So was I. I still don't eat right but at least I'm not overweight anymore. If you want to, I'm sure that you can do it. For me it was Aftonbladets Viktklubben that did it for me. I joined SparkPeople the other day. My main problem is that I keep thinking "but this program/whatever isn't made for people with mobility challenges like mine," and so I don't see the point in taking part in it....
You should never have to change yourself to be accepted. I'm so used to doing it that it's hard not to. I want everybody to like me, and it's really difficult.
Having more or less chronic pain is hard; some days are definitely worse than other. I hope that it will get better for you soon. Either that, or that I learn to live with it.
Feeling alone when you get home must feel horrible. Maybe you should get some kind of pet? I used to have a cat, but she had brain damage and had to be euthanized. I'm away a lot, and it just wouldn't be fair to the pet, you know?
Sometimes even minor things can feel major and sometimes it feels like nothing will ever get better. Oooh yes. I know it will, but there are always "buts" and "what ifs" and it really bugs me.
Maybe it would help if you talk to someone about it? In Swedish, because it's simplest: *g* I have a tendency to express myself the best in English!
kanske prata med en kurator, en psykolog, en terapeut eller något? Inget fel i det - ibland kan man bara behöva prata av sig med någon. Oh, I know...I just spent the last three months talking to one once a week...she felt I'd done a lot of progress, which I think I have, but the reason why I keep falling into this mood is that I can't seem to find a solution to the money/job problem, which is bothering me the most. Och hoppsan...jag svarade visst på engelska!
I don't think that I've ever heard of that. Oh well, hopefully it will help you. ^_^ Viktklubben worked for me, even though I'm way too lazy to actually exercise, but weighing the food and counting the calories worked for me even though I sit almost completely still day in and day out. That's why I'm sure that something definitely is going to help you too. Maybe SparkPeople, maybe something else. Something will be able to help you though. ^_^
I'm so used to doing it that it's hard not to. I want everybody to like me, and it's really difficult. Yeah, I know the feeling... It's hard. Just try to tell yourself that you're great just the way you are.
Yeah, learning to live with the pain is pretty much a must. One can always hope that it someday will be better though. ...or that someone invents some helluva painkillers for it. XD
I used to have a cat, but she had brain damage and had to be euthanized. I'm away a lot, and it just wouldn't be fair to the pet, you know? That's horrible... Poor cat, and I feel sorry for you too. Hm... Depending on the animal, a lot of pets really don't mind being alone for most of the day. Cats, for example, sleep like what, 18 hours a day? So that wouldn't be a problem, I think.
Some things I express better in English and some things I express better in Swedish. ^_^
Yeah, money/job problems is a bitch. Frustrating as hell, that's for sure. All one can do is keep looking for jobs and just...keep on living. I always try to remember that here in Sweden we are at least able to have an acceptable standard of living even if we're on welfare or whatever. I think it's great that you're talking to someone. Once a week? Now I'm envious. *pouts*
I don't think that I've ever heard of that. Oh well, hopefully it will help you. ^_^ I hadn't heard of it either until a friend here on LJ mentioned it.
Viktklubben worked for me, even though I'm way too lazy to actually exercise Well, that's good. That it worked, I mean. I've found that shoveling snow is fun, but there isn't nearly enough snow actually falling in order for me to keep busy all through the winter. I have more snow than you do, though. ;-þ
but weighing the food and counting the calories worked for me The Spark site has a lot of foods in their database, so you pretty much only have to know how big your portion was!
even though I sit almost completely still day in and day out. That's why I'm sure that something definitely is going to help you too. *nods* While I don't sit still per se, I sit still in a way. Yeah, I'm rambling. *g*
Maybe SparkPeople, maybe something else. Something will be able to help you though. ^_^ Thanks for reassuring me! It's so easy to lose the faith.
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Yeah, I know the feeling... It's hard. Just try to tell yourself that you're great just the way you are. I try to do that, but it's hard when even your mother and sister tell you you need to change.... *sighs*
Yeah, learning to live with the pain is pretty much a must. One can always hope that it someday will be better though. ...or that someone invents some helluva painkillers for it. XD Yeah. Tramadol works quite well if I don't have to be anywhere for about 14 hours....
That's horrible... Poor cat, and I feel sorry for you too. I felt so bad, because at first I thought her behavioral problems were due to me leaving her alone for too long.
Hm... Depending on the animal, a lot of pets really don't mind being alone for most of the day. Cats, for example, sleep like what, 18 hours a day? So that wouldn't be a problem, I think. I'd rather have a human to come home to, to be honest. Someone who I can have an actual conversation with, you know?
Some things I express better in English and some things I express better in Swedish. ^_^ *nods* I knew what "will this come against me" meant in English before I knew what it was in Swedish! *g*
Yeah, money/job problems is a bitch. Frustrating as hell, that's for sure. All one can do is keep looking for jobs and just...keep on living. I have this thing where I don't want to be a burden to anyone, and it's really making life difficult.
I always try to remember that here in Sweden we are at least able to have an acceptable standard of living even if we're on welfare or whatever. Oh, yes. I'm actually thinking about going to the welfare office again (I was there in February). My dad will be upset I didn't come to him, though.
I think it's great that you're talking to someone. Once a week? Now I'm envious. *pouts* I should have said that it's past tense, I stopped going about a month ago because both she and I felt that I couldn't get any further at the moment. It was through vårdcentralen, and the one in my village only serves about 5,000 people if even that....
So was I. I still don't eat right but at least I'm not overweight anymore. If you want to, I'm sure that you can do it. For me it was Aftonbladets Viktklubben that did it for me.
I joined SparkPeople the other day. My main problem is that I keep thinking "but this program/whatever isn't made for people with mobility challenges like mine," and so I don't see the point in taking part in it....
You should never have to change yourself to be accepted.
I'm so used to doing it that it's hard not to. I want everybody to like me, and it's really difficult.
Having more or less chronic pain is hard; some days are definitely worse than other. I hope that it will get better for you soon.
Either that, or that I learn to live with it.
Feeling alone when you get home must feel horrible. Maybe you should get some kind of pet?
I used to have a cat, but she had brain damage and had to be euthanized. I'm away a lot, and it just wouldn't be fair to the pet, you know?
Sometimes even minor things can feel major and sometimes it feels like nothing will ever get better.
Oooh yes. I know it will, but there are always "buts" and "what ifs" and it really bugs me.
Maybe it would help if you talk to someone about it? In Swedish, because it's simplest:
*g* I have a tendency to express myself the best in English!
kanske prata med en kurator, en psykolog, en terapeut eller något? Inget fel i det - ibland kan man bara behöva prata av sig med någon.
Oh, I know...I just spent the last three months talking to one once a week...she felt I'd done a lot of progress, which I think I have, but the reason why I keep falling into this mood is that I can't seem to find a solution to the money/job problem, which is bothering me the most. Och hoppsan...jag svarade visst på engelska!
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I'm so used to doing it that it's hard not to. I want everybody to like me, and it's really difficult.
Yeah, I know the feeling... It's hard. Just try to tell yourself that you're great just the way you are.
Yeah, learning to live with the pain is pretty much a must. One can always hope that it someday will be better though. ...or that someone invents some helluva painkillers for it. XD
I used to have a cat, but she had brain damage and had to be euthanized. I'm away a lot, and it just wouldn't be fair to the pet, you know?
That's horrible... Poor cat, and I feel sorry for you too. Hm... Depending on the animal, a lot of pets really don't mind being alone for most of the day. Cats, for example, sleep like what, 18 hours a day? So that wouldn't be a problem, I think.
Some things I express better in English and some things I express better in Swedish. ^_^
Yeah, money/job problems is a bitch. Frustrating as hell, that's for sure. All one can do is keep looking for jobs and just...keep on living. I always try to remember that here in Sweden we are at least able to have an acceptable standard of living even if we're on welfare or whatever. I think it's great that you're talking to someone. Once a week? Now I'm envious. *pouts*
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I hadn't heard of it either until a friend here on LJ mentioned it.
Viktklubben worked for me, even though I'm way too lazy to actually exercise
Well, that's good. That it worked, I mean. I've found that shoveling snow is fun, but there isn't nearly enough snow actually falling in order for me to keep busy all through the winter. I have more snow than you do, though. ;-þ
but weighing the food and counting the calories worked for me
The Spark site has a lot of foods in their database, so you pretty much only have to know how big your portion was!
even though I sit almost completely still day in and day out. That's why I'm sure that something definitely is going to help you too.
*nods* While I don't sit still per se, I sit still in a way. Yeah, I'm rambling. *g*
Maybe SparkPeople, maybe something else. Something will be able to help you though. ^_^
Thanks for reassuring me! It's so easy to lose the faith.
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Yeah, I know the feeling... It's hard. Just try to tell yourself that you're great just the way you are.
I try to do that, but it's hard when even your mother and sister tell you you need to change.... *sighs*
Yeah, learning to live with the pain is pretty much a must. One can always hope that it someday will be better though. ...or that someone invents some helluva painkillers for it. XD
Yeah. Tramadol works quite well if I don't have to be anywhere for about 14 hours....
That's horrible... Poor cat, and I feel sorry for you too.
I felt so bad, because at first I thought her behavioral problems were due to me leaving her alone for too long.
Hm... Depending on the animal, a lot of pets really don't mind being alone for most of the day. Cats, for example, sleep like what, 18 hours a day? So that wouldn't be a problem, I think.
I'd rather have a human to come home to, to be honest. Someone who I can have an actual conversation with, you know?
Some things I express better in English and some things I express better in Swedish. ^_^
*nods* I knew what "will this come against me" meant in English before I knew what it was in Swedish! *g*
Yeah, money/job problems is a bitch. Frustrating as hell, that's for sure. All one can do is keep looking for jobs and just...keep on living.
I have this thing where I don't want to be a burden to anyone, and it's really making life difficult.
I always try to remember that here in Sweden we are at least able to have an acceptable standard of living even if we're on welfare or whatever.
Oh, yes. I'm actually thinking about going to the welfare office again (I was there in February). My dad will be upset I didn't come to him, though.
I think it's great that you're talking to someone. Once a week? Now I'm envious. *pouts*
I should have said that it's past tense, I stopped going about a month ago because both she and I felt that I couldn't get any further at the moment. It was through vårdcentralen, and the one in my village only serves about 5,000 people if even that....
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