My motivation is really down right now, I just feel like absolute shit.
Literally only a couple of weeks after returning from 2 weeks of having the mumps, I have fallen ill again with diarrhea amongst other things such as bad headaches, lightheadedness, feeling weak (obviously) and worst of all practically ZERO appetite.
All of this has obviously been really messing up my training, what with barely being able to train at all. With this latest bout of lack of appetite I’m most likely losing weight day by day and all of it is just getting to me now quite a bit. I’m trying to put on weight and be healthy, and all this undeserved shit is happening…
It’s also put me way behind in University work, as well as missing 2 1/2 weeks worth of lectures, seminars and reading. Deadlines getting ever closer (though I should be able to get an extension). Going for testes exam on Monday, the way I feel at the moment in my head all I can think is I’ll definitely be infertile too from mumps… I’m never normally so stupidly pessmistic!
I realise this shit isn’t anything on someone with a very serious illness but just wondering how you guys have coped with setbacks like this, where it effects your lifestyle and your study/work?
around this time last year I became seriously ill. I was pretty much confined to my bed for 2 months, only leaving my room to vomit, which I did 8-10 times a day.
I had literally NO appetite for the entire duration, and of course, I couldn’t lift or sleep.
[quote]Standard Donkey wrote:
around this time last year I became seriously ill. I was pretty much confined to my bed for 2 months, only leaving my room to vomit, which I did 8-10 times a day.
I had literally NO appetite for the entire duration, and of course, I couldn’t lift or sleep.
just wondering how you guys have coped with setbacks like this, where it effects your lifestyle and your study/work?
come to 'bama and party with the mac for a long weekend[/quote]
Dreams do come true. I’m fairly sure whatever degree it made my health even worse would be instantly be paid back with the ridicilious amount of T gained from a mac party weekend. Fuck yeah
[quote]StevenF wrote:
Standard Donkey wrote:
around this time last year I became seriously ill. I was pretty much confined to my bed for 2 months, only leaving my room to vomit, which I did 8-10 times a day.
I had literally NO appetite for the entire duration, and of course, I couldn’t lift or sleep.
I ended up losing 40 pounds.
I bet you had sick abs though!!![/quote]
Man that sucks, a lot. Puts it in perspective really, I do think though after illness I come back with more of a desire to train/eat because I actually appreciate being healthy… most positive way to think of things. “Fresh start to transformation”. My abs are way way too “sick” atm, only getting sicker too. Damn illness hitting everytime I’m serious with eating big (ok, so twice now, i can class that as a pattern if i want)
Woke up this morning with severe chest pain for like 40 mins. Been to the hospital and everything… all seems fine though, just random extreme pain. Hopefully back to the gym tommorow… optimism!
Being tied to the bed, and losing appetite sucks. I know if i missed 2 weeks of school, it would probably mean failing 2-3 exams this christmas.
I get random chest pains all the time, but it goes away after laying on my back for a while. Usually feels like pneumothorax or some shit. used to scare the shit out of me, but it always goes away after a while so i have learned its not as dangerous as it is painful.
When life drops a pile of shit on you, yeah it sucks, but usually it only strengthens my resolve. I feel that I deserve my goals even more if I have to struggle harder for them.
When life is shit, it only motivates me to struggle on. Whats the point in achieving your goals if you don’t have to work for it?
Don’t know if any of that made any sense to you, but keep on pushing and you’ll get through it. Hope you get well without loosing too much weight. I know how much that can suck…
I’m only reccomending this because it is helping me a ton right now, But get some Vinpocetine and DMAE. Take 10 mg vinpo 3 times a day with food and 150-300 mg of dmae 3 times a day with food. This has helped my mental clarity and energy levels / motivation. Also vinpo may help blood cells not stick together, so it may help with your chest pains if you are experiencing blockage type pain.
It’s cheap and you can pick it up at any supplement store. This is a very basic Noop stack, to learn more about Noops and some more advanced compounds, go to supplements and nutrition forum and hit up brain function boosters V1 and V2 (two threads) very much info in those two threads.