a few ideas

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Oh gosh I have been where you are! It's scary because you feel like a slug

(or at least I did). Have you considered doing Tai Chi or something like

that just for relaxation? My MIL does this and it helps her a ton! Also I

have done Oxycise and believe it or not it is relatively challenging. I

don't know if I lost weight doing it because I was doing the FIRM (which I

still do with Tae Bo) at the same time, but I can tell you your abs will be

toasty.

Another thing I do when I get really super depressed is journal. I mean

just write write write. It really helps me sort things out and just get

them out. No one has to read it except me and I can even delete or tear it

up...it's my stuff for me.

Also what about reading some books you've been wanting to but not finding

the time? Finally you might consider taking St. 's Wort or something

that really helped my depression a lot when I was consistent with it and my

MIL who has been on Prozac FOREVER started taking it about three years ago

and now she no longer is taking the Prozac (hasn't for 2+ years) and feels

much happier. Anyway just some ideas, hopefully one will help ya.

On Thu, 18 May 2000 15:36:33 EDT, tae-bo_onegroups wrote:

> In a message dated 5/17/00 11:55:43 PM Hawaiian Standard Time,

> j.clappison@... writes:

>

> << *HUG* you know that quick fixes don't work, and often make things

worse,

> it's always better to fix things properly and permanently, why should

our

> bodies be different? >>

> I know that. But I can't swim, I can lift weights, and do, but it

doesn't

> help...I can't eat because of some mediciations I am on for other things

that

> make my appeite disappear, and when I do eat, unfortunately I don't eat

> well... I can't do anything. Walking hurts, running is a definite

> nono,a nd that is how I lost all my weight before....cycling hurts, adn

that

> is great exercise....and so that greatly reduces my exercises...I can't

seem

> to find any motivation....I am still the same size, and I have only

gained

> five pounds...and I know that losing weight will not cure my depression,

but

> it will help me to feel better about myself...right now I am in the

middle of

> a real bad self-loathing streak...So there it is...I have to do

> something....any ideas???? HELP HELP HELP HELP

>

> Though one good thing - no more suicidal thoughts!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAYAYAYAYAYAY

> I am so proud of myself for that!

>

>

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