A bit depressed

confusedperson
confusedperson Posts: 18
in Motivation and Support
So, i'm happy with my body and don't want to lose anymore weight, but i find it so depressing to have to be constantly on top of things, making sure i don't put on weight. Like, if i one day i eat more than usual then the next day i need to compensate, i find all this hard work and very very tiring.


anyone have this feeling? will i get used to controlling what i do and not just doing what i fancy whenver i fancy doing it? or will i have this feeling my WHOLE life?!


thanks :)

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  • raising_voice
    raising_voice Posts: 1
    Hi,

    aw, I feel bad for you. I have the same feelings but when I do much exercising I gently start to become more comfortable with my body. And when I have those feelings, I am not afraid to eat a cookie or something.
  • Vash41288
    Vash41288 Posts: 41
    I hope it really doesn't become a constant struggle but rather it just becomes normal and doesn't bring negative feelings of always having to watch what you eat. Rather you enjoy eating healthy but eating something once in a blue moon wouldn't be so bad as long as its not like something crazy.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    we need shooting.. or a big buffett with men layed out coated in sushi.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I felt like this at first - still do occasionally. It does get better though (in my experience). I think I just realised that everyone has stuff to deal with in life, and this (weight management) just happens to be one of mine. It doesn't feel "fair" sometimes, but hey - life isn't fair, and there are worse things to have to worry about! I'm not trying to diminish how you're feeling, this is just how I got to feeling differently. When I think about all the difficult things other people deal with in their lives, and the other, more difficult things that I deal with anyway, this weight thing isn't that big of a deal. I can either put the effort in to maintain my weight, or I can let it go and gain the weight back. I wish there was another option, but there isn't, so I just have to get on with it. and, with time, it has got a lot easier.

    I've also made peace with the fact that my weight will continue to fluctuate, that's completely normal. There will be days where I eat a lot more than I need to, and I do need to get right back on track afterwards. It don't have to go crazy the next day to undo the damage, but if I have, say a weekend of indulgence, it might take a couple of weeks of eating at a deficit again to get back to normal. and that's ok. I don't feel bad or guilty about it, and I don't let myself stress out about it (much!)

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