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Current physical ailments:
1) chronic migraines (I know the triggers and how to mitigate them - mostly under control)
2) jaw that isn't properly aligned (which causes horrific pain sometimes; sorta know how to mitigate it)
3) knee that has lost most of its cartilage (still figuring out what to do)
4) contact allergy that has caused a week of being unable to concentrate (in the process of making it go away; hoping it works)
5) any of this that constant stress will make worse (so... all of it?)
So. Anyone know how to lose weight while constantly stressed and unable to do cardio? I need to for my knee to ever get better, and also for my little sister's wedding in May, and possibly for a confidence booster. I had lost between 30 and 40 pounds before hurting my knee; I've since gained it all back, plus some because it's difficult to do anything when you can't use one of your knees. Of course, the weight gain only made things worse because of course it did.
I'll be defending my thesis in May, and then graduating in August. I'll also be going for an Education Specialist certificate in the fall. My little sister has moved in with her fiancé. I turn 28 on Monday. I don't know how to have a conversation with my advisor, or what I'll do with my degree. I'm sick of looking at my thesis, but I've spoken with one of my favorite teachers and sent her a copy to read over because I can ACTUALLY TALK to her like with we're both humans instead of robots.
I'm fucking terrified and in so much physical pain I sometimes can't think of anything else. If I didn't hurt all the time, I just think it wouldn't seem so overwhelming. But I do hurt all the time and I have to learn to deal with it, and I think most of the time I do.
But I realized yesterday that my imagination is so fucking powerful. I fall down rabbit holes and get lost. It's a good thing when I'm writing, or telling myself a story to pass the time. But when I'm thinking of what ifs... how do other people deal with it? In hindsight, I wonder how I ever graduated high school since I was daydreaming so much.
So I get paralyzed, I guess. I've been making shit up as a I go for three years now, and I finally have to decide what the fuck I'm going to do.
And I am in constant physical pain while having to decide important shit, and the only thing I can do about it will cause even more stress.
My knee hurts so fucking much. Like, I've known since I was fairly young that I have a very high pain tolerance. I also don't like showing when I'm actually in pain. But I think my knee hurts more than anything ever has before, and I've had migraines for ten years. And the cartilage is gone, and apparently, you can't get cartilage back. So weight loss.
I've been trying, but I stress/comfort eat. And my exercise routine was walking, before I stopped moving around because my knee quit working.
Again: anyone know how to lose weight when you're stressed/agonized?
(ALSO: my period will be next week and I've already got the migraine to prove it. Awesome.)
1) chronic migraines (I know the triggers and how to mitigate them - mostly under control)
2) jaw that isn't properly aligned (which causes horrific pain sometimes; sorta know how to mitigate it)
3) knee that has lost most of its cartilage (still figuring out what to do)
4) contact allergy that has caused a week of being unable to concentrate (in the process of making it go away; hoping it works)
5) any of this that constant stress will make worse (so... all of it?)
So. Anyone know how to lose weight while constantly stressed and unable to do cardio? I need to for my knee to ever get better, and also for my little sister's wedding in May, and possibly for a confidence booster. I had lost between 30 and 40 pounds before hurting my knee; I've since gained it all back, plus some because it's difficult to do anything when you can't use one of your knees. Of course, the weight gain only made things worse because of course it did.
I'll be defending my thesis in May, and then graduating in August. I'll also be going for an Education Specialist certificate in the fall. My little sister has moved in with her fiancé. I turn 28 on Monday. I don't know how to have a conversation with my advisor, or what I'll do with my degree. I'm sick of looking at my thesis, but I've spoken with one of my favorite teachers and sent her a copy to read over because I can ACTUALLY TALK to her like with we're both humans instead of robots.
I'm fucking terrified and in so much physical pain I sometimes can't think of anything else. If I didn't hurt all the time, I just think it wouldn't seem so overwhelming. But I do hurt all the time and I have to learn to deal with it, and I think most of the time I do.
But I realized yesterday that my imagination is so fucking powerful. I fall down rabbit holes and get lost. It's a good thing when I'm writing, or telling myself a story to pass the time. But when I'm thinking of what ifs... how do other people deal with it? In hindsight, I wonder how I ever graduated high school since I was daydreaming so much.
So I get paralyzed, I guess. I've been making shit up as a I go for three years now, and I finally have to decide what the fuck I'm going to do.
And I am in constant physical pain while having to decide important shit, and the only thing I can do about it will cause even more stress.
My knee hurts so fucking much. Like, I've known since I was fairly young that I have a very high pain tolerance. I also don't like showing when I'm actually in pain. But I think my knee hurts more than anything ever has before, and I've had migraines for ten years. And the cartilage is gone, and apparently, you can't get cartilage back. So weight loss.
I've been trying, but I stress/comfort eat. And my exercise routine was walking, before I stopped moving around because my knee quit working.
Again: anyone know how to lose weight when you're stressed/agonized?
(ALSO: my period will be next week and I've already got the migraine to prove it. Awesome.)