My motivation slipped and fell. (Literally & Figuratively)

Ashonym
Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
edited September 30 in Motivation and Support
I have become slightly saddened, and I've learned that I am an emotional eater. Yesterday while out with family I fell at the beach and did something bad enough to my foot that I now cannot walk and am using crutches. I don't know how long I'll be like this and I have my daughter to take care of, so this puts a damper on my exercise plans. This realization and being couch-ridden led me to caving in on a craving last night, and now this morning I feel bad about it but I crave more comfort food.

Have any of you ever gotten injured and knocked off the wagon unexpectedly? How do you keep it together if you too are a comfort food person? I want to keep going as I've been doing so well but this was discouraging.

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  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    Bump. :/
  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    Bump. :/
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
    I am a total comfort eater too. I was doing really well with MFP until I moved house last week... it was really stressful as I have moved very far away from all my friends and family and was feeling pretty lonely. In the past week I've had chips and pizza twice, and quite a lot of other bad stuff, chocolate etc. :/

    I don't really have any advice other than I think it comes down to willpower and changing the way we think. Having the food makes us feel better whilst we're eating it, but then afterwards we feel worse (well, I do anyway! Because I feel like a failure...)

    :(

    Also I guess you have to accept that you have had a bad few days/ weeks or whatever, but pick yourself up and get back on track! If I dwell on times I have given into cravings it just makes it worse... it makes me feel like I will never be able to not give in, so there is no point in trying! So I guess we have to try not to dwell on it and just move on...

    Feel free to add me if you want to chat!
  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    Thanks for the reply. I'm sorry to hear about your moving situation. I suppose you're right about willpower and changing the thought processes, but the only way I've been able to stick to my calorie limit thufsar is through exercising to earn enough more. Now that's not a possibility for... A long while.

    Today I am determined to go back to my calorie limits but my evil mind is trying its hardest to rationalize deviating. I just wanna go outside and jumprope...Damn foot. T.T
  • starracer23
    starracer23 Posts: 1,011 Member
    I'm sorry that you fell and hurt yourself. :( I hope that your foot heels and quick!!

    There are still plenty of things you can do as you lay on the couch/bed/floor.

    leg lifts
    weight lifting (arms)
    ab work

    Also view this as a slight set back and nothing more, there will always be things that CAN detour us off our goals. The important thing is what you choose to do when there is a challenge in front of you.

    So you had a bad day/night...don't let that stop you!!! YOU can do it! YOU are worth it!

    Not that long ago I dislocated my knee - it sucked and it slowed me down. But I didn't give it the power to stop me or to send me backwards. It's now healed and feels good as new. :D
  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    Thank you. Yes I guess I could do my sit ups and strength training exercises. But my cardio is going to suffer and my main concern is how I'm going to stick to my calorie limit without it.
  • TazzyDB
    TazzyDB Posts: 224
    You are SO not alone in that situation.

    Last year I lost 35 pounds and had to work very hard to do it. In October I hurt my back and then in December I sliced my shin open (to the bone) on icy stairs. I was so demotivated and angry that I put almost all of it back on. That made me even MORE depressed and angry. :grumble:

    But, here I am, back at it and down 12 of those pesky pounds I put back on. :smile:

    I will sound like a hypocrite saying this after sharing my short story--but don't let it get you down. Talk (type) it out with those of us here on MFP. I think if I would have had this support circle then, I'd have been fine.

    (PS... don't forget you can still do certain exercises sitting down or laying on the floor!!!)

    :happy:
  • ohpurdysure
    ohpurdysure Posts: 45
    Sorry for the set back.. Lifting hand weights and what ever you are physically capable of doing will impact your muscles and you know muscles are better than fat.. So try to stay on the foods good for ya and work out them arms and dont give in... Its gunna be ok
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    I got the mother of all blisters on both of my feet last friday and then during the healing process i somehow pulled my ankle while sitting at the computer and it swelled out. That week i changed my cal goals to 1/2 lbs a week loss so i got 300 extra calories to eat and i ended up actually dropping a lb. That is more then i dropped while actually working out!
  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    Thank you both. Tazzy those injuries sound just godawful. I'm so sorry. That is the exact path I felt myself heading on last night. I tried to fight it mentally but lost. What I have not mentioned yet is that I am more than likely bipolar and suffer from bouts of severe depression and social anxiety disorder. And when the depression hits I stop caring. And a lack of care means a lack of motivation which means ultimate failure.

    So as you said, having this support base is immeasurably valuable. I cannot thank everyone here enough for just being there. I do not own any weights but I will definitely do some sit ups and try my best. I might have to lower my goal to 1pm a week and sedentary until I get better. Maybe that would be doable...
  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    I got the mother of all blisters on both of my feet last friday and then during the healing process i somehow pulled my ankle while sitting at the computer and it swelled out. That week i changed my cal goals to 1/2 lbs a week loss so i got 300 extra calories to eat and i ended up actually dropping a lb. That is more then i dropped while actually working out!


    Wow, that is wonderful! That you lost I mean. Sounds like a decent enough plan of action. I've been told this could take up to six weeks to heal. My foot is out of place/sprained. Thanks for the positive story and sorry you had/have to go through that.
  • jk051861
    jk051861 Posts: 41 Member
    Put weightloss in a different perspective. This is a lifestyle change. Craving comfort food is normal; it's life! There is nothing wrong with eating something you love when you feel bad. Just don't go overboard. Have a serving. Eat it slowly. Enjoy it. You will feel better in a few days. Then you can get back on track.

    Remember weightloss is not a race. It's a lifestyle change. It's a journey, one day at a time. No guilt.

    Oh, You will be surprised how hard it is to walk with crutches. It's a tremendous arm workout.
  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    That's true, it feels like a workout just getting to the bathroom...
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