Let’s gas each other up!

  • Banana@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    16·
    13 days ago

    I’ve been going to the gym a lot lately, trying to lose weight and be more active, feel better about myself. I’ve lost almost 10 lbs which is huge with my binge-eating disorder, which I control by counting calories (this doesn’t work for everyone, but it works for me).

    That and I’m in the process of getting my professional designation, all the hard stuff is done and now it’s just forms!

    • velma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      13 days ago

      You’re absolutely killin it lately! That’s awesome and congrats on getting the hard part of that professional designation done!!

    • pleasestopasking@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      10·
      13 days ago

      Hell yeah! Losing 10 pounds is HARD even without BED. I’m struggling with motivation to lose weight lately–working out and feeling healthier, but not managing my own binge behavior which is impossible to out-exercise. I’m really impressed and proud of you!

      • Banana@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        13 days ago

        Thanks so much! Always struggling with the want to be more active and lose weight while also reconciling that with internalized fatphobia and recognizing that I’m not losing weight for society, and that my health does not determine my value.

    • applebusch (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      13 days ago

      congrats on the weight loss! its so dam hard. its been one of the major challenges of my adult life. calorie counting is one of the things that finally helped me too, and also finally being medicated for my ADHD. the stimulants reduced my appetite a lot so i wasnt overeating as much and i actually had the motivation to count my calories and stay around my target for the day. ive been off my meds for the past few months and its been so nice to see that i was able to keep the weight off and even drop a couple more pounds.

      keep it up, it does get easier as you go as long as you arent in too big a deficit! if you run into a wall at some point, or start thinking about food all the time, try upping your calories for a week or two to give your body a chance to get out of starvation mode. its called a refeed if you want to read more about it.

      • erin the catgirl :3 [she/her]@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        11 days ago

        also finally being medicated for my ADHD

        stimulants

        venting again n a bit sensitive info

        AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA why why why why, every online making me hurt

        i cant even get fcking pregabalin/gabapentin for my fibromyalgia, they gatekeeping me, cuz every doctor is “U NARCOMANNNN!!!”, but drug addicts also dont deserve be treated like that!!!, i hate bigots…

        stimulants are just illegal absolutly, with up to life time prison and narcopsychiatrical prisons

        i had tried self-med pregabalin and IT WORKS, i just felt normal with it, no muscle pain/tensions, movement problems at all…, and fixed some my other problems

  • joelle_ether@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    13·
    13 days ago

    Being my natural positive self and spreading my love and care and doing the things I want to do without being bothered by things that I can not change

  • Ekybio@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    13 days ago

    I do a lot more small talk and generally be nicer to strangers overall. My sense of humor is pretty developed from reading a lot and in combination with my quick witt, finding something that lightens the mood is usually easy.

    Works wonders for my self esteem too!

      • pleasestopasking@reddthat.comOPEnglish
        10·
        13 days ago

        As an introvert I love connecting with strangers! Give someone a compliment or just smile and say good morning, and then… there’s no expectations! When I’m feeling socially exhausted it can be hard to force myself to still have a human interaction or two, so saying a few sentences to a stranger is a low-stakes way to make sure I don’t ask of the sudden find myself not having uttered a word in days.

  • Remy Rose@piefed.socialEnglish
    7·
    13 days ago

    I actually started winning the occasional match in Guilty Gear Strive. Not usually very good at competitive video games, so it was a pleasant surprise!