My mind so badly wants to get in shape and lose this 25 pounds weighing so heavily on me, in more ways than one. But my body is exhausted at the end of the day and longs to rest on the couch counting the minutes until it's bed time.
I miss my gymnastics body and strong muscles and what seems to be left of me now is a glob of fatigued and weak muscles.
How have you gotten the mental and physical motivation to get on a workout regimen?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I seriously love the way you have worded this. It works for me on many levels.
I am only a carer and don't have a disease myself. However:
I am mega overweight, my mind is in shape so why won't my body do the same?
I have just lost 55 pounds, but s much more to go, but now have poor eyes and 2 dislocated shoulders, so can relate so well to your comments about missing the strong muscles, until my shoulders went I was a surfer and kayak-er, probably party the cause of my busted shoulders, but losing weight when not physically able is so damn hard.
I am slowly getting to walking and back into cycling, amazing how much the bike hurts the shoulders.
All I can say is just keep doing what you can, persistence, and good luck with it.
Rugglesby
Level 8
Aug 21, 2018
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Good job on the 55 lb. loss! That is a great achievement.
No idea. I fell off the workout wagon hard, this time. Probably gained back everything I lost and then some. Every illness decided to flare up at more or less the same time and I'm still crawling out of that hole.
memorylikeasieve
Level 7
Aug 19, 2018
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I joined a taekwando class for disabled people and I love it so much I don't care about the pain. I also have a punching bag in my livingroom that I work out on while watching tv, or just do a few hits whenever I pass it
LadyAlyxandrea
Level 8
Aug 19, 2018
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I live so far from any gyms or classes that's it's easy to make excuses not to go.
@Alimacbean my point was to find something that impassions you
@LadyAlyxandrea Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do, but I'm so apathetic to anything right now, it's hard to find that passion.
@Alimacbean are you on any antidepressants?
@LadyAlyxandrea No. I've been on them in the past for many years and was able to wean off. I know I'm not depressed, but this ambivalence is pretty paralyzing. I do have a hole in my life and I know it's because I've lost all I've been passionate about. It's hard to explain...
@Alimacbean depression isn't just sadness. One of the most common 'types' of depression is apathy and lack of motivation. There are a bunch of new kinds of antidepressants. You might talk to your doctor about how apathetic you've been.
