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!
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: portion control!!! eating when I'm bored
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I don't want to be a blown up version of myself anymore, I want to be able to wak up the stairs at work w/out feeling like I'm out of breath
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm a positive,outgoing person who is feeling great inside now w/ Cymbalta.So I want to feel good about my body again. Have a dry sense of humor and like to laugh which helps in my job that can be pretty stressful most days.
Looking forward to meeting new people on the board who have an idea of how good and bad it can in the world of antidepressants and how to build your life around them for those of us who will be on them forever.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Very little motivation
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm determined to lose weight for an anime convention I'm going to
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I'm not on any medication like I should be because we can't afford it, but I think I'm getting better at controlling myself. Mostly for my bi-polar. Being off my meds have definitely affected how I'm functioning. I've always been heavy, so I don't blame the medication, on or off. Luckily I got my really extreme depression fits out of my system (I hope) in middle school, and I've made some amazing friends when I started high school a few years ago. Nice to meet you all, and I wish you all the best in your depression and weight loss
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I'll admit it...I LOVE to eat! I also lead a pretty sedentary lifestlye. I eat whenever I'm bored and whenever I get depressed.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: My weight is effecting my health (both mental and physical) and that isn't acceptable to me. If I want to live a long healthy life, I need to stop putting the exercise and healthy eating on the back burner and do something about it now.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? My confidence and self-esteem are pretty low right now and that kind of scares me. I don't have health insurance so I'm not able to afford the meds I need. I'm currently trying to find a job so I can get health insurance but in this economy, it has been difficult. I know all this makes me sound like a pretty depressing person to be around but I am funny, love to laugh and joke around.
Last edited by HollyGolightly; 01-14-2009 at 03:14 PM.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: drawing & painting (when i have time) playing with Alex
PETS: none
TOP WEIGHT: 238
CURRENT WEIGHT: around 213 (currently in a challenge where i don't weigh myself)
GOAL WEIGHT: about 150
HEIGHT: 5'6
EYE COLOR: brown
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: SAHM
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Ohio, US
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: finding time to exercise, and i LOVE to eat!
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am making more time to work out. Alex is 3 now and I just tell her... mommy needs to use the machine... that's what she calls my elliptical.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I was recently diagnosed as being bi-polar, which i thought i was in college, but never was diagnosed as such. Mostly i have more problems with depression. I guess it only takes one manic episode to be considered bi-polar. lol. I have been doing much better now that i have been on medication.
Date:February 25 Username/real Name:Jen Age:29 Birthday:December 25 Marital Status:married 6 years Spouse’s Name:Jeff Children/ages:no way! Hobbies/interests:reading, watching movies, playing Rock Band Pets:Rose & Chrissy (pure-bred American mutts) Top Weight:225 Current Weight:185ish Goal Weight:135 Height:5'5" Eye Color:green Hair Color:blond Occupation:attorney Geographic Location:Texas What Is Your Biggest Problem In Weight Loss:I want to eat when I'm sad, and obviously, since I'm in this forum, that's often. What Is Different This Time That Will Make You Successful:I joined Weight Watchers and have a great meeting group/leader. Anything Else You Would Like People To Know About You?I'm pretty shy so I can't really think of anything else to share. But I really like the dancing carrot.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: binge eating or recreational eating
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I really do not want to end up with diabetes or heart disease. I am at my highest weight ever and I am MISERABLE.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
Date: March 13, 2009
Username/real Name: Star
Age: 31
Birthday: August 25th
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Doug
Children/ages: Evan and Brandon
Hobbies/interests: Reading, fishing, scrapbooking and digital photography & editing
Pets: 2 snowshoe siamese, Charlies and Ivan. And 1 red poodle, Ruby
Top Weight: 260
Current Weight: 252
Goal Weight: 200
Height: 6ft
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: black
Occupation: control room operator
Geographic Location: Columbus, Ohio
What Is Your Biggest Problem In Weight Loss: I get too frustrated, and give up. I cant stay focused.
What Is Different This Time That Will Make You Successful: I'm SICK of being over weight. I don't feel good, I have no energy, and I look horrible. Its time for a change!
Anything Else You Would Like People To Know About You? Funny people are my weakness. I love to laugh and have fun!
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Since eating is out.......Hmm....I have a myriad of interest, reading, experimental golf, walking
PETS:
TOP WEIGHT: Oh Gawd, 245
CURRENT WEIGHT: Between 235-240
GOAL WEIGHT: 130
HEIGHT: 5'4
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: Uhm, dark brown with a strand or two of gray
OCCUPATION: currently N/A
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Mid West
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Eating
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm tired of aches and pains, joints, eating as a hobby, I want to be around for my daughter, I want to move, and, last but not least, spite.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I love laughter, jokes, I never mean to offend anyone, the true love of my life is my child whom I never thought I would have. I'm a single mother, not something I planned, but the greatest gift I have ever been given. I'm a struggling single mother, depression plays a role in this, again, as it's lifting and I'm getting treatment I'm thinking this could change;-)
I would like to change my thinking habits, become more positive. and get rid of SHAME things I can't change, but did because at the time it seemed right.
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Hi all, I'm a newcomer so bare with me. Looking forward to chatting with ya'll.
DATE: 03/29/09
USERNAME/REAL NAME: learningtoliveagain
AGE: My last year in my 40's
BIRTHDAY: 09/01/1959
MARITAL STATUS: Happily married
SPOUSE’S NAME: Hun
CHILDREN/AGES: 1 son, 12 years old
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Anything to do with my son, photography, walking and swimming
PETS: Horses, dogs and cats
TOP WEIGHT: 310
CURRENT WEIGHT: 287
GOAL WEIGHT: 160ish
HEIGHT: 5' 5"
EYE COLOR: Blue
HAIR COLOR: Lt. Brown
OCCUPATION: N/A Caring for an elderly parent w/ dementia
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Central Florida
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Letting my depression get the better of me.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm determined to get a handle on my depression.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm told I have a great sense of humor, must be why I like comedies (movies & TV) most, but I also feel I hide behind my sense of humor.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Seasonal Depression.... I lose well and exercise in the summer, then regain it over the winter rather than continuing to lose until goal.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm accepting my limitations, and learning to work with the seasonal depression rather than fight it.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading, writing, gardening, I invest a lot of time into my home, both with compulsive cleaning and upgrades
PETS: None
TOP WEIGHT: 276
CURRENT WEIGHT: 267ish, I would guess
GOAL WEIGHT: 140
HEIGHT: 5'8"
EYE COLOR: blue
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: Housewife/self-employed auditor
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Roll tide!
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I struggled with an eating disorder for years, and even though I'm not actively purging, I find it extremely difficult to eat without immediately hating myself afterwards and debating over whether or not I should keep it down. Lately, I think my nerves and anxiety have gotten so bad that it's making me physically ill after meals. I never feel comfortable after eating.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I will begin seeing a psychiatrist May 7th, maybe he will get my head right.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm such a free spirit, and it kills me that I spend so much time worrying about something as insignificant as my looks (I'm not unhealthy, phsyically, according to my doctors.)
New to this.....HELP!
I wish
