[bluskydaze]

Hi. I have come here for support, answers and guidance to my weight loss journey/struggles. I am happy to have found this forum.

My weight loss journey began about 2 years ago. I have been pretty small my whole life and just got "stuck" for a while where I kept going in a downward spiral. My eating habits are all centered around comfort and emotions. What I mean by that is I have several reasons why I eat. First for comfort. When I just say, "what the heck..I'm at a certain age and place in my life..who cares how I look".. but then I feel even worse when I gain weight and the depression sets in. Then it gets worse. Sometimes I feel bad enough to do something to change but most of the time I am just feeling so terrible physically that I can't pull myself out of the hole I am in. I'm tired, clothes don't fit..then I spend more money on larger clothes, etc, etc, etc,. A vicious cycle.

So, I lost 40+ pounds a few years back. I managed to keep most of it off, but it's the 10-15 lbs. that keep creeping back. I know it doesn't sound like much but we all have different struggles that we deal with. I used to have an eating disorder when I was younger, then got some control over my life/food but still definitely deal with self-image issues and of course the weight issues.

Right now I am going through some difficult things and have started the eating again and put back the 10lbs that I had lost. This is all within a 3 month span. I so desperately want to get control over my weight and eating habits again but need to see fast results so that I get motivated. This is just how my brain works.

I am here to look for a quick fix to give my metabolism a jump start. Yes, I know..exercise and eating healthy but I despise exercise and every time I eat healthy I just go right back to my regular eating habits.

Any suggestions for appetite suppressants or a way to kick start my metabolism, would be great. I used to be on a certain prescription drug that suppressed my appetite and made me lose weight quickly but it dramatically alters my mood and also causes hair loss. It's powerful and quick but not worth the risks involved.

I hope I can find some guidance or some of you that can relate to my situation. I'm glad to be here and look forward to "making some new cyber friends!"

-D
(and sorry for the lengthy post!)

[DhaniCauldwell]

Welcome and good luck!

Dhani

[time2loseit]

Welcome!

[Suzie Parker]

Hi welcome to the forum

I know exactly how you feel.

It's extremely frustrating and depressing to have to buy bigger clothes and to be overweight.

One of the things that I've learned about weight loss is to identify your Achilles heels - your weaknesses.

That is the areas that will make you fail time and time again and that will cause you to either stay at your current weight or to gain weight.

Mine are weekends and social situations. I eat finely in the week, but then in the weekends and is certain social situations, I overeat or I eat the wrong things and I gain weight.

From your post I can gather that yours are emotional eating and motivation.

I would recommend that you find ways to deal effectively with those weaknesses of yours. It will ensure you success.

In terms of motivation - this site will help you with that, but it will also help you to find a buddy that will help to motivate you.

With regards to you emotional eating - try to identify the thoughts that accompany your emotional eating. Once you identify one of those thoughts, talk yourself out of it. And be sure to have a positive thing to say to yourself every time.

For instance - if you caught yourself saying "what the heck..I'm at a certain age and place in my life..who cares how I look" , counter it by saying "It doesn't matter what other people think about my looks, I care how I look and I want to look my best for me and nobody else."

Other things that also might help you is to keep a food dairy, together with your moods and to try to exercise. Exercise will take your mind of food and it is one of the best ways to boost your metabolism and to lose weight.

Eating 6 small meals more often is also a great way of boosting your metabolism.

[patchworkpenguin]

Welcome, Glad to have you join us. My advice is to look for a Support group, Chat, or Challange to join; small groups make it easier to get connected. Most sub-forums have groups covering almost every need, find one that inspires or motivates you and just post to join