Just wanted to check in. I hope everyone is doing okay. It is snowing here today. I am feeling frustrated, sometimes I don't understand why my anxiety and depression is so much worse some years than others. This year for some reason it is really flaring up. I am 5 months away from graduating with my MSW degree and am doing a lot of outreach work for the local women's and children's shelter here, in fact last week I did a news interview. All I could think about when I saw the interview on tv was how fat I look. Ugh. I am just being really hard on myself right now. I know I have a lot going for me I just wish that my self esteem wasn't so directly tied to my weight.

Lisa, hope you are able to get some rest!

I am working on homework tonight and mentally preparing myself for Thanksgiving with my parents tomorrow.

Hello friends!!

Lisa, I hope you got a good night's sleep last night Sorry about your feet hurting from work! but other than that, it went well? I hope so! Yeah, if your feet aren't happy, the rest of you isn't happy. I always buy those foamy inserts for my shoes, they help me alot. Hope the pain of saying goodbye to Oliver does not get you down too much. And have a wonderful day

SocialWorkMama, congrats on the news invertview! and being so close to your degree, in a field that helps people!! I hear ya on the self-defeating attitude, we have that in common also. My self-worth is totally dependent on how I think I look, or even worse, what I think others think of me. Lisa is a wonderful person to help us try to overcome that .

HI to everyone else!!

I have to finish a bunch of mini pastries that we are taking to our son's fiance's grandmother's house. She is a sweet lady, but the fiance's mother is the weird one

The sun is shining here, and 30 degrees, which isn't bad at all. I procrastinated about my snow tires and have to wait 2 weeks for the appointment :shock: please think "no snow in Vermont" for me during that time...sorry SocialWorkMama that you have the white crap now!

I wish you all, all the best.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone.

Holly, what would the holiday be like without at least one weird one at the table?

Kathleen, I know you are struggling, but think of how far you have come after all you have been through.

Lisa, your feet will get get better as you continue to be on them more.

Hello to everyone else.

I would love to hear from Lil Turtle , Fi and others.

I foolishly weighed myself this morning to find I am back up - five pounds since Halloween! Weird how I tend to weigh myself on holidays. I am not going to let it spoil my day, but I have decided I am quitting all sugar starting tomorrow. All sweets will leave my home tonight. I do not want this five to turn to 10!

Have a wonderful day with your families and friends.

We just had our worst fears confirmed - my OH's Dad has developed cancer, and it doesn't look curable. I miss having my mum as the person to call on for some comfort just now, it's a cliché, but she'd have the answer. I don't feel like I have the strength to be dealing with her death and this, but somehow we'll have to.

Hi everyone,

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!!!!


My meal turned out so good!!! It couldn't have been better. The sides were good and the turkey was soooooooo juicy and skin crisp and I am not exaggerating. Jennifer said it was the best turkey she has ever had. It made me feel so good.

EasySpirit,
It is lovely to see you again, we have missed you so much. I hope you are right about my feet adjusting to working. I just have to lose some weight, it is hard on them. My back is also sore today, hopefully, again, it will adjust. Best of luck at giving up sugar, we are here for you. *hug*

Coop,
I am so sorry about your father-law. I wish I had some sage advice for you. It is very important that you take care of yourself during this difficult time. Post here and we will try to help you. The girls here are very wise.


Best of Thanksgivings to you all. I will check back in later.

Here it is with the star lit and the tree skirt.

Tree looks lovely Lisa! I'm waiting untilnext weekend before I put ours up, the OH will never let me live it down if I put it up before December!

Managed to get the worst of the shock out of my system now, but comfort eating has always been a problem of mine. I had an organic veg box delivered yesterday though, and all my meals are now planned around using that up, so it's looking healthy.

Hello all,
I can't for the life of me remember seeing this thread in the depression section. I decided that today I would get a group of people with similar problems with depression and weight gain, who can help with the rough patch I'm going through now.
I started losing weight about a year ago, and I successfully shed 25 lbs. For the past 2 months however, life has been punching me up and down again. The blows are heavy, non stop and regular. Giving too many details would be overwhelming. But I can say that, I recently came to discover some disturbing family secrets in a rather brutal way. In addition, I'm under a lot of pressure right now at work.
Now I'm on the floor again. And I'm going back to food for comfort again. I can't stop eating...or thinking about the next meal. I lean towards sugary and fatty food (ice cream, chocolate, chips, etc) even when I'm not hungry. The more I feel guilty over that, the more miserable I become, and the cycle continues. Any words to help me with this? Thank you all in advance!!