Cocaine seems to perk people up.
If he's on pain meds for a fucked up back wouldn't jogging make things worse?
What about swimming or cycling?
I have the same problems walking helps but I can't run nor swim else I am in too much pain. I can't sleep regular hours too much pain I weigh 220 at 6'2" supposed to be 180
I smoke which doesn't help either. I can't afford doctor visits. I am about to turn 47 (at 23). When I had my back surgery the doc recommended walking 7 miles a day. My advice start small a mile or under each day. after a few weeks add 4-6 blocks etc eat smaller meals more often, never skip breakfast, get metabolism kicking in off the bat. eat smaller as the day progresses and nothing 3 hours before bed. for the belly do crunches start real small 5 at a time 5 times a day increasing1 each time each day. I just started walking 2 days ago and am doing the crunches as well. whatever you can do, do it daily, it really can help. Good luck to you too.
Mike
I started out by setting a 60 minute timer. Every hour I would do:
1) 15 Juming Jacks
2) 5 push ups
3) 60 seconds of running in place
4) 10 Touch Toes
5) 10 Squat thrusts
After a week I would increase. Doing this every hour really makes a big difference and increase or decrease as you feel comfortable.
I'm not sure if whole grains are such a good idea. Whole grain bread pretty much has the same GI as white bread. (Source: http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.htm)Eating carbs might help you lose weight, but for the depressed, it helps promote serotonin functioning.
In fact, depressed persons are known to consume more carbs, essentially self-medicating. The stereotype of the person hugging the tub of ice cream while feeling blue is there for a reason, and modern neuroscience is showing that it's not merely just one sinfully gorging on simple pleasures as a coping mechanism.
However, what you want to do is eat more complex carbs. This will keep your insulin level balanced for a longer period of time without needing to frequently load up on the carbs to prevent the crash.
This means more whole grains.
Here's an excellent guide on good mood food for depression.
http://www.foodforthebrain.org/content.asp?id_Content=1635
I'm not sure if whole grains are such a good idea. Whole grain bread pretty much has the same GI as white bread. (Source: http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.htm)
Adding fat (like butter with the bread) slows gastric emptying and lowers the GI, however. While it is a long shot, some research has linked gluten sensitivity with mental illnesses. Wouldn't hurt to try gluten-free for a few weeks.
Except they also suggest eating whole grains...
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid-full-story/index.html
Diets rich in high-glycemic-index foods, which cause quick and strong increases in blood sugar levels, have been linked to an increased risk for diabetes, (5) heart disease, (6, 7) and overweight, (8, 9,10) and there is preliminary work linking high-glycemic diets to age-related macular degeneration, (11) ovulatory infertility, (12) and colorectal cancer. (13) Foods with a low glycemic index have been shown to help control type 2 diabetes and improve weight loss. Other studies, though, have found that the glycemic index has little effect on weight or health. This sort of flip-flop is part of the normal process of science, and it means that the true value of the glycemic index remains to be determined. In the meantime, eating whole grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables—all foods with a low glycemic index—is indisputably good for many aspects of health.
Yes, they do. It's quite odd that their nutritional recommendations are out of sync with their own data or perhaps, I'm the obtuse one here.
From here http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/carbohydrates-full-story/index.html:
However, http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.htm shows that your average whole wheat bread has a GI of 71, which in indisputably high. Perhaps the lesson here is that you may even have to be selective about the type of whole grain that you're consuming. http://www.glycemicindex.com/ reveals that whole grain breads based on barley and rye have much less offending GIs than breads from whole wheat. So, perhaps the recommendation really should be to remove wheat from one's diet.
people who automatically answer 'eat less' .... are you sure?
how about eat better, eat smarter and eat healthier.
i recently found out that i basically spent the last however many years under eating and causing my body to hold on to fat more. eat less is not always the right answer and should not be the knee-jerk response. i'm eating more calories per day now than i even thought i should. i am also eating a lot healthier now tho as well. and exercising way more. and losing weight.
so i am going to again recommend reading the Fat loss sticky here in this subforum. there is a TON of good information in it. educate yourself from people who know and took the time to put that knowledge in one place.
at 70lbs over weight the OP isn't under eating. If you're having trouble losing weight at a decent bf% then under eating is a possibility. My original eat less answer was from OT not H&F. I do agree that not only should the OP eat less but also healthier and smarter.
And exercise plays a fairly small role in weight loss. It can help some but typically weight loss is all diet related.
Eating carbs might help you lose weight, but for the depressed, it helps promote serotonin functioning.
In fact, depressed persons are known to consume more carbs, essentially self-medicating. The stereotype of the person hugging the tub of ice cream while feeling blue is there for a reason, and modern neuroscience is showing that it's not merely just one sinfully gorging on simple pleasures as a coping mechanism.
However, what you want to do is eat more complex carbs. This will keep your insulin level balanced for a longer period of time without needing to frequently load up on the carbs to prevent the crash.
This means more whole grains.
Here's an excellent guide on good mood food for depression.
http://www.foodforthebrain.org/content.asp?id_Content=1635
I can only tell you what has worked for me:
Being sick and tired of being sick and tired of being fat
MyFitnessPal.com
AnytimeFitness full paid membership (hard not to go when you are $$$ cash in)
It's been 5 months and I am down 72 pounds as of yesterday morning and can't wait to go back in 3 hours.
I'm not sure if whole grains are such a good idea. Whole grain bread pretty much has the same GI as white bread. (Source: http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.htm)
Adding fat (like butter with the bread) slows gastric emptying and lowers the GI, however. While it is a long shot, some research has linked gluten sensitivity with mental illnesses. Wouldn't hurt to try gluten-free for a few weeks.
This is a common myth at least when it comes to whole wheat as the link above shows. This myth is probably perpetuated by Big Agra. GI is a measure of how fast your blood sugar rises. As you can see from the data, white bread and whole wheat bread raise your blood sugar almost equally fast.What I understand about whole grains is it contains many complex carbs. This means the body has to go through more digestive processes to break those sugars apart to a form that the body can use. As a result, the sugars stay in the body longer. In contrast, starchy foods such as potatoes and white grains contains a lot of glucose, which is the form that the body uses. So it doesn't need to digest it and it could absorb it up immediately. So while the whole grains may stimulate your insulin system as much as the white bread, the duration of the load wouldn't be quite as acute.