Hi. I'm new to all this, so hoping I'll find inspiration. I am a 58 year old male, and following unusual presentations whilst at work yesterday I was blue lighted to hospital where I was initially seen by the stroke nurse. Following a C.T. scan and numerous tests , it was concluded that I had probably suffered a mini stroke.
I cycle and walk, but suffering with social anxiety find it really difficult to motivate myself to do either more than once or twice each week.
I know that I eat a lot of the wrong food types, and at the wrong times of day (always skip breakfast but snack in the evenings)
My problem is that I seem to use food as some kind of emotional support, and can't seem to kick the bad eating habits that have developed over the years.
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated
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Hi, what a terrible shock you must have had! I can understand how frightening it must have been for you. Use this as a springboard to change your lifestyle if your weight is high (you don't say if you need to lose weight but I assume, since you're here that you do). I would start with your food, no amount of exercise can outrun a bad diet. Plan your meals better and find something to do in the evenings so that you don't snack. I hope you find the forum useful. You can do this, believe in yourself!!
Thank you Ella. I do indeed need to lose some weight, and I'm hoping that with advice and support I will succeed. Thank you for being the first to offer advice......I really appreciate you taking the time
Im sorry to hear about you health issue and glad that you have joined us today to tackle your eating. Emotional eating is a biological response but one that can be avoided with practice. You seem to understand yourself well enough and I hope we can give you the advice and support you need.
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like others have said "put past failures behind you" and concentrate on NOW... all of us have tried every diet going and have had ups and downs along the way... think about why you want to lose this weight... maybe before it was for a holiday or special occasion but this time its different cos youve had a wake up call with your health scare ! i was diagnosed with high blood pressure in dec16 and have used that as my motivation as im a mother of 3 and the thought of having a stroke and not being able to look after my kids was just not going to happen !!!... ive since joined a gym and lost 2 stone and have normal.blood pressure again.
you need to find your motivation inside yourself to get healthy for life this time by eating better and moving more every day.
Really appreciate your input Claz. It's crazy, when my head is 'right', I can cycle 70+ miles in one ride. I have to accentuate the positives here, and heed what my body is telling me with these warnings.
It's really great to read success storie such as yours. Well done, and thank you for sharing it with me. I will use your experience to inspire my actions x
im the same as you with exercise .... im an all or nothing sort of girl and i put everything into it... but if something goes wrong then that is my danger time and i ended up stopping completely... you got to find a balance that you can do consistantly and one that can be part of your weekly routine... im struggling at the moment as i broke my leg 2 weeks ago and cant exercise at the moment.... but in my head i am thinking once this cast is off i will be back swimming to strengthen it so that i can then get walking again.. then running again.... this is my motivation at the time and im not thinking about weight loss at the moment.
i never would have thought about exercise like this a year ago but exercise is part of my life now and i dont want to stop doing it...
Set yourself a plan of when you will exercise during the week and try to stick with it... this is what i did and built up to 5 days a week with 2 rest days...
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