depressed, fat, and broke

I wear a regular bra under a sports bra for extra support. I got 3 basic sports bras from Walmart for about $10. Low sodium canned green beans, carrots, etc can get you some decent nutrition with less waste. So can low sodium canned black/red/garbanzo/northern beans. I have found my local food bank stocks those and a lot of other healthy food. Is that something you can look into?

As far as exercise, walking is great. I have lost most of my weight from doing it. And YouTube has lots of workout videos, if you want to try something different. Just be kind to yourself and have patience. We can't change a lifestyle in a day. I know the strain of struggling financially. Ultimately, I have been trying to turn from food to exercise for coping with my anxiety over it.

As already stated, weight loss is about calorie deficit.

For cheap meals, how about batch cooking some hearty soups and stews? Prep for the week and you'll be using your veggies before they go bad, and you'll always have something in the fridge or freezer that you can reheat in a few minutes to try and prevent you heading to a takeaway. Use beans and pulses to bulk out the meals and add more protein if you can't afford much meat.

In terms of exercise, there's no need to do high impact activities that require an expensive bra. You could walk, cycle if you have a bike, do yoga or pilates or body strength training.

I see a lot of excuses in that there post. If there's a will there's a way. Find your will.

If you are not eating your fresh right away you can portion it and freeze it or buy frozen. When buying food, go for fresh first, frozen 2nd, and canned as last choice (low sodium or no sodium for me). Exercise? Walking. I was cleared for exercise 3 weeks ago and started walking. Only thing needed was tennis shoes. I have found that exercise, even just 20-30 minute walking, has helped with stress levels, sleep, and mood. I feel better all around. Sports bra, agree, wear regular one and but the $10 Walmart, they work. Also totally agree with crispsandwich!

You are putting yourself in a position where you are overwhelmed by the supposed enormity of the project.
Break it down into its component parts, understand them and how they relate to you and your overall objective.

Understand whats motivating you to want to lose and decide if you are prepared to do what it takes for as long as it takes. 1lb a week is a rule of thumb I suggest merely to give you an idea of how long it might take, it may take longer.

Your first step shouldnt cost anything and you have access to this site and the internet. Learn about weight loss and pick up tips on how to lose weight healthily and sustainably. The idea is that you get to the end. Knowledge of how calorie deficits, nutrition and exercise fit into the scheme of things will al hel you become familiar with the unfamiluar and take some of the fear out of the task.

Look at your mental wellbeing and either focus or work out a plan that can have you commited with other things like your job being less likely to distract you. You might even consider getting a better or different job if its nt working for you.

With good knowledge of nutrition you cna use this site to see what people eat (things in moderation) plus you will find sensible shopping (rather than fast food) where you cook for yourself will work out cheaper.

Exercise then just start with walking at whatever level you are, do a bit more the next day and the day after till you build up to 30-60 mins a day. You can do soem exercise at home just bodyweight or workouts from fitness belnder or youtube. Whatever you cna manage .

If you want a sports bra and you have virtually nothing then have a look on ebay. If you know what you are looking for then its just a question of being patient. If you walk and do workouts at home then its less of a problem.

You talk about food and laziness, so you are going to need to tackle those head on, commit take responsibility and do something about it instead of making excuses. Do it one day, then focus on the the next until it becomes normal. Keep your targets small, so you cna easily meet them and build momentum. It starts with you commiting.

Focus on the things you can control and positive life changes will come. Keep your chin up! Don't need to jog to lose weight just go out and walk the miles.

It is really hard to do this, to break out of this cycle but it CAN be done. I was where you are over a year ago, the only exercise I have ever done is walking so never needed a sports bra (you could try wearing two ordinary bras, one over the other btw for more support). It is correct to say it is calorie deficit so you could do that whatever way you wanted, you do NOT have to live on lettuce and radishes for ever - do what you can. Gradually you will realise that you can eat a whole lot more healthy stuff than you can unhealthy stuff. You can make your calories go further just like you make money go further. I have gradually changed my diet over the year, swapping to fresh food and cutting out a lot of crappy food and I lost 104lbs so far. No gym memberships, no special food, no miracle protein shakes, supplements or anything else. Keep it simple BUT you have to keep yourself motivated so get a bunch of good supportive friends here who will help. You can do this but you have to put effort in.

alexandramyers wrote: »

...and its a vicious cycle. How do you break the cycle? I'm sick of being miserable but I can't seem to stop abusing myself with food and laziness

You sound like me 25 yrs ago...it's only a few more lbs, I'll take care of it soon! Guess what, I let the cycle continue and now am 51 and 273 lbs. Stop the cycle by making a choice, decide on what you want, map out how you can succeed and sticking to it. Force yourself thru the first two weeks of eating healthier and it gets much, much better. Yes it is easier and cheaper to eat bad...but if you make that choice you will lose who you want to be.