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Morning FS! I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Mine was ok nothing special though couldnt get myself out of bed yesterday. I spent the whole day in bed streaming shows and sleeping. Not sure if this is my depression trying to wiggle its head out but I was not motivated to move. The most I did was go to the kitchen to get food to bring to bed. Not a great for the weight loss so of course I weighed myself and its up.
I gave in yesterday and did not move. I didnt beat myself up about it like I normally do. By bedtime, I couldnt sleep since I was sleeping on and off all day. I orignally had plans to hike, do some errands and go out to eat. But it didnt happen and I couldnt push myself to do it.
I wonder if I need to start going back to therapy. I stopped going about a year ago becuse I was feeling better. These moments of not wanting to go out but knowing I should do "something" has been happening more times than I'd like to admit. I dont feel depressed (sad) the way I usually would describe my depression in the past. I'm not sure what this is. But it definitely is not helping me lose weight.
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1186 kcal
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Fat: 48.11g | Prot: 58.84g | Carbs: 127.03g.
Breakfast: Great Value Frozen Mixed Berries, Orange Juice. Lunch: Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter, Paco Whole Wheat Tortilla Wraps, Lance Toast Chee Real Peanut Butter Crackers (42g), Coffee with Cream. Dinner: Azumaya Egg Roll Wrappers, Kirkland Signature Mexican Style Blend Cheese, Kirkland Signature Egg Whites, Bananas. Snacks/Other: Kroger Walnut Halves & Pieces, Costco Edamame, Kirkland Signature Roasted Seasoned Seaweed, Meijer Brazil Nuts. more...
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2134 kcal
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Exercise:
Weight Training (moderate) - 27 minutes, Rock Climbing - 1 hour, Apple Health - 22 hours and 33 minutes. more...
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I can only speak from my own experience. I have bipolar II disorder, which makes me mostly depressed, rather than manic. For me, it's not therapy as much as meds. I feel better when I'm on the meds, then get it in my head that I don't need the meds. The times I've discontinued them, it's gone badly. If you're like me and have a chronic mental illness, it's something that needs to be managed long term. If therapy helps, you may want to consider it. In the meantime, I'm glad you're not beating yourself up. I wish you the best, I wish you health 🤗
11 Apr 23 by member: writingwyo
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good for you for being self aware about noticing your depression creeping back up, and also for not being too hard on yourself. definitely consider therapy if you’re noticing a need for it again. best of luck to you!
11 Apr 23 by member: banana_slim
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As a nurse I can attest to the fact that Writingwyo gave you spot on advice.
11 Apr 23 by member: -MorticiaAddams
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I feel just like you describe quite often. My doctor asked me if I think I am depressed. I tell him no, I think I am just bored. But I often have days I just don't want to get out of bed or get dressed. Since I am retired, I can indulge in "lazy days" if I want to. It helps that I have pets that I have to get up and feed and a dog who needs to walk. I try to have plans at least a couple times a week. I have a friend who will go on walks with me once a week. It's so nice to have conversations with a person, rather than just talking to the dog and cat.
11 Apr 23 by member: Fritzy 22
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I find that when I think I need to go back to therapy, I do. Days like you describe are definitely an indication for me, especially if the become more frequent. Take action, make the call. I wish you all the best!
11 Apr 23 by member: BabyBbomb
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Thanks everyone for the support. I’ll consider going back to therapy again.
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Must be something in the air. I am experiencing this today. Came out of nowhere. But, tomorrow is a new day. We're human. Sometimes we just have bad days. Hang in there.
11 Apr 23 by member: vicland13
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Thanks vicland. Yesterday was better since I had to work so once I started I going I was good. Hope today’s better for you too.
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@cheese thanks I do feel better. I’m gonna have to monitor myself to see what triggers that. I’m still hoping I just needed a rest day.
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This will sound like odd advice: try increasing your water intake to an ounce per pound of body weight per day. You’ll move more due to bathroom breaks and end up feeling a bit better.
12 Apr 23 by member: TomLong
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I was going to suggest you write down how you felt, what you ate, what you did before and during, and how long it took you to recover. It might hold some clues, especially if it happens again. Glad you are feeling better today!💜
12 Apr 23 by member: Diana 1234
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TomLong - is that a strategy that works for you? I kinda doubt that during my depressive episodes that peeing all day would have been an improvement 😂
12 Apr 23 by member: writingwyo
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my prayers are with you P$M hang in there, yes maybe going back to Therapy would help
alot.
12 Apr 23 by member: buenitabishop
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@Writingwyo- yeah, I doubted it’s universal appeal. I never had depression in a clinical sense before the lockdown, and not until ALL of 2022, which was a complete waste for me. One of the leftovers from my virus experience was losing my sense of thirst. I never had a problem getting enough water before, but now I have to seriously pay attention. When I don’t, I feel like crap mentally as well as physically until I realize the problem and re-saturate my body. At my age, urinating is its own issue. Beyond dehydration, macro balance and keeping my blood sugar from dropping too low are critical or it will screw with my emotions, drastically. I get severe headaches, break things, and start throwing up, to the point I may need an injection to stop vomiting.
12 Apr 23 by member: TomLong
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Wow, Tom. So sorry you have to deal with that. In your shoes, I'd prioritize hydration, too. I hope I didn't sound snarky-- meant it in good humor. Thanks for the explanation and take care 😊
12 Apr 23 by member: writingwyo
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@Writingwyo- I didn’t think you were being snarky. It was a long time before I realized that thirst no longer worked for me, so I just thought I would mention it in case someone else had a problem with it and didn’t realize. Blood sugar issues are much older for me. I’m not diabetic, so not readily obvious from bloodwork. Like driving with a broken fuel gauge.
13 Apr 23 by member: TomLong
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@P$M- sorry for hijacking your space 😞
13 Apr 23 by member: TomLong
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@tom no no this is our space. Sharing everything helps. It’s the reason I’m here on FS the journey to weight loss and health is difficult. I consider this a safe space. No one knows the things I share here. I’m not great at being vulnerable so don’t apologize for opening up. 💟
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No judgement. My weight loss uncovered all sorts of seemingly unrelated parts of me...I didn't know , at first, how to handle. Now, rather than eating myself back to sleep, I learned here 1. What it was, 2. How to stay on target, 3. and changed slowley for the first time. All because of the support I got here. Doing better all the time. Recently, KNOW in my heart, how to live. Mostly it's without any of the self abuse I used to load on. Thanks all for one day at a time living.
13 Apr 23 by member: Judyrose1997
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Just keep coming here. I had to make this part of my my daily life. So Thank you for that tooo! Facing this stuff really helped me.
13 Apr 23 by member: Judyrose1997
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