Weight Loss Support Give and get support here!

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 11-14-2006, 09:23 PM   #1  
Stronger Than Yesterday
Thread Starter
 
juliebee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 135

Unhappy dumped

So my BF of about 2 years called it quits with me on the weekend.
I'm pretty devastated.
I've been working so hard to avoid crying into a pint of ice cream or bag of cookies but I dunno how long that's going to last.
I've gone to my regular hour-long step class at the gym every day since, trying to keep on track, but I find that when I get there I don't have my usual energy.
Anyone have any advice on how to get through this?
juliebee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2006, 09:40 PM   #2  
Senior Member
 
kateful's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 425

S/C/G: 180.5/157.5/145

Default

I'm sorry. I don't have any advice. I think you are doing a good thing for yourself in continuing your exercise, though. Time is about the only thing I know of that will help you. One foot in front of the other.
kateful is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2006, 09:47 PM   #3  
Junior Member
 
oc cutiepie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: wi
Posts: 26

S/C/G: 246.5/245.5/140

Height: 5'4

Wink


I am very sorry to read about what happened. I don't know you but I have been there and I do know it will get better.
Just remember once you start to feel better don't jump into another relationship right away, especially a serious one.
Take your time. You have all the time in the world to feel better. Your emotions may still be unstable and the first person you meet may get undeserved love. The first week after a break up are the hardest of all. Each day will get a little easier. It was for me in the past. However, the road to recovery is short and beneficial to our being. Without a broken heart, we may never know what we really want or really need.
And trust me you do NOT need ice cream. Stick with your class, you will thank yourself later. Look at how much you lost already! You can get through this!!

oc cutiepie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2006, 10:18 PM   #4  
Coldblooded Thread Killa
 
callystia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 396

Height: 5'3"

Default

I've always found that being mad is more conducive to keeping my energy levels high than being sad. (I know that sounds terribly simplistic, but I really did develop the ability to choose which emotion to feel, after a while.) If you can find a way to focus on frustration, that may actually help you at the gym. Just don't overdo it.

Maybe kickboxing or Tae-Bo? Something like that is an excellent way to let out frustration, and the endorphins after a good workout will help keep your spirits lifted.

And I know that you're in pain right now, and I'm very sorry for that. But you will be happy again, and likely sooner than you think. Meanwhile, do keep posting here so we can help you get through this! *hugs*
callystia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 04:01 AM   #5  
Senior Member
 
MissyK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 118

Default

I dunno if I can help...but I can probably scare you out of finishing that ice cream.
When I went through heartbreak two years ago, I was 105 lbs (I'm very short). I eventually fell into severe depression, dropped out of school, and here's the WORST PART: gained 30 lbs in 4 months from binge eating. I ditched work to binge. I'd binge at work. I'd come home and binge. And for every pound I gained, I was that much more afraid that I might bump into HIM again. I lived everyday in dread that he'd see me with those 30 lbs. Can you imagine the misery?
I finally lost the weight this August, with the help of antidepressants and 45 minutes of exercise, 3 times a week.
Just think how much WORSE it would be on yourself, emotionally, if you drowned your sorrow in food.

Hugs
MissyK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 08:39 AM   #6  
Stronger Than Yesterday
Thread Starter
 
juliebee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 135

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by kateful View Post
I'm sorry. I don't have any advice. I think you are doing a good thing for yourself in continuing your exercise, though. Time is about the only thing I know of that will help you. One foot in front of the other.
Thanks One foot in front of the other is a great way of thinking of it.
juliebee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 08:41 AM   #7  
Stronger Than Yesterday
Thread Starter
 
juliebee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 135

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by oc cutiepie View Post

I am very sorry to read about what happened. I don't know you but I have been there and I do know it will get better.
Just remember once you start to feel better don't jump into another relationship right away, especially a serious one.
Take your time. You have all the time in the world to feel better. Your emotions may still be unstable and the first person you meet may get undeserved love. The first week after a break up are the hardest of all. Each day will get a little easier. It was for me in the past. However, the road to recovery is short and beneficial to our being. Without a broken heart, we may never know what we really want or really need.
And trust me you do NOT need ice cream. Stick with your class, you will thank yourself later. Look at how much you lost already! You can get through this!!



Thanks so much for your nice response Hearing (well, reading) your words really helps to put into perspective that things WILL get better. And you're right.. no rebound relationships!! They only lead to more trouble.
juliebee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 08:44 AM   #8  
Stronger Than Yesterday
Thread Starter
 
juliebee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 135

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by callystia View Post
I've always found that being mad is more conducive to keeping my energy levels high than being sad. (I know that sounds terribly simplistic, but I really did develop the ability to choose which emotion to feel, after a while.) If you can find a way to focus on frustration, that may actually help you at the gym. Just don't overdo it.

Maybe kickboxing or Tae-Bo? Something like that is an excellent way to let out frustration, and the endorphins after a good workout will help keep your spirits lifted.

And I know that you're in pain right now, and I'm very sorry for that. But you will be happy again, and likely sooner than you think. Meanwhile, do keep posting here so we can help you get through this! *hugs*

You're right about the frustration = energy thing.. maybe a kickboxing/tae bo class would be better than step for a few days.. easier to vent with all the kicking and punching.. maybe I'll imagine I'm kicking him in the head! Haha.
Thanks so much for your kind words. It's great to have a place like this where people take the time to care for one another.
juliebee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 08:47 AM   #9  
Stronger Than Yesterday
Thread Starter
 
juliebee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 135

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MissyK View Post
I dunno if I can help...but I can probably scare you out of finishing that ice cream.
When I went through heartbreak two years ago, I was 105 lbs (I'm very short). I eventually fell into severe depression, dropped out of school, and here's the WORST PART: gained 30 lbs in 4 months from binge eating. I ditched work to binge. I'd binge at work. I'd come home and binge. And for every pound I gained, I was that much more afraid that I might bump into HIM again. I lived everyday in dread that he'd see me with those 30 lbs. Can you imagine the misery?
I finally lost the weight this August, with the help of antidepressants and 45 minutes of exercise, 3 times a week.
Just think how much WORSE it would be on yourself, emotionally, if you drowned your sorrow in food.

Hugs
Aw I'm sorry to hear you went through all of that Thanks for sharing it though, it's always great when people are willing to share their past experiences to try to help someone else.
I'm going to keep your words in my head every time I get near the freezer Thanks so much!
juliebee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 09:39 AM   #10  
Just Me
 
nelie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707

S/C/G: 364/--/182

Height: 5'6"

Default

My story is this:
I was so angry with my ex-bf when he broke up with me but he was right about a few things. I had low self esteem, I put myself down all the time and basically hated myself and he couldn't deal with that. So I decided that I would really learn to love myself but I was still angry. I used the time of being single to eat right, exercise and focus my energy into my efforts. That is how really I went from the 350s to the 270s in 4 months. I stabilized and went back up the 280s and stayed there for 18 months or so until the beginning of this year when I decided it was time to lose weight, not out of anger but out of desire to continue my weight loss progress.
nelie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 09:52 AM   #11  
back in the game
 
futuresurferchick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 928

S/C/G: 311/180/170

Height: around 5'10"

Default

Hi Juliebee, I'm sorry to hear you're having a rough time but you will get through it and come out stronger than ever.
futuresurferchick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 11:30 AM   #12  
mostly harmless
 
MariaOfColumbia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: in the middle
Posts: 188

Default

If you really have to have something chocolate (since it does release chemicals that mimic the feeling of being loved) you can minimize the damage by having a glass of chocolate fat free milk, or pudding. Or, if you are feeling really weird, just eat some plain cocoa, no sugar or fat at all! I've read that's how the Aztecs drank it! Yuck! But it would get you the chemical boost that chocolate gives....
MariaOfColumbia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 12:04 PM   #13  
Just Me
 
nelie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707

S/C/G: 364/--/182

Height: 5'6"

Default

Maria, chocolate naturally has fat in it but it doesn't naturally have sugar in it. I went to the Lindt store not far from where I live and they have 99% pure chocolate. I tasted it and it wasn't bad but it was very strong! I prefer my chocolate to be somewhere around 85%.
nelie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 07:38 PM   #14  
Senior Member
 
SlimmingWorldChick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 282

S/C/G: SW/253/CW231/GW175

Height: 5'8

Default

Your 152 keep going!!!You'll make it to your goal in no time...and it will be so much sweeter than any bar of chocolate, cookies or ice cream...
SlimmingWorldChick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 07:46 PM   #15  
Stronger Than Yesterday
Thread Starter
 
juliebee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 135

Default

Aww! Thank you so much futuresurferchick!! That brought a smile to my face.
juliebee is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:56 PM.


We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.