it's the lack of feeling like doing anything that kills us I think. I wake up with pain and then the day is hard from there and it is hard to get activities and. I feel for you and know the boat yout in

Gained quite a bit of weight last summer as I was in so much pain and severely depressed, I basically sat and ate until I felt sick, when before the accident I had been super duper fit and active.

Now the weight is off but when we are in pain, can't do a lot and are home it is so hard not to eat a lot so I try to keep busy and the time goes by plus I force myself to go out and walk my dog, not far some days but I do it.

that is great that you try and get out period I have given up too much and need to get that fighting spirit back. So much has been lost but I'm only 46 which I thought was old and I was younger lol but now it isn't.

I tell ya Mark, last year I was so depressed I slept all day and stayed up all night, felt my life was over and cried all the time, hardly went anywhere except to therapy where I broke down too and yes...46 is not old, not at all!

When I was told you will never be the same I gave up, I was a hiker, a mountain climber, it killed me not being able to do it, now I go for walks and keep trying to think positive and hope I can get back to more aggressive stuff.

I remember one day just feeling so awful stuffed from cake, chocolate...my weaknesses!! and I couldn't stop but then did think stop it, you deserve to be fit and well so do it for yourself and so I started small, just eating healthy and for me it really affected my mood, felt better within that first week.

Then slowly started walking and felt better in my head afterwards so kept on doing it, now I miss if I can't get outside.

One step in front of the other...day by day...I know how hard it is but you are not alone with all this, I know you have been suffering for a long time, :grouphug: