I noticed someone said somethng about fudsicles earlier, they have a brand called skinny cow and theres are only 50 calories per stick and there good, they also have a ice cream sandwhich thing thats 150 calories...i know it helps me, i have a wicked sweet tooth, and they also have those warm delight mini things also 150 calories and cook in 30 seconds, ive tried them and there goo also
Very frustrated... and I'm not in the right mental state right now... I have been without meds for over 2 months and I'm not sure when I'll be able to get the right help for my bipolar and stuff... and I just don't feel like doing anything, eating anything anymore and just... Sit around feeling sorry for myself.
hi there, i can tell you are super frustrated, getting started is often super hard. Personally, i think calorie counting can help you- you can buy what you want within your food budget, there is a forum on here with helpful topics to get you started, and you can always PM me if you want my limited experience in calorie counting it might not be as hard as you think, i thought it would be impossible but while it does take some time to actually log it and count etc, it really does help you feel back in control
Also, i think there is a weight watchers online where you pay less and dont have to go to the meetings, you just get email updates and tips, plus their recipes.
Very frustrated... and I'm not in the right mental state right now... I have been without meds for over 2 months and I'm not sure when I'll be able to get the right help for my bipolar and stuff... and I just don't feel like doing anything, eating anything anymore and just... Sit around feeling sorry for myself.
Also check out the Depression & Weight Issues subforum (within the Support Groups forum).
Changing the way you eat & live, getting healthy, and losing weight are hard for anyone. If you also have other big issues going on in your life, it's even harder. You should get some more great support and ideas there too.
Also if you only get 30 per week on food, then maybe you ought to count calories. That doesn't cost anything. All you have to do is figure out how many calories you should eat to lose weight. This website is free to do so. All you do is input the info http://www.globalrph.com/dieting_calc.htm .
Arthwen~
Sounds like you have a lot going on. Maybe you're not at a place where you're ready to commit to this. After reading through this thread, IMHO, it sounds like you need to do what we have all had to do. No matter what happens, school, work, money worries, etc, all of us here have had to make the commitment. And all of us have fallen off the wagon. But we choose to jump back on. And we make that choice again and again. Commit to ourselves. No one else can make you do this. You have to decide not to let those barriers hold you back.
I have no excuse. I don't have work or school or anything... I just sit around doing stuff online, playing video games and watching movies. I want to be able to get back on the Raw Food thing because I didn't do much and still lost 30 pounds in just a couple months. I wasn't able to keep going with it because I couldn't afford all the staples and weird things that were needed to stay healthy and back then I got a lot more than I get now. It's all the bills I have. If I didn't have, like, cable and internet bills, having to pay netflix, my mother and my credit card bill... I might be fine.
BTW,I do feel a little better now that I have slept.
Hmmm, do you really need Netflix and Cable, maybe by cutting one of them out you can use that extra money towards your raw food diet. I don't have cable or netflix and I survive just fine. If you find yourself getting bored go for a walk, or to the library and read a book.
I have no excuse. I don't have work or school or anything... I just sit around doing stuff online, playing video games and watching movies.
I've been there. I'm still working on wasting less time. What I have found is that the desire to piddle around all day never goes away on its own, and the desire to be more active and productive never comes on its own. It's hard but true that the only way out of it is *doing.* But looking back on 10 years of life piddled away just sucks. I really want the motivation to come first, to make the doing easier. But it just doesn't work that way. Instead, it's the doing that causes the motivation . I'm not saying it's easy, because I still struggle with things, but I'm just sharing that I'm finding that to be true, whether I like it or not.
I have been without meds for over 2 months and I'm not sure when I'll be able to get the right help for my bipolar and stuff... and I just don't feel like doing anything, eating anything anymore and just... Sit around feeling sorry for myself. 
it might not be as hard as you think, i thought it would be impossible but while it does take some time to actually log it and count etc, it really does help you feel back in control
. I'm not saying it's easy, because I still struggle with things, but I'm just sharing that I'm finding that to be true, whether I like it or not.
