I really need some advice. :(

[SadicusPandacus]

Greetings all,


I'm not exactly sure how to procede. I need help, I think I need help not being afraid. I want to lose weight. Badly. It's not even a question of appearance, it is for my health. I'm 45, 6'2" and weighing 315 pounds. I've not been working since May; before that I weighed between 285 and 290, steadily. Now all I do is sleep, eat, and sit in my chair with my PC, playing (or pretending to play) games and wasting my life.


I suffer from IBS, and very very very bad anxiety disorder. I'm afraid of dying, and I keep thinking a heart attack is waiting for me right around the corner. I go out for a walk or a bike ride, and I'll get a twinge or a pain, and suddenyl all I want to do is get homew and lie down. I'm terrified of exercising, even though I can (and have) gone for long walks, 90 minutes plus, or done 10 kilometers on my stationary bike without problem. Sometimes my IBS will give me a twinge in the chest area, or tightness, or cramps in the chest (I have read this is normal) and this has been going on for years now. It is paralyzing me.


I don't know what to do I'm always tired, have no motivation to do anything anymore, and am terrified to actually get up and exercise.


Sorry for the scattered post. It's the best I can do right now I guess. =(

 

[Little John]

Have you talked to your doctor about this? It sounds like there's more going on than lack of determination or willpower (which is my weakness, and probably 90-something % of the people on here). If you're having anxiety on those levels, your doctor may need to give you some kind of medication to help with the IBS, and maybe something else for the anxiety. I hope everything works out for you, but a doctor will probably get you started on the best path.


Good luck!