Tuesday, May 18, 2010
“If only I weighed less, I’d be happier.”Is this a thought that has ever crossed your mind? It might have crossed my mind once or twice during the past two decades, just maybe. However, I intellectually know that the two are not connected....or are they?Last week I found...
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hi
I read the sharepost.
I think I started getting overweight and obese because of bullying and need something to do
But unfortunately I found food to easy to use
Instead of dealing with my problems by talk
I would eat bymyself
I dont think I could really explain myself
I have seen alot of overweight people in town
I used to think they didnt do enough exercise
Well that was part of it
I have emotional problems and health problems
I've had weight issues most of my life
I used to be 324 lbs
I had worked on losing wieght
I had lost about 75 lbs
I was 270
Now I'm back up to 295
I never thought of myself as a yoyo dieter
I guess I am
Thank you
Jon
Hi Jon,
Welcome to MyObesityConnection. It's not easy being depressed or obese. We know, since we've been both. I work hard to keep my depression under control and was really glad to change medications about 18 months ago. It really helped.
Not long ago I learned that I weighed 283 last year. I used to not even look at the scale when at the doctor's office. Being overweight is no fun at all.
I imagine that you worked really hard to lose those 75 pounds. No weight loss journey goes totally downward without any bounces. Perhaps this is just a large bounce.
Hang in there and try to separate eating from emotions. I know, easier said than done. It was really hard to not bring bags of chocolate into my bedroom. Some people might not understand that, but it was a big change and took a lot of reserve to stay with the new habit (or lack thereof).
Thanks for your comments, Jon, and I hope that see you around the website again.
Lisa