Tips, anyone?

rosestring

So I've been mildly overweight most since I was about ten years old or so, and now I'm 19 years old, 5'3" and at 155 lbs.

I'm afraid I'll never change. Even if I start eating right or exercising, I can never get myself to last more than a day or two of doing so.

What have you guys done? I'm just getting worse and worse in terms of being overweight.

To give you some background, I already suffer from Major Depressive Disorder, so it's difficult enough to either:

a) NOT emotionally eat
b) Get myself up to exercise

If anyone else has these kind of problems (which it seems like everyone has... From time to time), let me know what works for you. I want to change.

melissaw78

What has been working for me, is just change one thing now. Pick something that you know you can easily commit to, and give that a week or two to really take hold and become a habit. Then change something else.

First, I just started walking.
Next, I drank more water. I gave myself permission to have the sugary drinks, just after I had my water. A little like the "you can have dessert after you clean your plate" deal. Of course, I didn't want much of that stuff after I quenched my thirst. Helped with my hunger some too.
Third, I made a conscious effort to add more fruits and vegetables to whatever I was having, whether as a side or an addition.

It also helped to focus first on what to ADD rather than what to give up having. I found that adding the water and fruits and veggies made some of the poorer choices in my diet begin to fade out without trying very hard.

sengalissa

It really is about bein in control. Wanting to lose weight was not the tipping point for me yet, as I often REALLY wanted to lose weight but gave up. Then, all of a sudden, I felt like I was in control. I decide what, when and how much eat. I make choices, and I don"t want to be that dumb, unreflective woman who conpolains about the fact that supermarkets sell cookies.
So for me there was no "I need to lose weight" moment - there was a "I am in control" moment.

amberlynneduran

So I've been mildly overweight most since I was about ten years old or so, and now I'm 19 years old, 5'3" and at 155 lbs.

I'm afraid I'll never change. Even if I start eating right or exercising, I can never get myself to last more than a day or two of doing so.

What have you guys done? I'm just getting worse and worse in terms of being overweight.

To give you some background, I already suffer from Major Depressive Disorder, so it's difficult enough to either:

a) NOT emotionally eat
b) Get myself up to exercise

If anyone else has these kind of problems (which it seems like everyone has... From time to time), let me know what works for you. I want to change.

I'm in a similar situation, but unlike you I didn't take the time to care at 19. I was 5'4" and 170 at 19. Now I'm 220 at 22(started at 230) and only just getting myself into it. I also have MDD... it isn't easy to motivate yourself. The best thing I ever did to keep myself from over eating was keeping up with my food diary. Those red negative numbers really kicked my butt.
For exercise, it was harder. "Hey, I went over my calories... I'm a failure... why bother I can just eat more today.. who cares." The only thing that can change that attitude is support and the ability to see good in yourself.

You've already done the hardest part, logging in to this website. Get yourself some friends on here, everyone is very encouraging and helpful. Feel free to message me/add me if you want to talk. I know it is hard. Every bit is hard, but once you start the change you'll feel better.

rosestring

Melissa - Thank you. People have always told me to "think of it as adding, not getting rid of/dieting," but you have explained simple steps so well that I think will really help.

Sengalissa - Since one of my issues has always been feeling the lack of control in my life, I think looking at it as being in control of yourself can help me out. Not just physically, but I think it could lead to more than one part of my overall self.

Amberly - Thank you so much for your support. While it's unfortunate that either of us has MDD, it's really nice to know that there's someone who can relate so well. I don't know about other people, but I can't help feeling like we with mood disorders have it the worst, haha. Maybe we can motivate each other? I think the two posters above have really good insight.

amberlynneduran

Definitely!! Yeah, it's hard with the mood swings. Any little trigger and then I find myself hours later wondering how and what provoked me to do whatever it is I did, whether it was throwing a fit or eating those cookies. I'm completely down for motivating each other. Things come easier with routine for me, I hope you can find that, too.