Help :(

knurse1987
knurse1987 Posts: 93 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have gotten myself dug into the deepest hole...I was doing great back in March with my weight loss, but ever since then I have been off and on the wagon. The biggest problems started recently in April becuase I started a night shift nursing job and I get soooo bored. I am tyring to get back to days, but its gonna be a few more months. Anyways, I have been snacking and eating all the wrong foods. I have picked up a few pounds but I mostly stay in the same spot. And I just feel unhealthy. I am fixing to move and I know or at least hope things will be better then because I may have access to a gym. In the area I am at right now I really dont have anywhere to go to exercise, but have found a neighborhood to run in so I am just trying to motivate myself to go now. I am so unmotivated for this, yet I feel sad everytime I see skinny girls cuz I so wanna be one of them. My fridge and cupboards are stocked with healthy foods. I did better today then I have on what I eat, but not good enough. I told myslef that tomorrow I will start over. I just get so bored and then I feel like I need to eat. I know thats wrong, but its happening and I dont know how to stop it. I need some motivation badly. I am getting married in December and have at least 20 more pounds to drop and need to do it before I get my dress altered, so I really only have about three months. I am so frustrated...and before you suggest drinking water, that is the one thing I do really well at. I drink tons of water all day. My sleep pattern is ok. I get at least 8 every day. Please help... :(

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  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    It might help if you start logging your food every day. If it passes your lips then log it. Treat your calories like a bank account - if you haven't the calories for it then don't eat it. If you do, woohoo!

    Don't feel like you can't work out because you don't have access to a gym. I've been to a gym once since I started trying to lose weight. Having my big ol' booty sway from side to side in front of everyone is so not my cup of tea so I haven't been back. Youtube has plenty of videos as does Netflix. If you have a Wii there are games you can get to work out to. Kinect would also be excellent. Dumbbells are cheap at Walmart and so are videos like 30 Day Shred or dancing workouts. Plus, whenever people want to lose weight for something it isn't necessarily about the number on the scale, it is about the measurements. 30DS will give you that and you have plenty of time to get 2-3 rounds in before fittings start.

    What helps me keep motivated to exercise is joining challenges. They usually start cropping up right before the end of any given month and there is something about being part of a team, being accountable to the team, that just keeps me from giving up.
  • xrayeminence
    xrayeminence Posts: 12 Member
    I am a CT Tech on night shift and I avoid the awesome calorie packed food buffets the nurses bring in every night by packing my food in a lunch box and only eating what I pack. Of course I only pack good food, like tonight I packed a banana, sugar-free jello, and tuna salad.

    Good luck you can do it!!
  • lelstar
    lelstar Posts: 374 Member
    The only thing I have success with to stop boredom eating is chewing gum
  • knurse1987
    knurse1987 Posts: 93 Member
    On night shift, I do bring my own lunches and havent partaken in any potlucks...at least I can manage to avoid those...I just get the munchies and I eat everything in my lunch box and then feel bad about it. Soda has been my worst thing lately during my night shifts. But, I am getting off it...weaning myself down and I think tomorrow I will be fine. Really it's my days off that are the worst with food consumption because I am bored. I try and find htings to do, but I am so over it. I am a travel nurse and I am fixing to move on to a permanent location, but am so over it here...maybe my problem is more emotional I guess...

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