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Day 220- I have been in a funk after my 5K this past Sat. I had minor achilles strain after the race and decided to take the past few days off. This kinda, plus other things, put me in a depressed mood. I ended up snacking a lot and not moving much. I did not eat anything bad, just too much. It was hard to get out of the funk and I actully pushed myself to get oout on the road this week to get out of the funk. I did run last night and felt much better afterwards.
Some of the reasons I am depressed/funky is I took on a lot of stress with running our local soccer club. Our season starts in another week and I have spent tons of time getting everything together. Jerseys, sponsors, shorts, teams, etc. It is a volunteer org and it is tuff to get folks active when the org has been in the crapper for the past 5 yrs. I have to rebuild from the bottom up, so it is a lot. The main problem the past few years is the coaches did what ever they want and there was no direction to the club. We got hit with a ton of fines and lost most of our sponsors, then on top of that one coach wants to spend a ton of money on things we don't need, but does not want to do any fundraising. I do it for the kids and I enjoy rebuilding and making things successful, that is what I do for a living also. What makes this one so hard is it is all volunteer and folks never do what they say they will. After next weekend the season will start and things should smooth out.
As for the other depression, I am not sure what caused it. I think one thing is I expect certain things out of relationships and get depressed when they don't happen (No, it is not about sex, LOL). I tend to get depressed when this happens. I just don't like to feel like I am being ignored or put on the back burner. Another thing I see that has depressed me is i went on a spending spree. I have a hard time passing up a bargin. I have to keep asking myself, what are you going to do with it? How many more pairs of running shorts do I need? How many more pairs of sneakers? Hao many more thumb drives? We did well paying down bills in July early August, but slipped up the past few weeks. There is the fact I am spending a ton of money for soccer right now and I have to front it and get paid back, so I see that money also, but I have remind myself, I did not spend that money and it is not my debt.
I need to journal morea and get back to logging things more. I can't wait for school to start again, I love getting back into a routine.
Till next time........
Diet Calendar Entry for 29 August 2012:
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1149 kcal
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Fat: 64.57g | Prot: 91.03g | Carb: 56.48g.
Breakfast: Hard-Boiled Egg, Coffee with Cream. Lunch: Honey Roasted Sunflower Kernels, Light Italian Dressing, Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad. Dinner: Ribeye Steak. Snacks/Other: Apples, Dry Roasted Unsalted Almonds - Just A Handful. more...
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Everyone has their moods go up and down. It's important that you're recognizing what causes your mood changes, so you can now work towards controlling them. Sounds like you'll be right back in the swing of things within the next few days. Remember to journal! Sometimes all you need to feel better is a little venting :)
29 Aug 12 by member: peppymint
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Best of luck with your soccer team - guess those tough kids better start having some bake sales! Chocolate is always a sure money grab.
29 Aug 12 by member: BuffyBear
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I hope you get out of your funk soon. I've been there too and eventually there is a light at the end of the tunnel and you will pick yourself up. As for the money stress, I'm there now too. I just took over paying the bill because my hubby was so fed up, and now I see why. With our dog having surgery this past month and both of us taking college classes, and the kids starting school, there were a lot of expenses that we'll have to pull from savings for and I hate doing it, but it has to be done. STRESS!! I hope the soccer club goes well this year. My son is doing soccer for the first time this fall and I would be happy to volunteer, but the organization we are playing for doesn't do much with volunteers. It's too bad more people aren't involved to help you out. I'm sure things will all work out for you in the end, you just have to keep wading through the cruddy stuff to find the good.
29 Aug 12 by member: mars2kids
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Good for you for taking charge of the soccer program when most people would have walked away. It takes guts to take on such a mess, and to deal with people who don't take commitments seriously.
When it comes to relationships...all I have to say it talk. If you let it bottle up inside it can only get worse. I say this from experience. With kids, work, and other demands (soccer!), it is easy to lose time for your relationship...as well as your partner to do the same. You have to make it a priority. We reinstituted a mandatory date night twice a week at first. It made a big, big difference. Now, we are probably only going out twice a month, but we spend time together every morning walking the dog. What was a chore is now time for us to check in with one another, and spend a little time together. Advice might not have been really solicited here, but I felt that I had been exactly in the place you were describing, and we managed to work our way out of it. Hope you do as well, cause that can make the rest of stresses in life easier to deal with.
Good luck across the board!
29 Aug 12 by member: yduj57
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Thanks all. I will reply to some of the points in my journal entries. I do need to get to the next level. Funny how everyone wants to be happy all the time ;-)
30 Aug 12 by member: Soulnoid
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