he's 19, and I can buy him something and it can sit for days...except Butterfinger ice cream, that's gone within 10 minutes...hahahaha. But he's tall and thin, so he can eat that ice cream in 5 minutes.

You have great support on this website...use it and inhale the great advice that is here. Stop beating yourself up because you had a bad day. Just make the rest of your day a priority of eating right and do a workout and go from there..

I'm thankful that my son was never a big treat person. Even now, he's 19, and I can buy him something and it can sit for days...

Oh man, my last roommate was like that too!! It used to drive me nuts seeing all those goodies sitting in the pantry for so long!! But I must say, I wish I had will power (or just indifference) like that lol.

I had a pity party of one last night, not exactly sure why, but sunday nights just do me in! Especially now that its getting darker earlier, and now that it's getting cooler and Fall is officially here (I'm in Buffalo, NY) I've started to crave comfort foods too, and those are definitley not salad or cottage cheese type meals!

One thing I figured out for me was that when I do sit and read I need to NOT have the TV on. Those $^@#^ food commercials are my achille's heel!! and I don't even have to be hugry for them to tempt me. BUT I AM NOT GOING BACKWARDS!! I've come to far to let one or two missteps take me all the way back down that slipperly slope!

Hey at least you wanted to walk to Asda

Seriously, when I feel like giving up, I read the stories here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/15-success-stories. If a 300+lb woman can get to 150lbs, there is no excuse for my sad sorry *kitten* not to lose the weight I need to. Same goes for anyone.

Don't feel bad about losing motivation, it happens to the best of us and being low in iron will doubly make you feel that way.

Take your iron, do your class, delight in logging your cals burned and next time you feel this way, it will be a whole load easier to fight the feeling off.

Nope...Mondays are always, "Time to buckle down and kick some *kitten*" days.

I'm apparently anemic, regardless of my entire lifestyle change and new healthy, happy, nutrient rich diet full of wholegrains and eggs and leafy greens and lean meats and exercise.

anemia isn't always caused by a deficiency in diet... it can be caused by other deficiencies (b-12 for example) or it can be an deficiency in how your body metabolizes things... it can also happen around or just after TOM... (I actually used to become so anemic with TOM that they considered blood transfusions monthly... thank God for mirena!)

also sometimes when you make a change in your diet it may take a while before ALL of your blood levels reflect this... if you have recent blood work your doc can tell you if you are more/less anemic than you were... they can also check your b-12 and ferritin levels and get an idea for why you are anemic...

if you are not symptomatic the best thing may be to just wait a few months and have them check again


to answer your question... YES... I currently have a broken foot... I just want to order a dominos bread pasta bowl and have them bring it to my house and eat the whole stinking thing... I have been on this blasted couch for a MONTH and I am tired and frustrated and sore and and and and and and and (a million other little things that have been piling up on me... SIGH)

You were saying that you've found out that you're anaemic as well. That might be part of the reason that you're feeling as you are. Have you discussed working on your anaemia with your doctor? Ask for suggestions. Stop by a health food store once you have those suggestions and talk with them about getting supplements that absorb more readily by the body and are more effective.
In order to keep my levels up, I have to take supplements. I eat right. but that's not enough. Apparently some of us will always fight anaemia even when not living a regimented lifestyle. I only need to take a multivitamin, a good dose of calcium-magnesium and extra Vitamin D because we don't get alot of sun where I live. It has made a world of difference for me.

Yes! I had a crying spell over this just yesterday. I've been "serious" about this since the beginning of June (got my fitbit, started logging everything)... that's not to say I hadn't already done a complete overhaul of my eating habits over the last few years. So by "getting serious," I meant making "good" into "better" and putting more effort into the exercise aspect. Where am I? I'm at a 5 pound gain and no inches lost. I don't know why I'm doing this, and I also thought about "quitting"... but then I couldn't figure out exactly what I would be "quitting".... the only things up for "quitting" would be the logging my food, caring about inches, and caring about that blasted bathroom scale. And I guess caring whether or not I get any exercise in at all.
Okay, I started this out as an attempt to perhaps provide some encouragement to you. But I have failed! At least you know, you are not alone, so we will, together, not allow ourselves to "give up"... whatever it is. I still want to be able to wear a pair of knee high boots one day, damn it.

Id it just regular anemia or is it pernicious anemia? If it's the pernicious variety you diet has nothing to do with it. Your body can't absorb the B (think B12 but might be all) vitamins. Will you have to get the shots for it?

Meh, it's a Monday. It happens.

You'll feel better if you go to your class and you probably know that. At least go and try.

We all have our ups and downs.

If you need the B12 shots to help with the iron retention, you may just be lucky as they can assist with weight loss. You wont feel miserable then............

Anemia is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay common among teenagers and 20-somethings, especially girls (myself included). And if the diet change is recent, maybe your body hasn't caught up yet anyway? Don't stress about it, you'll be fine.