Posts by tamuafcoc10

Hey, I feel ya, last year I got into a big depression state where i drank almost every night and VERY heavily on the weekends...talkin like 150beers a week....i gained a ton of weight even with my athletic lifestyle. I have been hangin onto that weight for almost a year....Then I sat down one day and said, im tired of lookin like this, having tighter fitting clothes....so I decided to start monitoring my calorie intake

There a few things that I have found to work REALLY well for me to include:

1. when I am hungry I eat a piece of fruit or a handful of peanuts, eat it slowly so it feels like ur eating more than you are

2. whenever I get down, its time to hit the gym...when I am in a bad mood, I run and keep running, I push myself to the limits to where I dont even feel the emotion or let it run through my mind, good happy/motivating/angry music also helps me while im running

3. Volunteering is my favorite thing to do. I coached swim team for children 5-15 over the summer and I made friends with about 30 young boys and girls. Also I coached a 8yr old boys soccer team, and they meant the world...they gave me some of the happiest times I've had in a long time

4. I also find that if I have time i watch some time of comedy show or movie even if its just for 20-30, I find if I laugh and am happy even if I'm in a bad mood, it makes me feel better...Jeff Dunham does a great job at cheering me up.

5. When I went through my depression I got a personal counselor which worked wonders for me, she taught me how to cope with my emotions, and shield it when I needed to and to not let my emotions get the best of me when times are tough

So yea, those are my 5 peices of advice. I am on my diet right now, I finished my frist week losing almost 8 pounds which isnt ideally healthy, but considering i cut my calorie count from 5k to 1800. Anyways, im still lookin at around 30 lbs, so if you wanna talk about it...share ideas...exercise methods ( I get some amazing exercise training from military if u care to find some diff exercises) but w/e I hope this helps and feel free to talk, i hate most seeing people alone, isolated, depressed!