Rock Bottom

We all have felt the way at first. I want to let you know we are all here for you. Just let us take your habd and show you the real you. Yes its going to be hard at first, but I know you can do it. Take the time to believe in yourself and the things you can do not the things you can't do.

I am 56 have been diabetic for 43 years can't do anything but walk right now. I take 10 shots a day and I know you don't want to have to shots because you are now diabetic. In about 8 monhts have dropped 19 pounds. I had to learn the hard way. I became very ill and knew I had to do something or I wouldn't be here to see my 3 grandsons grow up.

Its all up to you. We will be here to cheer you on in any way we can. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

Your quote says it all. "One Day at a Time". I live by this motto. I too have been without a job since August. I finally accepted one yesterday. December 3rd, I was the heaviest I have been since having my daughter, 13 years ago. I suffer with depression.

However, here I am, 20 pounds lighter, and I have regulated my depression with diet and exercise, and I have never felt better.

You can do this. You just have to take the first step. One day at a time. If you keep it up... you will begin to feel better, you will begin to look better, and you will start to love yourself just a little bit more.

Do it now. Don't wait like I did... and realize you are now 45 years old and you just wasted the past ten years.

You can choose to either do something today, or be worse off tomorrow. As someone has said on here before, losing weight is hard. But being fat is hard too. Choose your hard.

I am so sorry you feel so lost and stuck.I have fought my weight all my life, it is so hard and embarrassing . I started on MFP in August due to being diagnost with diebetis. I was so depressed and frightened. I am 56, I felt like I was 80 ! I started this diet and exercise program (I swim) and I feel younger now than I have in 20 years ! I have lost 44 pounds and my sugar level is under control. Know that you can change,take the first step,the first day, the first meal. Just take small steps, go for a short walk, try eating less fat, you do not have to be perfect ! If this is a life change you know we will slip,but the trick is to get back up and try again. Please feel free to friend me, you can then look at my diary and maybe see you do not have to give up everything.
I have at least another 50 pounds to go, so I need help from as many friends as I can. God Bless,hope you feel better very soon.
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You are in the right place! I am sorry for what you are going through - been there a time or two myself.

Do your best to get on track and stay there - but forgive yourself slip ups and keep moving forward. I know this is like a Nike commercial, but just do it! You can and should and CAN!!! You will be AMAZED with how your entire life changes around as you have successes along the way - the mental self-hating stuff, that ugly voice in your own head - it will quiet down after some time and your esteem will grow in leaps and bounds.

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

Good news about hitting rock bottom? Theres no where to go but up!

please don't give up. Sounds like you made the right decision by taking "one day at a time" . Not sure where you are from, today in Canada we are celebrating "let's talk" . Mental illness and depression. So you are one day ahead by simply talking and sharing your thoughts. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

I just joined sunday just hang in there and just think you made the first step and joining mfp so you just keep up the good work try to think positive and its one day at a time.

The responses given you here so far, so quickly, is why I LOVE MFP. It truly is, an amazing community of people who want to see you succeed through their support and encouragement. I wish you much success on your new journey here, because YOU derserve it!

Awww. So sorry you feel overwhelmed right now. I have been there too. Doesn't matter how many pounds you have to lose...when you haven't succeeded in the past, it can feel very overwhelming to start again.

I love this site! This is probably the first time I've been motivated to keep on going. I have a medley of health & emotional things that have made it hard, but I told myself this time I would push past the emotions and not give up. I even told myself I'd do this for a year, even if I lost no weight. And the weird thing is, I FEEL so much better about myself just working out & putting myself first, I wouldn't quit now - even if I knew I wouldn't ever be able to be my ideal weight. Other benefits that have come of this: new friends I've met at the gym, eventually (I kid you not) becoming a Zumba teacher (and actually making some money at it), finally getting stronger, back feels better, and my skin is 70% clearer now. I'm still as emotional as ever, but I just keep on going no matter how I feel each day.

I too got let go from my job last January, but I used my time on unemployment (plus my entire 401K) to try to find what I would really want to do. You never know - it could be a blessing. My previous job is part of what got me to gain weight - I was so UNHAPPY at that place. I'd eat just to escape feeling so awful during the 8:30-5 I was there each day. Sometime I'd even need to drink a glass of wine at night to forget the place. I hope you can at least get unemployment.

I drive a crappy old car, I don't have great benefits, I have virtually no savings, BUT I now work for myself (making 70% of what I was) and I'm about 1,000000000000000000 times happier now. I'm also FINALLY writing the book I wanted to write for the past 4 years but could never find the energy to do.

Look on the bright side...maybe your job went away because it needed to GO for you to put you first.

If you want to friend me, feel free.

Great Job on taking the first step. It has to be hard to put all of these feelings out there for complete strangers to read. I hope you make it through and get to where you need to be.

:brokenheart: But you type really nice. Just kidding, but it is nice. It breaks my heart to hear someone else that has suffered such a reality check too. life is rough and some of us eat our why through our pain and feelings. i have spent my whole life fighting my depression with food. I am a happy person by nature and when trouble or anxiety hit I turn to food , so food is my drug to cope. With that said I am slowly ( baby steps) learning too comtrol my food. I have struggled but I'm not giving up. I have no choice, like you I want my life back, I joined a winter health challenge, not diet a life change, it is for 40 days and today is day33 I just now have started to exersize a little knee problem, I am happy to say I have lost 22 lbs. slow but a start. I wish you the patients to take the small steps so you can enjoy one day the bigger step a healthier you and me

you have to hit rock bottom before you can move on from where you are.
Now no more pity party. Now we are strong and capable and moving on!
We can do this... log every day even if you have eaten something you shouldnt. Be accountable, get in half an hour of any sort of exercise and I promise you you will start feeling so much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!