I've had it. I ate so much crap yesterday that I actually felt like I was having a heart attack and I've been feeling horrible for some time now with shoulder, neck and general body pain - I want to feel better

Hi.

I'm in my late 20s, female and I am about 25 kgs overweight.

The appearance thing is not an issue, the issue is my lifestyle. Yesterday I went to bed with one of the worst stomach aches I've ever experienced which was the result of my day's junk binge. I ate 3 packets of chips, 2 beers, 3 sprites, 1 coca cola, 2 pieces of fried chicken and 1 serving of fries with lots of ketchup while sitting on my ass all day binge watching MCU movies.

I've had it.

I wasn't even hungry, I just felt stupid sitting in front of TV not eating.

I also haven't left my house for about 2 months now, so I haven't been exposed to sun for that long. I also live in an apartment building in a big city and the roof doesn't really get much sun because of tall buildings around. Except, there are a couple of parks very close by...

But it's so hard for me to go out. Not because of COVID, that's only been an excuse for me. Even before COVID I rarely left the house. I just don't like getting dressed, I don't like walking, I feel like it's a waste of time. BUT I know it's not and I know I need it. I need the sun, I need the exercise.

I've been having back and shoulder pain for a few weeks now. My job as a software engineer and my studies both have me sitting for hours every day. So I know I should move... but it's just so hard.

I'm also going to clean up my eating. I won't count calories, because I know I won't stick with it. I also can't really do meal prep because I have two roommates and a tiny fridge. We usually get take out. No more. I'm gonna cook. Even if that takes a lot of time. I'm gonna put on music, or a podcast or sth so I don't feel like I'm wasting time.

I don't know how to make walking/getting sun more fun though. If only I had a dog, I could walk it every day... but again, can't get a dog because of roommates.

So here's the plan:

• sleep at 10:30 pm every night, wake up at 7 (or 7:30) - I work best on 9 hours
• try try try even if it means forcing someone to go with me to go for a walk for about an hour outside first thing in the morning
• doing intermittent fasting so I can't just randomly pick up a beer whenever
• getting a serious water bottle to put next to me --- I drink almost no water, even take my pills with diet coke or coffee
• No more caffeine after 3 pm
• quick 10 rep stretches every hour, just 1
• no fast food... no take out... save the money and buy myself sth
• take a book with me to morning walks to sit and read? I don't take my phone with me when I go out bc of crime... I could either get over that fear, so I can listen to music or just fill up old ipod touch with music and podcasts and audio books... idk, something that's not a "waste of time" to me. I can also practice a language on my walks...

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