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!
OCCUPATION: SAHM but looking into Physical Therapist Assistant training!
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: The Islands!! (Too bad heat makes me nauseous and lethargic...)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Emotional Eating...boredom eating...just plain eating too much!
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have already changed my life...I have been losing/maintaining since 2001. I am ready to finish this up!
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I was put on depression meds after my DH was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year...he is doing well but it is still very hard...and just recently my Dad had surgery for a 15pd GIST tumor...it has been a hard year... Sometimes I may not post as much but I am here reading all the time...it has been about the only thing I have done sometimes while I was dealing with the worst of my feelings... Thanks guys...
USERNAME/REAL NAME: Lunakitty1982/Just call me Jane Doe for now
AGE: 25
BIRTHDAY: December 8th
MARITAL STATUS: Single
Pet’S NAME: Luna
Pets/AGES: 1 (age 3)
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: writing, art, reading, traveling, Spanish (who lists Spanish as a hobby?)
PETS: Yes!!! See above
TOP WEIGHT: Ummmm....too much
CURRENT WEIGHT: still too much
GOAL WEIGHT: 140
HEIGHT: 5'5"
EYE COLOR: Brown
HAIR COLOR: Dark brown
OCCUPATION: Student and Customer Service Resolution Specialist (I'm the girl that you call when you need to complain about something)
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Midwest
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Emotional eating that results in rebound weight gain.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm in a different place in my life now.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Well...I'm going to school for Journalism and Creative Writing and have my Associate's Degree in Spanish so it seems like everything else is going so well in my life except for this. Going to school kind of made me realize that I can reach my goals if I stick with it. I am here to listen if anyone ever needs an ear
MARITAL STATUS:divorced after 26 years of marriage
CHILDREN/AGES:1 daughter, 24
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: sewing, digital photography, scrapbooking
PETS: 1 Yorkshire terrior, 8 years old
TOP WEIGHT: 230, I think. I don't own scales.
CURRENT WEIGHT: 210 according to the scales at the grocery store last week. I don't weigh myself in public very often, but no one was around.
GOAL WEIGHT:I don't have a goal weight, really. I guess the first hurdle is to get below 200. My real goal is to get out of women's sizes and back into misses.
HEIGHT:5'7.5"
EYE COLOR:Blue
HAIR COLOR:Red
OCCUPATION:Librarian
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:South Florida
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Up until recently I was obsessed with food. Preparation and eating.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Once I was medicated for depression, my relationship to food became more "normal", that is I don't constantly think about what to cook or eat. That is something very new to me. Oh, and it helps that I live alone this time, since I don't have to cook for anyone but me. Unless I want to.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Motivation
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm sick of myself. I want to be more active and just can't because of the weight I've put on!
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm trying Alli, my first pill is scheduled for Friday. I've never been a "diet pill" person, so I'm interested in anyone's experience with it.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I have lost all my weight several times. While I'm losing I never cheat. With me it's all or nothing. As soon as I get to my goal I stay for awhile and then I start eating all wrong again. Carbs are my downfall. Keeping it off is my problem. When I'm down to my goal I have such a high self image. When I'm heavy I have very low self esteem. Every time I gain my weight back I have to go back on depression meds. blood pressure meds, diabetes meds and cholesterol meds.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I hope I will change my eating habits for good this time. I just have to treat sweets and flour products as the start of weight gain again and the vicious cycle will begin again and the severe depression will begin again.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US ON THE DAILY THREAD AFTER POSTING YOUR BIO... THANK YOU !!
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I'm on the WW diet plan and the weight is coming off much slower this time. I don't know if it is lack of exercise or the wellbutrin. Something is different. I've been on plan since May 11, 2008 and I've only lost 9 1/2 lbs.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Computers, Video games, Politics
PETS: My cat Nar (sister named him)
TOP WEIGHT: No idea Ive been overweight my whole life
CURRENT WEIGHT: 220 (as of monday)
GOAL WEIGHT: 190 before I leave for college
HEIGHT:5'8
EYE COLOR: Brown
HAIR COLOR: Brown
OCCUPATION: Student
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Cincinnati Ohio
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Being disabled and dealing with 2 very demeaning siblings, willpower as well
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: The need to take a new me to college I want to be as normal as I can be not the fat kid with the funny limp like I was growing up
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I need a metric ton of support this is some serious weight loss really quickly I'm down 6 pounds and its only day 4
MARITAL STATUS: taken by a wonderful boyfriend that I live with
SPOUSE’S NAME: Michael
CHILDREN/AGES: McKenzie and she's 8 months
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: reading, writing, hiking, and etc...
PETS: 3 cats, Malcolm (6), Vader (2), and Solo (1)
TOP WEIGHT: 210 right before I had her and dropped to 196
CURRENT WEIGHT: 192
GOAL WEIGHT: 140 (pre pregnancy)
HEIGHT: 5'8"
EYE COLOR: hazel
HAIR COLOR: brunette with a lot of red highlights
OCCUPATION: best job ever SAHM
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Pennsylvania
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I have a birth contol called Mirena that makes me gain weight and plus, I suffer with PPD and plus, my daughter requires a lot of attention which I don't mind because she is a happy baby
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: It is the first time I really needed to lose weight
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm a really happy mother but I suffer from severe anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and everything else that makes me a very overbearing mother and I need some pointers to try to get out of that state
DATE: 05/10-08
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