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Originally Posted by Healthy4Life
How do you cope with it when someone "notices" that you've gained weight? I'm so self-conscious as it is about it, and I'm trying to lose, but I can tell when people who haven't seen me for a while notice that I've put on 15 pounds. I hate to even go walking anymore for fear of people seeing my fat self. On a brighter note, I seem to be tolerating budeprion XL (generic Wellbutrin XL) okay. I moved up to 300 mg the other day and am hoping I can tolerate it. Any suggestions on how to not "care" when I see that look on peoples' faces? I'm working on it, but it's not like I can make it happen overnight. Walking helps me to work on that, but I can't even enjoy my walks anymore because I don't want people to be judging me. I have a lot on my plate right now, and weight loss hasn't been able to be at the top of my list all winter. Stressful times. Now it's time for lighter clothes, and I can't even imaging wearing shorts, let alone a bathing suit. UGH.
I'm sorry you were feeling down, are you feeling better now? Still tolerating the Wellbutrin XL? When I was switched to Wellbutrin, I was finally able to care enough to commit to working on getting fitter and smaller. I hope it helps you too
on how to cope when you feel that others are judging you...it's hard if you let it bother you, it should help that YOU know you are doing something, and to h*ll with them! I have seen 'that look', even worse I learned my employers made petty comments about my weight gain
(and my gain wasn't huge, it was 20 lbs.) It's none of anyone's d*mn business, is it. But I once hid from seeing someone, because I didn't want them to see me, how much bigger I had become. We can take that shame and get more depressed, or take it and try to make ourselves better.