If you're happy and you know it, it's your meds.

CutBack911

Hi
I've made the decision that I need to lose weight. I am currently at the heaviest that I've ever been.
My favourite pair of jeans were in the wash, so I had to delve into my cupboard to find something else to wear. I think it all struck me when I noticed that nothing could even get past my thighs. My boyfriend keeps telling me how beautiful he thinks I am, but I just don't feel the same way. I see something completely different in the mirror. I have cellulite, stretch marks, a flabby stomach and sagged breasts. I am only 21, so this is very challenging for me. He can eat anything he wants and still remain skinny. I am so envious of that.
I used to be an avid dancer, but there is no time available for something that requires a routinely schedule. I have become sedentary im order to spend enough time studying and completing my honnours degree. The real reason I've gained all this weight is due to hormonal therapy and my bipolar medication. Everyone keeps telling me to exercise, but the time is so limited and I feel so terrible about myself that I just give up midway. I'm currently not sure how to take this on. I've had problems with eating disorders before and I don't want to go back to those days.

SlimSage

There's always time for exercise, there are even some techniques that you can try while sitting at your desk (if you have one?)

Weight loss is mostly dependent on what you eat, so as long as you are eating at a deficit and don't have any health issues that would prevent you from shedding pounds, then you should be fine.

Take the stairs instead of the elevator; don't park too close to the store door. The possibilities are truly endless.

There are also a number of groups on here that may be beneficial along the lines of eating disorders, one of them in particular has really helped me curb my binges

Nerakhate

I've struggled for a while now. I decided it can't be about what I want to do, which is nothing. I don't even think about how exercise is a mood stabilizer- I don't do something bc it's good for me per se. I exercise on schedule bc it's what I have to do. I exercise even if I don't feel like it bc I would never exercise if it were up to how I feel. It's how I've managed to get myself to exercise.