One great resource for you all is r/EatCheapAndHealthy

I have not exercised regularly in a long time.
I am very sad about this and I am in the worst shape I have ever been in and I don’t feel myself.
I picture myself being able to go on long hikes and other outdoor activities.
I struggle with abdominal pain and urgency. Which has also placed me into a deeper depression most days.
Any time I go out to go on a walk, approx 15 minutes or so in a am RUNNING to find a bathroom.
This makes me anxious to go to work out classes as well as going on hikes where bathrooms aren’t near by.

Has anyone else dealt with this problem?

I also feel exhausted most of the time. Mostly related to working 12 hour night shifts. Being depressed (I’m back in my meds, which is helping) But I think it’s also because of how out of shape I am.

Just looking for some support, insight, encouragement.

Thanks!

I‘ve had an absolutely horrific stomach flu for several weeks. I feel weak as a kitten, but it is FINALLY getting better. Staying in bed with little movement has really done a number on my mental health…and I just feel all round horrible, despite the stomach symptoms finally easing up. I desperately want to get back into moving, as soon as possible, but at the same time I am dreading it after weeks of every step feeling exhausting.

For those of you who had to start exercising again after illness, what did you do? Any tips, tricks or experiences?

I want to try a small walk tomorrow, but I am already dreading that.

Which workouts are you currently focusing on? What have you done to EOOD this week??

I ran only 1.25km today.

Can't run anymore because I have no energy..

I haven't had a dinner because my meds kill the appetite.

I am going home after 1.25km running. I ran despite of suicidal ideation. Need support. I don't want to die. Please give me hopes and tell me your success stories!

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It’s genuinely like a mental block or something. Once I’m working out, I’m fine. But it’s the act of going. It ends up being more and more time being going, and then I stop all together

Taking the overall pulse here. How are you? If not well, think whether there are any positives to share as well to balance negatives. But of course, if you need to vent, know we are here to listen.

Hope this fits!

Ok so i think somedays my head is like a bowl of spaghetti, and workout is like that fork that rolls them into order and detangle things one by. And that motivates me most of the days to get out of the door.

BUT

There are days where i rehearse the "workout" in my head --> put on clothes, shoes, pick out the program, overthink the part of road i don't like to run on, pain, what if it rains, what if i've to pee and then come home, shower, moisturise and ..........

I feel after i rehearse the whole thing i'm already exhausted and do not want to move.

I honestly want someone to have a sticky note put on my forehead and say "Just go" or some sort of like short snappy quotes i can just glance at and keep repeating in my head till i m out of the door.

idk what do u guys do ? motivation posters on wall?

How have you unwound this week? Any creative projects you would like to share?

It's what it sounds like. I don't know how to explain it but at random times I will feel like I'm about to explode if I don't do something extremely physically strenuous. Like I can feel a growing sense of restlessness if I don't do something physical. However it has nothing to do with how much I've been working out or staying active, it'll just randomly hit me like a truck. I can best describe it like restless leg syndrome but across my whole body. And only intense physical workouts alleviate the feeling. Has anyone else come across this feeling or know what it's called?

Hi I have ocd (been diagnosed). Basically everything I do is based off my self esteem. There’s many instances but a big one is I’ll workout excessively daily to avoid feeling like I’m loosing my body shape (even if it’s just a day break). I only now started to relax a little because I’m drained of energy lol. Anyways today I’m going to the gym with my sister and her friend but we can only go for a short period of time since they got kids. Do I workout at home and go to the gym? If I only go to the gym what if it’s not enough and i start getting a belly and looking flat in other areas? I haven’t been on my feet much cause I been giving my work shifts away (like I said my depression). Anyways please someone let me know what to do. If I do twice I’ll have calculate everything I eat. But not I feel like a loser.

Hello everyone, for some more context i'm 16 yrs old and last summer since my friend saw i improved in football they told me to join their team that was really in need of players so in february i joined, safe to say i think that was one of the worst decisions of my life, i go to every training and game with a lot of anxiety sometimes it makes me wanna cry, also i'm ass at the game compared to my friends, it got so bad at one point that in april/may i would come home from training and start scrolling on my phone just for tiktok to put on my fyp video that talked about suicide and i would cry while watching those videos, i was really considering doing that at one point, now it's not that bad but still.
In june our coach told us that he was going to be our coach for another season and told everyone to say if they were going to be available for the next season or not, i thought that since we were starting a new fresh season my mental health would improve, so I said i was going to be available but then last week when we resumed training i realized i still get anxiety and shit before training and i didnt really improved, also i realized that i dont want to go to training/games but i feel more like it's a chore than a sport that i should be happy doing, more like it's a chore that i have to do instead of doing the things that make me happy like spending time with my gf.
Also since may i started training strength at home with a little 45 min workout and i can confidently say that in 3 months ish of training i have gotten far more results (i've gotten bigger) with training at home compared to football training.
On the other hand i feel like if i quit i let down my friends, my coach and my parents, and i also feel like i'm going to feel like how i felt before i started training (before february) like everyone was doing something and i was doing nothing, even tho as i said before i still train my body at home.
i genuinely dont know what to do, can someone give me some tips? thanks a lot in advance

Which workouts are you currently focusing on? What have you done to EOOD this week??

Please answer if you can. Also, please no responses without advice and just showing sympathy like 'hey it's ok' (no offense), I just want answers and advice.

A little background- I had already lost almost all my interests. And now, I have 'almost' lost the most important and probably only thing I truly care about, basically my ikigai, and so also all hope, energy, will power and interest in life. But there are a few things (and responsibilities) I must do/fulfill, and most importantly I wanna give my one last shot to get back my ikigai(need to pull some quite difficult/unlikely shit), even if now it's almost impossible. And I have only 1 year left(can become 2, but unlikely) for that, so gotta hurry up a bit.

So now here is my question, how the fuck do i get my shit straight and start working on the things I need to, after losing all my interests, will, hope and on top, my main source of energy. I am at my lowest physically, mentally and spiritually, and I need to improve them all.

P.S. : probably not much will improve regardless, so take that into account, I need to work while continuing facing all the shit without any improvement in situation.