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110orbust
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Posted: 23 August 2005 03:55 am |
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| I've been diagnosed with depression recently, and my doctors claim that I've had it for years. I'm sixteen years old, 5 foot 3, and 200 pounds, a size 18 (if I'm lucky). I've been trying to lose weight for 5 years, and I only keep gaining, assuming it's from the depression. Well, I've been undergoing treatment since March (hospitals, Prozac, exercise, dieting, therapy) and I've still only gained weight. They tell me that once the depression is gone, the weight will simply fall off of me. Well, I'm still 200 pounds, consuming 1,200 cals a day, exercising and burning an average of 700 cals a day, and I'm not getting any better. It depresses me how fat I am, so the depression won't go away, simply because the fat isn't going away. All my doctors tell me I'm obese, but they don't offer any help. What more can I do to lose the weight and ditch the depression?
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Wishingtobethin100
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Posted: 25 August 2005 06:42 am |
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| Hi, um...I totally understand what you're going though. I am 15 years old, and I have been trying SO hard to lose weight for a year now. I am 5'10 at 320 pounds! I work so hard, I rode a exercise bike for months everyday, I do tae bo, I walk now, I am trying slimfast at the moment...dont see much of a difference but I just started about a week ago. I was diagnosed with depression last year, and my doctor has tried so many meds on me but nothing seems to work. I actually have been taken out of school because it is so hard going there with snobby cheerleaders and everybody rubbing in your face that you dont look like them. Nobody there understood me and I was so alone, but I am on a mission to prove them all wrong, especially all of my "crushes" who turned me down because of my weight. So now I am being homeschooled. I actually just dropped from my highschool today, turned in my books and everything. I know that I wont have a highschool experience, but I cant go back there. But my doctor has done a lot of blood tests and stuff, and the only thing that she can find is that I produce too much insulin, which makes it like..super duper hard to lose weight, and all she can do is put me on some medicine...but nothing is working so far. However, I can make a suggestion. For me..music really works when I am really really depressed. Im depressed because of the people who reject me because of how I look, and the fact that Im overweight...and I am the only one who has faith in me...my own parents dont even, they say "I will believe it when I see it" when I talk about losing weight. But Music really helps me out a lot. Gets me hyped up and ready to go prove them all wrong. May I suggest Crossfade-no giving up. I love that song. Just thought I would let ya know you're not alone, and to let you know that music might just put you in a better mood, which might help you out. Last edited on 25 August 2005 06:45 am by Wishingtobethin100
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 25 August 2005 06:57 am |
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Hello to both of you, but Wishingtobethin100 I have a couple comments for you about what you wrote. I'm not a professional so just consider them thoughts from a peer and don't take them as advice.
First, you write about proving them wrong. Don't worry about proving anything to these poor people that rejected you because of your weight. Put all your energy into yourself. Forget about them!
Second, I can understand why you wanted to get away from them. But isolation isn't good, either. I got a lot of help from a support group where others like myself shared about our common experience. Ask your doctor for a referral or look up OA. See my FAQ on eating disorders for a link.
Best wishes to you both!
Peter
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Posted: 25 August 2005 05:37 pm |
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peter's right. it's no good isolating yourself. and.. who cares about em ! lol. my only advice is, dont make losing weight a major concern for now. why dont you both try aiming for a healthy lifestyle instead ? so instead of obsessing over the digits on the scale, you can make exercising 30 mins a day a goal. Or you can try a new recipe from a health cookbook. my point is, its not worth letting your weight or how you look mandate your life. soon, the lbs will melt away and your body will find its own natural healthy weight. good luck :)
oh by the way, im new here :D hi everyone !
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