Having a really bad week...someone help

[Supergirl515]

Hey girls..
So I am having a shitty week...and i totally dont know why...like i feel sooo tired and dont feel like workin out which leads to skippin workouts for dumb excuses which leads to fallin off my diet which leads to feel sad/angry/depressed which leads to me not getting my school work done which leads to long nights of studying and gets me back to tiredness where it all started...
i just dont know...yeterday was my 19th birthday...this should be a good week....i am just nervous bc i absolutly can not fall off this eating pattern and get back into my disordered habits...i know i can do it....i am picking it up right now in fact...
sorry...just needed to vent cause i know u gals understand...thanx

 

[VooDoo Lady]

Don't beat yourself up because of one bad day, or even one bad week....You're putting entirely too much pressure on yourself. You ARE human for goodness sake!

My best suggestion is to do one of 2 things:

A) Resign yourself to easing up this week. BUT this week ONLY. Commit to yourself that on SATURDAY you're going to wake up and resume your clean eating habits and workout schedule as if nothing happened. Give yourself a little breather for the next few days.

or

B) Decided right now that you will locate the horse and climb back on it..NOW, not after you eat that last Tastykake, not after you watch another TV program, but NOW....and resume as if the last few days never happened.

Don't be so hard on yourself! It's not worth a mental collapse over

VDL



P.S. Everyone takes a break from it all every once in a while.....I seem to remember even Spats took a week off once

 

[VooDoo Lady]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

 

[FitDiva1]

Hey girl I can relate. Seems like I am making no progress at all this week. My diet has been pretty clean, except one day I had too many complex carbs (bread) and not enough protein. My abs have no definition. When that happens I am totally depressed. It seems like that one day messed up my whole week.

Now that I think about it, I am in the middle of my cycle and thats when most of my PMS symptoms kick in. I also have a lot of family problems and job related issues going on and I am being pulled in a million different directions.

Over the years I've somewhat learned to realize that PMS is a major cause of most of my lows and once I realize that I am okay.

I never had PMS (or never recognized that I had PMS) until late 30s. I get reallly depressed around Birthdays too. I'm not where I think I should be in life, but in reality I am where I'm supposed to be. It's all about acceptance.

You are fortunate that you are in tune with yourself at such an early age. I was still paryting like crazy at 19.

Hang in there. We are our most critical judges. It's probably not that bad.

 

[rez]

Life just aint fare SuperG....... I'm now going to go eat some icecream.
. [/B]

WL u r cruel!
hhmmm icecream....

 

[wilson6]

Just take the week off from workouts, period. Don't even think about it. But, there is no reason to get away from the diet.

I used to plan a week off during the hardest weeks of school. That way I didn't stress when I had to miss a workout.

Life shouldn't revolved around your workouts. It should be the other way around or you're going to get in trouble over the long run.

W^

 

[new@gettinbig]

Yep I agree w/ W6...keeps you sane...its good to take time off once in a while..maybe allow yourself a cheat day every once in a while...but other than that your diet should be consistent..its a lifestyle NOT A DIET! Bad days and weeks are going to happen..its called life...some days its hard to get in the gym...you mentally have to get over that..you know the results...and if you choose not to workout for a long period of time..that will lead to more tired, lazy days...depression and all sorts of other things..

 

[smoknjilly]

oh my god.....supergirl I am with you!

I'm heavily PMS'ing and it seems like torture to not eat everything...well, everything I am not supposed to eat!

is it hard for everyone to stay strict on the diet during PMS? Or am I just crazy?

funny, if i stay very strict my period takes forever to come with alot of pain, but if i have a cheat night, then it comes pretty quickly...The sooner it comes, the sooner its gone, so if I have to cheat a little bit, I always think, well at least it will all be over with sooner and I can be normal again...

damn that was a run on sentence

 

[Raina]

I can really relate sweetie. Last week was my pissy awful week from hell. Everything was stressing me out, I felt like an unmotivated, depressed, nutcase. I had a really unfocused crappy back/bi/tri day last Tuesday. Every injury I have flared up. I was incredibly frustrated and I opted to just do cardio. So there I was, all PMSy and just wanting an eliptical machine. Well, they were all taken, so you know what I did-- I left the gym and cried in the parking lot. lol Normally I'd do a bike but it was that kind of week.

And on weeks like that eating disorder habits tend to creep up. All of the sudden I can't get the thought of engaging in really counterproductive activies out of my head.

I took Monday off at work and spent the whole day babying myself. I skipped my workout, slept in, played video games, and relaxed. Now I'm feeling much better. Maybe you just need to spend a day being gentle with yourself-- doing whatever you want. Paint your nails all funky, take a bubble bath, just kick back. It's the only way to stay sane.

And happy birthday!!

 

[Gladiola]

PMS -
I feel SO much better on the pill... regulates my hormones & I'm way less pissy.

SAD:
Seasonal Affect Disorder
Generalized sadness/moderate depression this time of year. Lack of sunlight, being stuck indoors, ice & snow make many ppl sad. I actually like snow & cold weather, but I always seem to be extra sad in February anyway.

As VDL said, Get back on the horse! & do it now before that horse runs so far away you can't find it anymore!

....i am just nervous bc i absolutly can not fall off this eating pattern and get back into my disordered habits...

You are definitely putting too much pressure on yourself. What you are doing the majority of the time & over months & months will make a difference. A few slip ups doesn't mean you're into "disordered habits" so go easy on yourself.