How do you stay positive...

when you feel so down?  I am sore in some places and tight in other places.  I don't "hurt" persay but just achey.  I continue to have pain in my lower right side and my back.  I am so overweight neeeding to lose 100lbs and feeling overwhelmed.  I also am feeling down because I was supposed to hear about a job that I thought that I was going to get.  Just a little bummed. I am also very tired from not going to bed until late last night.  Maybe just a combo of a bunch of stuff but I just feel down in the dumps and need a good cry .  And then my hubby came home from work saying a coworker died over the weekend from choking from a marshmellow.  She was 39, the same age as me.  A marshmellow...so senseless.  It brings you to reality.  Like I said, I need a good cry and reevaluate my life.  Prioritize what is imortant in your life.  Well, I am done and thank you for listening.

Take care and hugs,

Lisa

Lisa, sending gentle hugs. I was in a funk over the weekend, frustrated, flaring
and overwhelmed. Today I'm still flaring but happy. I realize that somedays are
happy, somedays are sad but if I remember that everyday is a gift...a chance to
live that makes me glad. I try to focus on all the positives in my life and see how
truly blessed I am. There are so many people who suffer...I consider myself lucky.

Lisa, good cries are cleansing...a new beginning. You have the power to accomplish
your goals...remember that believing you can is always the first step!
Saying a prayer for you :)

Hugs, Robin

Thank you to everyone. I was alittle teary then let it out. I do feel better and my head is clearer,

I love how a good cry can be the catalyst for change. Sherrine, I had to laugh a bit at your "soap in the eyes" explanation...I've used that before a few times myself.

Liv, I know you must be thinking "How in the world am I going to lose 100 pounds - it's overwhelming". Yes, it is...extremely overwhelming. But, Sherrine suggested, you start small. Make one healthy choice for every meal you eat tomorrow. That's all...one healthy choice per meal. Maybe that means an extra helping of veggies, instead of another piece of chicken. Maybe it means a salad for lunch and not a dinner sized meal. Maybe it means drinking a full glass of water before each meal.

Only you will be able to determine what choices will be right or wrong, but it really can be that simple. Eat a bit healthier, exercise a bit every day. As you start to feel better, start to expand your program - eat one whole meal per day that is healthy...etc. etc.

You've got great support here to cheer you on. It's baby steps for every one of us when we try something new, and it's not always easy, but it is doable! You can do it!!!

hugs,
Pam

I am sorry that you are feeling this way today. I am so sick of the good days and the bad days. Some days I feel like, I would love to just crawl in a hole and never come out. Today is a good day for me. I feel bad to say that. I am in a positive mood and feel good today. On the bad days, I pray. And pray. I spent most of the weekend in bed. I just didn't feel like getting up. I hope that this day gets better for you, I will say a prayer for you. I have to stop and look around days and thank GOD , I am alive but as far as the pain and fatigue, I keep asking Why me? Why do others suffer with this? Why do we have to deal with all this pain? And the tired all the time? Feel better and my email is if you want to talk. I am still learning how this site works.

I took your email address out of the post.  It's far safer for you.  Anyone, anyplace can read the forum but only members can get in the profiles.  I checked and you do have your email in your profile so she can get it there.  Hope you understand!

 

Sherrine

Post Edited By Moderator (Sherrine) : 9/8/2010 10:40:22 AM (GMT-6)