Gaining weight because of stress

YoYo__Lu
YoYo__Lu Posts: 1
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Hi everyone,

I've been a member of this site in the past but tend to forget about updating once I feel 'okay' with my weight. Feel it's time for me to come back and start logging again though!

For a long time I've been hovering around an 'acceptable' weight (at least for me. I don't hold weight well and find that a lot of people my weight - or even heavier - and height look a lot slimmer than I do) which is around 135-138 lbs. In an ideal world I'd be 126 lbs (which I have been in the past) but I'm going to go easy on myself and say 128-130 lbs this time around. I'm 5 ft 8/9.

The thing is that I'm finding really difficult to motivate myself at the moment and am worried that I'm going to slip back into the weight I was in my teenage years and feel miserable. My metabolism is pretty awful and I have a terrible problem with overeating at certain times of the month (because of hormones, etc). Also at the moment I'm under a lot of stress because my mum is unwell and I have been helping look after her. Unlike a lot of people who lose weigh when they're stressed, I tend to put it on because I comfort eat.

Perhaps I'm being slightly hard on myself but I don't want to 'let myself go' because I know how bad I'll feel further down the line when I've piled on another ten pounds or so. Is there anyone else who finds it difficult to eat healthily when they're stressed? Any tips for coping?

Lu x

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  • hrcc2000
    hrcc2000 Posts: 12 Member
    I work in an all girls' college prep high school. Every year in May, the duties of graduation fall upon me and everyone is so stressed out. I don't have my usual support group to fall back on because we are all stressed. I always gain 7-10 during Apr/May/Jun and when I get serious again in July is it so much harder to lose weight.

    I am not going to that this year. I've made a vow to myself.

    If you'd like, friend me. We can be there for each other during stress.

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