Depression and Weight IssuesHave you been diagnosed with depression, are possibly on depression medication, and find it affects your weight loss efforts? Post here for support!
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Love music, Mount Everest (one day hope to visit) reading, talk radio...
PETS: 1 dog and 3 cats
TOP WEIGHT: 189
CURRENT WEIGHT: 185
GOAL WEIGHT: 145
HEIGHT: 5'6
EYE COLOR: brown
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: property management
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Houston, Texas
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: emotional eater, stress, depression, think I'm trying to fill some sort of void....
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I finally joined a gym, with a friend and I have been told by my doctor that I must lost the weight. I really want to feel better.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? My husband has Parkinsons and a number of other illnesses. He's on disablility and has been for a number of years. His illnesses keep him from doing much with the family, especially effects my 13 year old and me. I think my missing him and our intimacy has a lot to do with my "over eating".
CHILDREN/AGES: Josh (6), Ryan (almost 3), Zachary & Michael (7 month old twins)
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: anything outdoors, playing with my boys, baking, sewing
PETS:mini schnauzer named Kaiser
TOP WEIGHT: The highsest I've ever seen on a scale (when I wasn't pregnant!) was a little over 170, but I know I've been higher.
CURRENT WEIGHT: 149
GOAL WEIGHT: 125
HEIGHT:5'3"
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR:reddish brown
OCCUPATION:certified nurse assistant
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONhe Biggest Little City In The World, Reno NV
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS:I use food to remedy almost any situation.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:I've never really put much of an effort into it before, but I do have an awesome support system, which is helping me get through this.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm just waiting for the day I feel comfortable in my own skin, no matter what size I am.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading, Cooking, Digital Imaging, Scrapbooking
PETS: nope
TOP WEIGHT: 230
CURRENT WEIGHT: 215
GOAL WEIGHT: 145
HEIGHT: 5'6
EYE COLOR: brown
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: Undergraduate Researcher
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Kansas
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Getting started
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am committed to getting healthy.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Basically, I eat too much of the right stuff and I want the baby PHAT out of my life. I don't want to hide behind this body anymore. Mostly I am ready for a change!
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Keeping focus
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have battled with endless diets and failed. Now I know where I go wrong. This will help me in a big way . I will not give up this time. I want to live a healthy life.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? If you have any questions, you can ask me
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WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Loosing the last 14--hitting plateaus!
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I had a LIFE CHANGE - not a diet....BIG difference.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? You have to LOVE yourself enough to make the time to focus on your health. As women/mothers, we are programmed to nuture others before ourselves--and therefore forget about our own needs! You can't truly help others if you can't help yourself.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: being on the computer, music, movies, tv, diet stuff, exercising, health, hanging out with friends and spending time with my husband.
PETS: none yet
TOP WEIGHT: 160
CURRENT WEIGHT: 151
GOAL WEIGHT: 125
HEIGHT: 5'5"
EYE COLOR: blue
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: fitness instrutor
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Anaheim, CA walking distance from disneyland
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: being a recoverying bulimic
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: i am going to do it the healthy way
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?: nothing really...
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: my "perfectionist" / all or nothing attitude. I'm a "perfectionist" at everything I do - and if I have one day that's NOT perfect, I tend to say, "ok, well i already screwed up..." and go for broke. My other issues are I'm just not NEARLY as motivated as I used to be, and stress (over $$$ especially) makes things even WORSE. :-(
This and also CHOCOLATE AND SUGAR!!!! I know it's bad for me, and i NEED to cut it down but it's so hard. I WILL do it though.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: These boards. I really need to come here and listen to all the great advice and know that i'm NOT doing this alone. Plus, I am planning on creating myself a new journal for my 27th year of life!
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Well, I turn 27 on the 29th of August. I am planning on really honestly trying to make a full year journal for my "27th year of life" which will include all of my exercise tracking, hopefully my points tracking (i'm on weight watchers...or need to be lol), my walking (i really want to start walking), my TaeKwonDo Training, and it'll be a day by day / week by week / month by month journal - and much more stuff. I'm excited. I have about 2 1/2 weeks to "create" or at least START creating this book. I know I'm not PERFECT but I've got to realize it's about PERSISTANCE not PERFECTION!!!!
Also - I hit my goal of 160 two years ago. I maintained my 60 pound weight loss for a good 6 months - then the holidays of 2004 came and i gained back 10 lbs :-( i WAS in a size 9/10 ... life happened and i also gained another 10 on top of the FIRST 10 LAST year...(2005) - i've lost that 10 but put back on 5 - so I'm sitting on a total "gain" of 15 pounds from my lowest 2 years ago. I WAS down to 160 and a size 9/10 and i'm back up to 175 size 12/13/14. I also went from 220 to 160 in high school and back up to 220 in college (and thus hit the goal of 160 two years ago).
age 14: 220
age 18: 150
age 22: 220
age 24: 160
age 27 (now): 175
age 28: tbd - 160
Last edited by Indychick829; 08-12-2006 at 12:50 PM.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Food is my obsession
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I've dumped the medicine that made me gain weight in the first pLace. I want to be skinny so bad
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I gained weight because of abuse at my father's hands. I'm in Love with someone but he won't give me the time of day.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I have no idea where to start. I have never had to diet before I turned 30 and whenever I think about dieting, I get extremely hungry and devour everything I can find. I also have clinical depression and feel tired a lot.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I already feel encouraged by the things I have read on this site!
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
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