Does anyone else suffer from mental health issues depression, anxiety,etc and trying to lose weight

cwildblueeyes86 · January 2018

Need help and motivation for weight loss but suffer from some mental health issues that keep me from staying motivated does anyone else have this problem? Or is it just me

KaitBurt1123 · January 2018

Not just you!

recognitionscene · January 2018

I got some exercise equipment and I do all my exercise at home so I don't have to fight myself to go to the gym. SSRIs are helping control my appetite, but not everyone has that experience with it. I also do everything I can so that making healthy food choices is easy. I keep prepared vegetables in the refrigerator and I don't keep much junk food in the kitchen. You can do it!

passenger79 · January 2018

You are not alone. I have Bipolar and I went from initial 25mg dose of Quentapine to 300 mg in space of few months.
To say it had screwed up my motivation is an understatement.

I work out at home. I have a treadmill,barbell and weights,kettlebell.
Try and take it slow . Last weekend I felt so sick from increase I barely got through short workout without being sick but then last 2 days I felt good and done run weights and yoga.

Don't pressure yourself into trying to be perfect everyday just do what you can when you can and listen to your body.
I have days when I sleep 12h and don't want to leave the bed and super productive days and they 're both fine.

I'm starting to lose weight again and it may be slower than for others but I will get there .

Francl27 · January 2018

You're completely not alone. Food has always been my number 1 pleasure in life and I suffer from depression/anxiety as well... it makes for a pretty mean combo.

I still managed to lose the weight. It does help that I love walking, and that I love Netflix, so it's not too bad to go walk my dog or get on the treadmill and binge watch a couple shows... and it does help with anxiety to know that I can eat more.

For food, the key is to focus on what I feel like eating and working around that. Obviously I can't eat everything I want (considering that I want to go to the bakery every day for dessert), but making tasty meals has helped. My main issue really is that I don't want any specific food and I end up eating junk because I'm too lazy to cook... so meal planning helps.

Unfortunately in the end you just have to want it enough. I'm lucky I guess because I can be pretty determined when I want something, so I was able to lose the weight easily. Maintaining it has been the hard part (I want to lose 15 lbs again)... way too easy after 4 years to reach the 'I don't even care anymore' mindset.

TravisJHunt · January 2018

It's not just you. Mental health plays a large role in this. I suffer from anxiety and one of the medications I'm on makes it more challenging. The key is to just follow your routine and try and keep the stressors low. The higher stressed we are, the more likely we are to fail.

JaydedMiss · January 2018

Im running off to work but im bookmarking this page for when im home, If i see you stick around and are still around when im home ill take my time and write out a solid reply, You 100% arent alone.

OHammykins · January 2018

As a fellow anxiety sufferer, I completely understand! When I'm in a low, the majority of my negative thoughts are my anxiety talking so I build a case against them to see if they're valid or not. I stop for a minute and make a list of evidence for/against what I'm thinking.

Is that person at the gym staring at me or staring into space? (They're nearly always staring into space!)
Do I look silly doing this move? Well my form is correct so probably not, etc.
If you're struggling to get motivated pick one or two things you were doing and focus on introducing them into your day. After a few days, if you're feeling good, add a few more.

I hope this helps and feel free to add me!

rahima824 · January 2018

I just came home from the hospital yesterday. I won't go into details, but I had a breakdown. I am measuring my food and I'm back on Fitness Pal this AM. Record your food. Be honest with yourself, cwildblueeyes

kiela64 · January 2018

Not just you at all. Same here. This is the 4th or so time I’m re starting. Mental heath can be a huge challenge in this...I have to work on believing I’m worth the effort of changing my behaviour.

leavemealonee · January 2018

I've been suffering from anxiety and depression since I was 13 years old. And it seems like I've been trying to lose weight since my mental illness first started. Staying motivated is a hard thing to do especially when you're constantly nervous for no reason at all. I've found that just eating healthier makes me feel better as a person and helps lower my anxiety. If you ever need someone to motivate you or cheer you up, Im here

sdolan91 · January 2018

I do believe my depression and anxiety is what lead to me to gain so much weight and not take care of myself properly.
You are not alone at all. My anxiety has gotten so bad before that I could not leave the house. Just going outside I would feel disconnected and sent me in a panic. My diet was the least of my worries lol.
I've improved a lot thru medicine and therapy. I used to exercise a lot and I feel like it helped me a lot! I need to get back into that.

lilithsrose · January 2018

I have depression and it definitely affects my ability to workout. Just sheer fatigue and exhaustion from depression are deterrents some days. Some days its such a hassle to even get out of bed and go to work that I am incapable of doing anything else afterwards. I don't think that I am an emotional eater due to my depression at least. So I guess that's a plus.

I do get anxiety in certain situations. Right now I've been putting off going to the gym because its been so crowded and that makes me uncomfortable. I've been trying to walk more while at work though.

cwildblueeyes86 · January 2018

Thank you everyone for your inputs I have multiple mental health issues seeing how I mentioned some might as well list them all I suffer from depression, anxiety, social anxiety, ptsd, ocds and agoraphobia. I want to say I've suffered from many of them my whole life. I go to therapy well lets be honest I use too but going back again my issues have stopped me from going both my type of anxieties and the agoraphobia play a huge role I've been on so many different meds and none have worked for me so its been as if I have given up on trying to correct or subsidized them. Its so bad sometimes I don't feel like doing anything I leave my house maybe 2x a month because its so paralyzing. I've been trying to lose weight for years its been up and down. I have to push myself sometimes just to eat because most the time I don't feel like eating at all which I know plays a big role because at most I eat once a day and when that time comes I eat till I can't eat no more and it makes me physically sick. I also have kids that I want to get into shape for but my illnesses prevent me from doing so. I do everything for them and when it comes to myself I can't do it. When there at school all my body wants do is sleep from my chemical imbalances I clean daily my ocds don't allow me slack on that everything has a place and yes I know when something has been moved slightly have to correct it instantly. I move rooms around weekly because my brain won't let me keep things in same spot longer then a week (furniture) my kids or bf try helping me clean and it has be done a certain way or I clean everything all over again when there done. I suffer from a lot been threw a lot. I've been asked from doctors family etc how do you survive or maintain my kids and I try not letting my illnesses consume me. I'm a walking beautiful disaster

cwildblueeyes86 · January 2018

Oh I also forgot insomnia

xXSamanthaG2010Xx · January 2018

You are deffo not alone!

I have Bipolar II, Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Unresolved Grief Reaction.

Losing weight with mental health issues can be very difficult but it is possible

I have recently lost around 10lbs after joining slimming world and changing my diet slowing and i have up till recently just done some exercises at home like crunches, sit ups ect so no one can see me

It will happen just maybe a little slower than others. I am on two medications that can increase my appetite which is a pain but it is possible.

Sending you positive vibes and hugs xxxx

You can do this !!

AmandaEdwards1 · January 2018

I am codependent. I tend to concern with things I should not be concerning myself with rather than myself. I am getting better...slowly but surely. Following.

jenniferc933 · January 2018

I've bookmarked this discussion - depression/anxiety and other conditions are debilitating, no doubt about it and it's hard for friends to be constantly with a depressed/anxious person, so then you become more alone.

At least I now accept that I too suffer from depressive moods/anxiety and aloneness - so I'm going it one step at a time. Acceptance of this part of my character is helping but it is hard to get motivated when so tired from insomnia as well as depression. I will just keep jumping puddles.

SilverRose89 · January 2018

Several mental health diagnoses here which sound quite similar to yours. 18 months of therapy behind me with a recent crisis so now on new medication and a new therapy program. It is hard to lose weight with all this against us, but not impossible by any means. Go slow and steady and make sustainable changes to your lifestyle where you can.

Most of all, be kind to yourself.

JaydedMiss · January 2018

okay so i see your still here, And im home from work. So here goes-Summary at end

I suffered for years stuck in my house. What started as a heart condition- I had an infection in my heart that should have killed me. I got it at 19 and i was unable to even take myself to the bathroom. Seriously. I started out with very few friends and far to proud to ask for help. I spent from the ages of 13-17 homeless (terrible home life i ran away from) and was to proud to even ask anyone then for any help. Never once did i ask anyone for food or a place to stay. I develped into a very internal person. I never really learned to be social or trust anyone.

When i had just begun to get my life under my control, Had a good job i loved and my own little apartment. I didnt have alot but i was happy. Then i got sick. And i felt i had went a HUGE step backwards. I resented the world. I was mad that i worked SO hard just to be told i was going to die. I figured if i was going to die there was no way i was going to do it in a hospital. SO i went home and got worse and worse. At one point i literally was laying in a bed of my own piss because i was to weak to get myself to the bathroom. I spiraled in self hate and i hated the world. Everything seemed unfair.

Went on for about a year and a half of teetering between times im unable to feed self because i couldnt get to a store, And times i couldnt even get to a bathroom or to shower. I was given 6 months and 2 years later i was still alive. Honestly not sure why but i hated that to. I wasnt sleeping and i wasnt leaving my house i hadnt been social in literally years. I had no one and really nothing. I was depressed beyond belief, Rightfully so id say. I was a depressed mess. I am bipolar with Schizophrenic tendencies aswell so pretty much a mess of a human being.

So yes i believe your not alone. I honestly ran out of fight and was living almost stubbornly wishing i wasnt anymore.

I still cant remember making the choice to change, I never even believed i had an option. But something had went right anyway that i didnt die to begin with. I started with tiny things. Few steps. Standing up and sitting down. Slowly over another year i had gotten myself to a place i could move and i could see hope. I decided i wanted beter for myself, If i wasnt going to die peacefully i figured i mise will fight. So i did.

Its been 2 years since then, And now i work an extremely active job, I walk ALOT even though i hate it, Because i learned to take comfort and pride that i CAN. I put all my hate and anxiety and stress over my lack of social skills into math. The math involved in weight loss became a huge comfort for me. Every problem i ever had became less and less because i had a focus. Something to work on. Was immeasurably comforting to be able to control something in my life. Being able to control something in my life so accurately made everything else easier. I forced myself to begin socializing, Although admittedly im still a *kitten* social butterfly, But i can smile and hold my own and even be the life of a party, For a few hours anyway lol. Work in progress.

And im down 110 pounds. Im fit and im healthy and my heart is doing alot beter. I still have a *kitten* little apartment and a *kitten* job, But i love it. I appreciate the small stuff now that iv trained myself to let go of things i cant control and focus on what i can.

Basically, Yes iv been there done that and dealt with alot to. Most of us have. We just decide we deserve beter. We deserve to be happy and fit. Once that switch in our brains go off, Its hard to switch it back. You need to truly realize you deserve it. Because you do. You deserve everything you want in life, You just need to work for it. Take comfort in the small things. Try to let what you cant control get washed away by things you can. When you get knocked off course in life try to remain focused on the course you want for yourself. Aslong as we keep taking the baby steps to care for ourselves, Everything else falls into place. Stay focused and remember your not alone, Even when you think the world is against you. I strongly believe we get dealt a hand in life that tests us to breaking point, But its because we are strong enough to handle it. Your here and your fighting and your strong. And you do deserve it.

*kitten* im cheesy. Sorry for the mini rant. your just not alone, Your never alone, And we got this

Its not easy it takes work and you need to work daily, But it does get easier. Even if you have to fake it till you make it

IronDogJourney · January 2018

I do.

Does anyone else suffer from mental health issues depression, anxiety,etc and trying to lose weight

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