Friday, February 8, 2013

Health & Happiness


Health & Happiness

I've changed the blog title to "A Quest For Health & Happiness" (the url remains the same, though) because I feel this blog shouldn't be about physical health and fitness only, but also about mental health and happiness.

As you know, I've been suffering from depression since childhood. This mental disorder is, unfortunately, part of who I am. 

When starting this blog not long ago, all I had in mind was losing weight, changing eating habits, and working out regularly. Since then I've come to realize this won't happen as long as I'm not changing my mindset completely. Getting fitter physically isn't enough, I have to work on my mental health, too.

So let's see how this will work out in the future. 


Favorite Foods Aren't Favorites Anymore

I don't know why, but since I've had the flu I stopped wanting to eat certain foods. I don't even crave some of my favorites anymore. Why is that? Does anybody know?

Suddenly, I keep thinking about pizza all the time. And I seem to always be thirsty. I used to go a whole day without drinking anything, but now I'm suddenly aware of thirst. That has never happened before! Weird. Why has that changed?

4 comments:

  1. Mental Health is as important as Physical Health and depression is a big topic in the lives of many people. I had it for short period, not as long as you have it. I guess when you are depressed you lose the desire to eat. But you can just google about. I have a feeling that losing depression is more difficult than losing weight.
    I didn't know that it's possible to change the title of the blog. I want to change mine as well. I started my blog to promote my Chinese novel. But now I also have a German novel, so like to change the blog's title.

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    1. You can change the title in the blog's settings, you'll find it on your dashboard.

      Well, depression runs in my family, and you can't really lose something which you've inherited genetically, I guess. You can only improve how you feel.

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  2. I have also come to the same conclusion. When I lived in the destructive marriage I lost lots of weight by running in the forest in snow (insanely 10km per run). When I moved with Johan I was so broken I gave up my healthy lifestyle completely and gained 20kg and have a hell to loose them. As my mental health improves I have more energy to think about my bodyhealth.

    It seems that you haven't got well from the flu yet. Sometimes the virus stays in the body for a long time. I think it will be good to drink lots of water, but try to stay away from the pizza ;)

    I noticed that you write a lot more here so I will follow this blog too. Hugs

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    1. Yes, at the moment, I prefer writing here. I just don't feel like writing about fashion and lifestyle and I think health is more important at the moment. I have thought about writing it all in one blog but that doesn't feel right somehow.

      Was it the same for you when you decided to start creating "Along The Green Road"?

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