Hello, I just joined and need something to help me get out from under this rock. I’m barely taking care of myself. I work from home so I can get away with it. I don’t have any clean clothes. I’m ordering in all of my meals. My house is a disaster.
I’m almost 200 lbs overweight and recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I’m very sedentary and out of shape. I can’t stand for more than 15 minutes and run out of breath walking short distances.
I am on the verge of tears all of the time. I watch Netflix and play games on my phone to stay distracted.
I’ve let everything get so bad. I don’t how to start. I get overwhelmed when I think about doing one thing. I can’t even pick.
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You’re not alone. 🖤 We will make it through this. I’ve been ordering in too. The last time I attempted to cook, I ended up burning my food. I was also extremely inactive at the beginning of the pandemic and it got to the point where I couldn’t even bend down for somt bc my back hurt like crazy. I was working from home too. So it was really difficult. But I started to force myself to take one walk every day. I like to watch the moon come up at night so I would walk late in the evening when ppl were normally getting ready for bed. I didn’t like ppl seeing me while I’m walking and stuff. I started by just walking around the block and I slowly started to extend my walk time. Sometimes, we just need to remember that baby steps can propel us to a much better space and can at least give us a start.
That’s a really good idea. The idea of having people see me makes me anxious. I was taking the dog for a walk after dark last winter. I should do that again. I keep thinking that I have to do the most important thing first so I do it “right”. That perfectionist voice that I need to stop listening too
I'm so glad you just joined. I have all the same problems you have.
It sounds so small and so dumb and so stupid, but I am going to try so hard to go out and ride my bicycle once per week to the grocery store to get some Ice Cream, which I love and haven't done in 12 years, ever since my house burned down.
If you make any kind of small improvement yourself, please write and let me know.
I've done laundry about 3 times in 12 years. I am always filthy and dirty. I never even care. I've been yelled at for Stinking. I Want to smell bad because I hope they will go away and Stay away.
So many of us are stuck in different ways. For me my brain is stuck in the past, making it hard for me to focus on the present.
One thing I do to get things done is write it down on a post-it note and sticking it on my computer. I crush the note or cross off an item when I complete the task. I also email myself the night before, like put in the subject line “Do Laundry” or whatever, and it helps me to get it done when I see the email the next day. Let me know if you try that and if it works for you.
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