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wibblywobblynomore74
wibblywobblynomore74 Posts: 37 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
In need of support and understanding why I'm so tired!!..I have gained a little over 13lb, and gone from being addicted to exercise/running to being virtually sedentary in 2.5 years..recent bloods say I'm Vit D deficient, and investigating ovarian cysts..I eat well for a couple of days then kid myself I'm ok, this biscuit won't hurt, or another or another..then 6 later I'm feeling guilt. My clothes are so uncomfortable, had to buy a size larger and yet moan about it without doing anything!! Why am I so tired and any support to motivate would help..sorry for the rant

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  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    thats a tough one. most people start with some motivation or they aren't here at all. sometimes you have to just do it and the motivation comes later.

    start small. pick a goal that is manageable. say log your food for one week. just log it. don't be hard on yourself, just log it. anyone can do anything for a week.

    just do something. anything!
  • wibblywobblynomore74
    wibblywobblynomore74 Posts: 37 Member
    Thank you..I record pretty well (or have been)..but I need to turn to exercise to help boost my loss as from previous experience reduced cals only goes so far..but I'm so bloody tired! I say I'm making excuses, which on occasion I have done, work full time, single mum, get home too tired..but even on days off I just want to not exercise.

    I need to look at what I eat wrong, and know I need to get out for that endorphin boost..where has my mojo gone
  • pineapple_jojo
    pineapple_jojo Posts: 440 Member
    It's a vicious circle sometimes - eating junk food makes me tired, if I'm tired I don't want to work out and then I get too tired to eat properly so I eat junk food! Having said that ovarian cysts may be affecting your hormones which could make you tired too.

    I think if you don't have your mojo then go for baby steps. Choose a slower rate of loss, so 1lb a week instead of 2, aim to exercise every other day or just three times in a week for just 20 or 30 minutes each time. Commit to it totally for one week. By the end of the week you'll probably be starting to pick up a bit and get your groove on!

    I hope you find your mojo, I know what it's like to lose it and it's so hard to pick yourself up and start again, but you CAN do it!

    Good luck! xx

  • wibblywobblynomore74
    wibblywobblynomore74 Posts: 37 Member
    Thank you..I really appreciate the boost and know I will hopefully re-find my mojo..I know good plays a big part in my energy ups and downs with sugar etc..I will push on and fight through this tiredness
  • Numericmama373
    Numericmama373 Posts: 125 Member
    edited June 2017
    Did you start taking vitamin D?

    I am now and also B. Could you be anemic?

    Once you start exercising, it may give you more energy too.
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