Re: Low heart rate (driving me nuts)
Originally Posted by
ethan2003
It could also be a blood pressure thing. It's usually after I get up or sit down, and then I notice the heart rate.
I'm very interested in losing weight, I don't really have much time or money to facilitate nutritionists and therapists. Not private at least. I could probably get a referral (which means it would be free in the UK) - they take many months to get though.
'Eat less, exercise more'. It should be that simple but it isn't always the case.
I don't have a very healthy relationship with food (2 historic eating disorders, an exercise addiction, and I am generally prone to comfort eating so I have to constantly keep myself in check) so one of the first things I'd be asking is what your eating habits are. Do you comfort eat? Eat out of boredom? Do you understand hunger pain signals? What was your eating pattern as you were growing up? Was it ok to leave food or were you encouraged to eat everything on your plate, and then some. (Some parents/guardians, especially mother figures, equate food with love and children carry this on into adult life). Is it a body image problem? (You don't have to answer any of these, by the way, it's just something for you to think about).
I presume there's no medical reason for your weight (underactive thyroid etc) so we're probably looking at a psychological issue, and this means that you need to work on your thinking as well, rather than just focusing on calories and exercise. (You need to change your relationship with food itself)
Does any of this make sense?
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