Depression and Weight Loss

amandasowards

I have been struggling my whole life with weight loss and depression. I used to be able to lose weight fairly easy but then again it wasn't always the healthy way of doing it. I usually lose about 20lbs and then give up on the rest. This last time I had lost about 20-25lbs after my 2nd baby and kept it off about a year till I got pregnant with my 3rd. During the pregnancy I lost my job and decided to just be a stay at home mom. I got extremely lazy being at home all day and started to notice my depression issues again after her birth so I decided I needed to be back on some kind of medication to help control my mood, anger, and being fatigued constantly. According to my doctor I was diagnosed with depression and bi polar tendencies. I was put on Celexa and Risperdal. I have previously been on many different kinds off and on since high school. Since I started taking the new meds I have been more and more tired than I already was and could sleep all day, which some days I almost do. I have become so lazy when it comes to getting things done and its so frustrating! I joined a gym in January and have been working out for about an hour 4 days a week to try to lose all the weight I had gained in the last 2 years and feel better about myself again . I thought that by working out I would see and increase in energy and productivity in myself but sadly I have seen no changes. This last month I have gotten so depressed about it all that I basically gave up on everything and went back to eating junk and drinking lots of dr. pepper. I have since then gained back about 8 of the 13lbs I originally lost since January. I need to get back my motivation to get things going again and not sure what I should do. I don't know if its the meds making me this way or something entirely different. Any help or advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated! I can't go on this way any longer, I have 3 children ages 7 and under that I need to tend to!

bjfrezell

Your meds could be causing this problem. Have you talked to your doctor about your meds? It could be that your meds need to be adjusted. You might also want to try therapy in addition to meds? Just a suggestion.

You could look at this process as dieting or you could look at this as a journey to become healthier overall. Dieting means sacrifice. Journey means you make small steps toward being healthier.

Another thing is that if you "fall off the wagon" so to speak, it's perfectly okay to forgive yourself and hop back on! It's not an all or nothing journey you're on.

Hang in there!

htown_chic2002

Hang in there lady!! You will not be perfect every day. Bad days will happen to us all on this long and slow journey, we're only human after all!! The trick is to never give up, even when you mess up. We all make some mistakes...we're just trying our best! Know you have a support system of people going through this with you!!