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!
I've tried so many other weight loss sites...really hoping this one will inspire me:)
DATE: 02/19/2012
USERNAME/REAL NAME: Kristyn
AGE: 37
BIRTHDAY: 09/27/1974
MARITAL STATUS: divorced
SPOUSE’S NAME: bf~bill
CHILDREN/AGES: some people have children...I have dogs
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: time with friends and family, I also enjoy reading & amking jewelry
PETS: Jack Russell Terries (4 years old) named Harley & a Chug (chihuahua/pug mix), 1 1/2 years old named Scooby
TOP WEIGHT: 220
CURRENT WEIGHT: not really sure...somewhere around 180...disgusts me
GOAL WEIGHT: 150
HEIGHT: 5'6"
EYE COLOR: brown
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: LNA
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Vermont
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: making myself actually stick to the diet...and exercise. Once i exercise I always feel so much better...but to make myself do it is the hard thing. Plus I work until 10:30 every night...and always come home and eat because I am starved from running around all night long. That is a habit i need to quit!
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Not sure if I will be successful. But I know I keep trying...and that's the first step for me.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I really want to succeed this time...but not really sure how this site works. I am open to any suggestions and helpful tips from everyone...please
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Knitting. Playing computer games. Reading. Knitting. Knitting. And uhm... knitting.
PETS: A Golden Retriever named Steel, a little white Bichon/Westie demon dog named Remmy, a 10 mo old American Bulldog named Sunshine.
TOP WEIGHT: 280
CURRENT WEIGHT: 280
GOAL WEIGHT: 160
HEIGHT: 5'8"
EYE COLOR: Brown
HAIR COLOR: Brown
OCCUPATION: Stay at home wife
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: the Maritimes in Canada.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Eating portions that are out of control, a Pepsi addiction, and laziness.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm on meds to help me with my mental health issues. I also have finally let go of being unable to not have kids so I'm not obsessing anymore- I want to take care of me, which I haven't done in a long time.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I knit. A lot. Anyone here a raveler?
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Trying to motivate myself to exercise and stop putting everyone else first before myself.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am finally doing something for myself and not everyone else. I am losing weight for me and that is the difference this time around.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I suffer from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), Depression, and Anxiety.
TOP WEIGHT: not sure but maybe 30 pounds more than now?
CURRENT WEIGHT: 227
GOAL WEIGHT: 150... but fit, ya know.
HEIGHT: 5 ft 5 in
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: light brown (really dark brown with gray!)
OCCUPATION: unemployed - and need to refocus. Got tons of skills though
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: London
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Stress eating, boredom eating - getting too depressed to exercise, sometimes smoking as well. Currently not smoking - thank goodness!
In the past I have been an obsessive calorie counter - it wasn't good. I starved myself. Trying a more balanced, slower approach this time.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I want to be fit and have fun and be single again and date. I have been unhappy for so long and depressed because I've been unhappy in my marriage. I want to play one season of rugby - just to give it a try. (I won't be at my goal weight, don't really care what I weigh in the autumn when I start - just want to be so much fitter so I can play and firmly out of plus size clothes). And I want to be able to run after my crazy son.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU: I'm American but live in the UK. I just started Bikram yoga - 2 weeks ago. Amazing. Not sure if I'm losing any weight (I'm resolved to weigh once a month only!) - but it's helping me with an injury and I feel pretty great.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: art, novel writing, piano, listening to music, playing games, watching movies
PETS: 1 cat
TOP WEIGHT: 136kg (299lbs)
CURRENT WEIGHT: 126kg (277lbs)
GOAL WEIGHT: 65kg (143lbs)
HEIGHT: 166cm (5'5")
EYE COLOR: light blue
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: piano teacher
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Australia
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: eating when depressed or stressed
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I feel more motivated this time. I have a goal of getting fit and so far I'm slowly getting there.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I suffer from Depression and Anxiety
MARITAL STATUS: legally separated and now very happy
SPOUSE’S NAME: Steven
CHILDREN/AGES: son 14 daughter 22
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: gardening, reading, knitting, playing with grandson, love going to contests, big music lover!
PETS: Patches 14 yr old talking cat
TOP WEIGHT: 192 (pregnancy)
CURRENT WEIGHT: JC weigh me in @ 176 in November
GOAL WEIGHT: 140-135
HEIGHT: 5 7
EYE COLOR: Blue
HAIR COLOR: Blonde
OCCUPATION: cook in high school cafeteria
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Great White North (British Columbia)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: How to lose weight, gained like 25 lbs due to medication - never needed to diet b 4
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: support and my own desire to succeed
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I don’t own a scale – I’ve learned that I’m an emotional eater – I know that I need to exercise to help me lose and maintain a healthy weight. Just always so tired after work!
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Music, going to shows, reading, writing, video games, movies/TV.
PETS: 3 cats (Casper, Callie and Dinah) & 2 dogs (Buddy and Ollie).
TOP WEIGHT: 206 ish
CURRENT WEIGHT: Stuck at 170 for ages!
GOAL WEIGHT: 135-140
HEIGHT: 5'5"
EYE COLOR: Blue
HAIR COLOR: Dark brown
OCCUPATION: Currently unemployed.
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Near Seattle, WA.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: A combination of medications and Hypothyroidism. Does that count? It's really an uphill battle. I also get cravings for fast food sometimes and occasionally eat more than I should.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm dedicated to working out. I'd been pretty much sedimentary for 6 years but started doing Leslie Sansone "walk at home" DVDs in January. I'm fiercely determined to ditch the fatty arm look and I work out 6 days a week.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I've struggled with major depression/bipolar and anxiety since I was 13. I was always thin as a girl, but I ended up being a guinea pig for all sorts of anti-depressants, and gained 60+ lbs over the years. All I want is to get better and feel like "me" again. I'm currently at a plateau with my weight but trying my best to stay optimistic and on track.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Music, dance, books, movies, theater, playing ukulele, & cooking
PETS: None
TOP WEIGHT: 210
CURRENT WEIGHT: 182
GOAL WEIGHT: 145
HEIGHT: 5'4"
EYE COLOR: Blue
HAIR COLOR: Brown
OCCUPATION: Currently, house wife?
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Germany
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: STRESS
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm doing it slowly/in a way I can maintain. I'm attempting to not freak out and not get emotional.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?: I'm in a foreign country with all of my friends and family back home, which is why I joined this site. I'm having an enormous lack of support from my mother, which is a source of constant anxiety, as she just lost a lot of weight and is pushing me to do it as she did. Just the fact that she tells me I need any diet is rather rude in my opinion. This has been a very hard journey for me and it's not over yet. I'm trying to get my butt in gear and get my attitude in line!
Wonder if anyone actually reads these? lol... well returning after a hiatus so I figure I'll fill it out.
DATE: June 6 2012
USERNAME/REAL NAME: bodyTOObootylicious / Sarah (or SJ)
AGE: 24
BIRTHDAY: Oct 19
MARITAL STATUS: Single... almost married a cheating idiot, thank God I didn't!!
SPOUSE’S NAME: n/a
CHILDREN/AGES: None
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading (especially about marine biology, as I have a reef tank and am interested in the subject); reef keeping, dancing, skiing (badly)
PETS:2 fat cats that look exactly alike. Many fish (clowns, trigger, puffer, to name a few)
TOP WEIGHT: 180
CURRENT WEIGHT: 151
GOAL WEIGHT: For now, 135-ish. I'm sure when I get there I'll change my mind and will want to go thinner, but I would be thrilled with that right now!
HEIGHT: Exactly 5' 4.5"... so either 5' 4" or 5' 5", depending on my mood.
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: dark brown
OCCUPATION: Coordinator for neurosurgery clinical trials at a major research institution
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Baltimore, MD, USA
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Talking myself out of sticking to the plan!
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Recent messy breakup is making me want to change everything in my life. And I wouldn't mind dating some cute guys either... and I gotta feel good about myself before I'll go on any dates.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU: Not that I can think of at the moment, except that I am bipolar and feel I relate to a lot of issues in this forum.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: cooking, crafting, socializing, having fuuuun
PETS: brick- the best doggie in the world
TOP WEIGHT: 233
CURRENT WEIGHT: 219
GOAL WEIGHT: 150
HEIGHT: 5' 1"
EYE COLOR: Hazel
HAIR COLOR: Brown
OCCUPATION: Student (perspective grad student)/ retail
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: motivation
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Seeing all of my skinny friends and how happy they are... I want that. Bad.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I have social anxiety, and I'm pretty sure I have depression. I know that once I feel better in my own skin, things should get better for me. -hopefully-
CHILDREN/AGES: Tyler will be 18 in August/ Spencer is 10
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: gardening, reading, sunbathing, anything with family
PETS: 3 dogs. Chocolate lab/ Beagle/
TOP WEIGHT: 140
CURRENT WEIGHT: 135.8
GOAL WEIGHT: 120
HEIGHT: 5'6"
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: blonde
OCCUPATION: Caregiver. Going back to school to be a dietitian.
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Gilbert, Az
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: struggle with bulimia so binging is constantly on my mind. Its my drug of choice.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I've gotten disgusted with myself and just said this is enough. Started walking and my calories are 12-1500 daily. More committed this time. Don't like what I see so instead of whining about it I'm gonna do something about it
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?I love any support I can get and I am here for anyone to give my views on things. Hopefully I can be helpful to someone
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I've tried so many other weight loss sites...really hoping this one will inspire me:)
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