Sorry if this isn’t the right place for this— feel free to delete. I’m frustrated and could use some advice and empathy.
About three and a half years ago, a really stressful time ended and I dropped 30 pounds without even trying in about three months. I still had plenty of weight to lose, and I worked at it. It was slow-going, but it was going! Then, I found myself in a truly terrible living situation and going through a real rough patch at work. I stopped counting calories but kept going to the gym (because it kept me out of the house). Eventually depression got the better of me and the gym fell out too. I gained about 15 pounds back all said and done. (At least it’s not everything: silver lining I guess?)
Over the last 18 months, I’ve had fits of starts and stops with calorie counting and getting back to the gym. I psyched myself up to start again in the new year, largely because one of my best college friends is getting married at the end of February and I want to look fantastic. Any motivator’s a good motivator!
On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, I all of a sudden had a cough. By the time the ball dropped, a fever. New Year’s Day, the full-blown flu.
I’ve been stuck in bed ever since. I’m finally starting to feel like I can move around again, but it will be days before walking to my car won’t tire me out. Sitting at my desk for 8 hours is going to leave me exhausted. This debilitating cough will last for weeks and taking a deep breath is impossible. Working out isn’t in the cards for a bit.
And I’m frustrated. I feel like I keep hitting roadblocks. And roadblocks make it easy to justify eating things I shouldn’t, which exacerbates all the issues.
What can I do to stay on track and keep losing without going to the gym? How can I stay on track with calorie counting despite feeling pre-defeated? Any advice is much appreciated!
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