Really sad and ashamed and need support

Hey! I do not know much about Fibromyalgia but I am here if you need a friend! I am also on the weight loss track. I recently had an injury that curbed my training for a few days and I got depressed, cranky and thought I was gaining back all the weight I lost. I went out for my first run this morning and everything bad I felt went away.

Add me if you want! Beautiful, powerful and self-motivated women need to stick together!!

Shawna

SA...take a deep breath and let yourself know that it's ok to fall off the truck bed every now and then. Having said that, I'm a black or white kind of woman. Crap or get off the pot. YOU have to be pro-active about your cause.

Showing self pity will get you no where...and QUICK! I don't mean to be so abrupt but I was stuck in that slump for a long time and (even worse) I settled with my extra weight. I realize that no one cared more to lobby about my cause than MYSELF!

Do it for YOU!

YOU deserve it!

You can add me if you want...I can motivate others WAY more than I can motivate myself...that's why I am here.

You can add me as a friend if you want. I'm going through a few of the things you are... I've gained back some weight and am having a hard time staying motivated to keep it off, I turn down food when it's offered to me and eat later when nobody is around, and I'm on a medication that causes weight gain (for my anxiety).

Hello there. I do understand your feelings because I've been there so many times. Why in the world would I not want to go to the gym because I hate the way I look? I didnt want to go shopping because the stores have windows and - dig this - every time I passed a window I sucked my gut in. Who am I fooling? My fibromyal slows me down a lot when I try to do something that "normal" people do, so really I just knock it off and do light cardio now. Sometimes I get pissed and want to do other stuff and I'll try, and end up with two or three days of excruciating pain, like just happened last week. But I found happiness even though I've only lost a few measley pounds since June. I put my music in my ears and I dance and work up a sweat. I walk the best I can (leg muscles messed up) and I ride stationary bike - all to music. and I chair dance - groovy!! that makes me forget about what I look like, and I am improving in my body structure. I've gotten into this southbeach challenge and its very nice. You are back on line now, log in every day if you can, and reap the rewards when it says - "you have logged in 10 days in a row" - etc. Don't look back on what you havent done. Lets just do it now and on forward. Blessings.

This makes me so sad...I understand feeling discouraged and ashamed of your appearance, and it's something that only you are really able to overcome. You are worth feeling good about yourself, you are worthy of compliments. The physical state you're in does not have to be permanent unless you choose for it to be. I think the first step is recognizing your problems, and you're there. Now you just have to keep moving forward. Don't sabotage yourself or your own happiness. This is something you can accomplish!

I have bipolar disorder and the combination of my meds and shorter days is really affecting my motivation. Lets hang in together.

First of all, big hugs to you. Beating yourself up will not help and will only erode your self-esteem. It sounds like you have a lot of barriers to losing weight. I have chronic neck/back pain and I also take meds that cause weight gain. It can be so discouraging, but you can do it! One day at a time, one step at a time, one choice at a time. You are worthy of the effort that it will take to get to where you want to be!