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I can’t take it anymore!

AmyLR94

I am really wanting to lose weight but I am finding it SO hard Sob. I am a 27 year old female and have been trying everything!

In 2014 me and my mum decided to lose weight together and we were, I was so happy. But they I started gaining the weight, then the pandemic hit and I gained even more weight and now I’m stressed about other things in my life it just gets on top of me.

I love my chocolate but I have been trying to cut down (at least one small bar a day), I try exercising but I get too bored or exhausted to carry it on plus I have sensitive skin so when I sweat I start to itch. I am drained all the time, even if I just go out for a 10 minute walk I am exhausted for the rest of the day. I try to eat healthy but when it comes to deciding what to eat for lunch I end up snacking because I either can’t be bothered or too tired to grab a proper meal.

I comfort eat when I upset or stressed. I have bought myself a sunrise alarm clock to try and help me get out of bed earlier, because I have trouble getting out of bed. I have tried joining Slimming World but didn’t feel like it was for me, and weight watches was just too confusing. I even went to my doctors and asked for a referral to a dietitian in which I got rejected because my BMI was over 40 (I am 37/38). And when I last went to the nurse she said my BMI is high got my height (5”4) and that I shouldn’t of gotten knocked back.Me and parents don’t drive so we can’t go to health groups that start really early in morning.

Now I am really stuck, I am fed up with my weight, I am exhausted all the time, I would like to lose the weight but I am struggling so much. My parents can see how this getting to me and I had to haSob my depression tablets upped because I feel even more depressed. I just don’t know what to do anymore SobSob

Please help me? x

  • The secret is maths.

    Keep a daily record of the calories you eat.  Stay below 1500 day after day after day.  And you will lose weight.

    When you feel hungry drink water instead of eating.

  • I once tried fasting to help with an episode off reactive  arthritis. It’s a really interesting thing to try. However any long term solution to weight issues needs to be bearable long term. Fasting on a regular basis is not for everyone as it takes a huge amount of discipline. I felt it helped my anxiety too when I tried fasting.

  • First of all I think anti-depressants can make you put on weight - could that be a factor? A bit of a vicious circle potentially? 
    About 3 years ago I had a blood test at my GP practice and the result said that I was ‘pre-diabetic’. I didn’t want diabetes so I bought a few books on the issue (one by Michael Mosley was pretty good. One of the things that was advised was to cut out Bread and pasta and all products containing wheat. I did this and the I lost weight very quickly (I wasn’t particularly overweight - just a little rounder in that way middle age can bring with it). I was eating plenty of other foods (in terms of vegetables, fish, porridge for breakfast etc) so not going hungry. But cutting out all wheat products made such a difference. Obviously you miss these things at first - but you do soon get used to it and because you can eat lots of veg, fish (and meat if you choose to) you’re not hungry. So it’s not too annoying - and it really does make you lose weight for sure. Obviously you so avoid sugary processed stuff too - but a bit of chocolate each day is fine.

    hope this helps Slight smile

    personally I don’t thing being a bit overweight actually matters - as long as it’s not to the extent to cause health problems. I lost weight last year due to ill health and time in hospital and being thinner made me look older and unwell. It’s not necessarily better to be thin - often people look better with a bit more roundedness. 

  • I'm in the same boat. I did so well, before 2020, then I gradually lost motivation.

  • Hi! I’m really sorry to hear this. I am 28 and struggle with my weight and depression too! Maybe we can find something that works for us both? Here to chat anytime :) 

  • I struggle but I started with intermittent fasting. Eating between 12 and 8pm and nothing but water or Black coffee before 12 or after 8.

    I then started going to the gym 3 times a week, it takes time