Depression
For the last couple of weeks I have been feeling depressed. Sometimes the depression is overwhelming me so badly that I don’t feel like I am able to do anything. I haven’t been to the gym for more than a week. Every night I set the alarm for it, but in the morning I just can’t get myself to get out of bed. Usually I just force myself to go, but I’m feeling so depressed that I can’t even do that.
As you might know by now I am an emotional eater. Whenever I feel bad I eat and eat. For a while I felt like I could not eat enough, but fortunately that feeling has gone. Since I lay in bed so much feeling absolutely crap, I haven’t done much eating at all. I do try to eat sensible, I still eat my fruit and veggies and stay away from the junkfood, but I do realise that it’s not really helping me in quest to lose those extra pounds.
Sometimes I wish I could just switch off my feelings and just get on with life.
At time when the night is the darkest, it means that soon the day will break. Press on! Losing weight can be a challenging process. From what I have read, you are already adopting changes to your living and eating habits, you should be seeing result. The best way to fight the inertia is action. Some morning I don’t feel the urge to go for a run too. What I did was to just put on my pair of running shoe and then out the house I went. Guess what? I never regretted getting myself out of the house once. It always feels good after a run.
There are many causes for depression. Stress can be one of them. Whatever the cause, when you eat a lot of food or eat high glycemic foods, it releases seratonin (the feel-good hormone) in your brain. That is why you “emotionally” eat.
One of the other reasons people get depressed is because of a lack of Chromium in their diet. I read a very helpful book about depression by a doctor who accidentally discovered this lack of chromium while treating several patients for depression. After prescribing chromium, patients were better in a few days and no longer needed anti depressant meds.
Here are a few links that might help you. I hope you are back to your old self soon.
http://aiminghigher.blogspot.com/2006/03/depressed-and-diabetic.html
http://aiminghigher.blogspot.com/2008/03/depression.html
I am going through something similar. I’m trying to get off a binge I’ve been on the past couple weeks. Spending time outside is good advice from the other poster…having the sun on my face kind of pulls me out of the darkness and starts to motivate me
Have you been to a doctor about your depression.
Have you tried talking to a professional or do you know the root of your depression.
One thing I hate about depression is that feeling that you are all alone. I’m not an expert, but when I feel it coming I head out to my favorite spots with some of my favorite friends. Just a couple of hours out and away from normal life has me feeling much better.
Hope things clear up for you soon! A good workout always helps release stress, but if depression lasts too long, go see a doctor.
Hi! I feel for you. Really sorry to hear about the deproness. I also suffered from deppression, but I learned to control it and not that it could control me.
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