I have no get up an go........

[squirtle]

I don't know if its the time of year or just me, i have no get up n go whatsoever............ I spend most of the working day at the computer and have done for 18months since changing jobs (previous job was more active and outside a bit) - when i am sat here i am nearly asleep, i have the wondows open even when its cold outside to keep me awake. I don't go to bed til after 11pm and am up at 5.45, i am just not tired of an evening - i usually have a glass or 2 of wine thinking it might help me sleep but could possibly make me less wanting to get up...........i feel like its a viscious circle. I am over weight and i know i need to lose weight and even shopping for lovely clothes doesn't give me enough inspiration.....i used to have it. I really feel like i need a kick up the backside. I walk every night with the dog so its not like i go home and just slouch........... At work my colleague left 6 months ago and hasn't been replaced so i sit on my own most days (my boss is down the corridor but busy with other things) and then it gets to the stage that i can't be bothered to venture out of the office , like at lunch time for example. The loneliness at work doesn't help with my diet either as i eat because i am bored. I really don't want sympathy............i just can't seem to give myself a shake.

I am just looking for some advice or some inspiration from others.......

[Sachs]

squirtle,
sounds like you've gone through several changes there. More sedentary job, your colleague has left which makes a massive difference. Have you been to get checked out at the doctors? Could you be depressed? It might be an idea to have your blood checked, explain how you feel to your doctor. Of course we're still in the cold months and that can get us all down. How about joining a gym? xxx

[squirtle]

I could join a gym, i am a bit self conscious though about how i might look. I used to play badminton 3 times a week so i need to start that again i think, i don't like doing exercises as i find it boring but i don't mind playing a game of something like badminton or basketball or tennis.

When i first started in my new job i sat for 6 months doing nothing and went to the doctors but was reluctant to take the medication the doctor said they would prescribe, then i changed positions at work and was much happier. Then my colleague left and he was the one mentoring me, showing me the ropes etc, then when he left i have been kinda left doing what he showed me yet there is scope to learn so much more but my line manager has been involved with something else since July and i feel like i don't exist sometimes,.

I have no one motivating me at work i guess and i know i need to explain how i am feeling - which is stale, yet i have only been in this actual job just over 12 months...

I have had blood tests in the past due to feeling so tired and they have always come back ok , only once did it show i was slightly anaemic.


It could be the time of year, and being so fed up of the dark nights and mornings.

Thanks for your reply Sachs - i appreciate it.

[boredathome]

Squirtle:

I know exactly how you feel. I used to have so much energy for life. Playing football and rugby going out socialising etc. but for the last year it seems that this has all gone. I have a young family and it is great spending time with them but as soon as they are asleep the boredom sets in. At work i am dreading the weekend because i know that i am going to feel terrible. My partner used to suggest things to do to fill my time like hobbies but at the moment why start something because what is the point eventually whatever it is will either come to an end or i will lose interest and the it is back to square one. I was hoping to emigrate to Canada last year and that gave me something to focus on but that has fallen through and now I'M BORED. It is not a medical problem except the less exercise i do the more i feel unfit the more i feel unfit the harder it is to motivate myself to exercise.
What i need is a good kick up the behind and someone to be interested in me and want my time for their enjoyment. This sounds selfish but then it would give me an outlook aimed at eleviating someone else's boredom. Like a collective anti boredom movement!!To be in that situation would mean starting something new but if i can't be bothered to start something new why bother?It is a viscious circle.
The old answer like why don't you join a gym? dosen't work. After coming in from work, seeing the kids having tea bathing the kids and then their bed time when would i have time to go to the gym. I also stay up into the small hours because this is the only time i get to relax. But with relaxation comes thinking and then i am back to feeling bored.
I am now bored with this but it has been good to get off my chest something that has been there for a long time, even if it does not do any good.

Good luck

Nil iligitimi carborundum

( Don't let the Bast***s grind you down!!!)

[joko]

you may have anaemia or just be generally run down...get some multivitamins and see a doc about iron tablets if needed...