Back On Board!

So sorry to hear about your loss - I lost my brother 6 years ago which massively stunted my progress and my motivation to boot.. in fact I was at my target weight when he passed and so I've steadily gained a lot of weight!
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We got this!

theskipper54 wrote: »

Hey everyone, I was doing great on this in 2014, then had a bit of a tragedy with my dad, who passed away with cancer. It caused a huge depression relapse, not to mention the amount of time I had to deal with his illness that year. Anyway...though I did put some weight back on, I am now in a position to get back on board and set sail toward my fitness goals! I'm down 7 lbs so far, so thats good, but have a way to go yet. Just saying "Hello" and hope everyone is doing great!

I can totally relate to this, unfortunately. My mom's illness was very long term, slowly killing her. The stress is comprehensible unless you've actually went through it, as well as being their caretaker. Not only did I eat horribly, a lot of times because it's what was quick and easy, but I also took up smoking after having quit for over 5 years.

My Ma passed in 2017 and surprisingly it was her death that lead me back to a healthier lifestyle. I was shattered! I didn't know how to process her death and so I started running. I chose running versus sitting on someone's couch, which I often think I probably still need to do. Running was such an outlet for me - it became my therapy. I ran because I knew how much she loved hearing about that stuff in my younger years. She lived vicariously through my sister and I. I was always into fitness when I was younger and she loved hearing me talk about it, probably because she couldn't do it. So I ran knowing how happy it would make her. I ran because she couldn't. I ran because I needed it to survive not having her here anymore.

2 years later and I'm still running because I never know when those days will come that I can't handle this new normal.