I want to go a bit further about me not losing any weight this last week. One of the biggest issues I have always had with any weight loss routine is the slow or no results.
I have worked really hard in the past, and received very minimal results, and the worst part is the bounce back where you balloon up to your previous weight shortly after. I hear many women complain about this issue, but it effects me as well as I fight to lose weight.
Between depression, boredom and lack of will power, it is a real challenge to stick to a diet, exercise constantly and get in the shape I want to be in. My wife has mentioned before that if I really wanted to be fit, I would make a major change in my life and get in shape, but what I am realizing now is that I have to make many small changes over a period of time that will eventually bring the end result I want. Patience isn’t my strong suit, but thanks to all the support I am getting, thus far, I am happy with how things are progressing.
I have to admit though, it has been very difficult changing some of my eating habits, and even more so because of the lifestyle I am used to where I don’t take care of myself like I should.
The big question for me now is how I will keep myself focused and from becoming depressed when I have weeks where I don’t get the results I want? My solitary lifestyle makes it difficult to keep active with other people so that I don’t have time alone to become depressed, so I am working on picking back up on my hobby of fiction writing. I have always enjoyed writing science fiction, and so when I am alone, or bummed out, or rewarding myself for a good workout, I pop open Scrivener, an application for Mac OS X, and begin writing.
I doubt I will finish any of the stories I have on the go, but I really do enjoy writing fictional stories.
Anyone else have any tips for fighting depression?
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One of the best remedies for depression is exercise - which is one of your goals anyway, so really, get out there doing *something*.
You won’t loose weight every week - that is a given, but keep at it! Review the week, maybe see if you can find out why you didn’t loose the weight, and make changes.
You *can* do it, if you want it badly enough.