Hello from cold Alaska
Hello all.
I visited this site before and liked the support and good information I saw. So, I'm back.
Some info about me:
I'm 23 and weight approx 215 pounds (I don't have a scale but I weighed close to 210 a few months ago at a lab test). I live in Alaska and am not active in any sports whatsoever and therefore have only about 4 months worth of outdoor time available to me (due to our seasons). I've suffered from depression in the past, and have very high stress levels. It's light outside all summer/fall (24hrs) then dark all day fall/winter, which makes us vitamin A & D deficient (spelling?). I'm pretty sure I'm iron deficient too, but I lack the resolve and dicipline to take any pills (vitamins, diet pills, etc) on a regular basis, I take headache/pain pills when the need arises, that's about it.
I work 8-12 hours a day, 6 days a week, I come home and rarely feel up to cooking dinner. Most nights I heat up junk food (anything 30 mins or less), however when I do cook, it's generally healthy. (I use a George Foreman Grill to cook chicken, steak or porkchops since it's fast and drains a good chunk of grease/fat off) I have tried to take CortiSlim, go on diets, bought TurboJam to work out to (that lasted 2 days!) and numerous other attempts (such as walking every day or so) and can't get motivated anymore. I'm soo tired I don't want to do anything but sit in front of the computer or watch a movie. Luckily I don't snack much or eat a lot, but I just don't move enough to offset those splurge days of McDonalds or frozen pizza. I don't have the money for a gym, nor the schedule to attend one. I use a credit card to rack up debt for important things/to live.
I'm at a loss as to where to start really. I crave salty foods frequently (McDonalds, Taco Bell, Wendy's a lot) and love food. I love veggies and healthy foods as well, but I'm in debt and can rarely afford to buy them. Food costs WAY more here than in the lower 48 (a bag of Lays potatoe chips is 4.99 and a 12 pack of soda is 5.98, no sales tax here). Since all fruit and veggies must be flown in, they are scare, rarely healthy-fresh, and cost a fortune. I've resorted to buy the frozen bags of Green Giant veggie mixes, like the broccoli,cauliflower,carrot n cheese and the ones with the garlic mix, and eating that and boneless/skinless chicken breast or a steak or porkchops (when I can find the energy to cook). What's a girl to do? Would love some suggestions!!
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