Depression and weight loss

Some things that have worked for me are: exercise, eating enough, getting enough protein. Eating too little makes my mood worse. I stick to 30%f 40C 30P with a 1 pound week loss goal. Weighing also makes my mood plummet so I stopped that for a while
Try what works for you. It will take a while of trial and error but find an exercise that works for you. Play around and see If you can find an eating plan that helps. Therapy might also be a good place to start.

Break the cycle one small change at a time. I spent a couple years in a very depressed state - largely because of how much I had let myself go.

I started with getting back into lifting. That was all that mattered. Not weight loss, not health, not eating better, not cutting back on alcohol - for me, I knew the first step was to re-kindle my passion for weight lifting. I knew once that happened, the rest would follow suit. 4 months later, I started to focus on food and weight loss. Now I'm beginning to take steps for my overall health - but the thing is, I've been lifting for almost 9 months again, eating right for 4+, lost 50+ lbs - my PHYSICAL health is miles better, my fitness is almost back to pre-depression, due to calorie counting and weight loss and fitness goals my drinking is finally moderate for the first time since I was about 18, and my MENTAL health - it's night and day compared to a year ago - because of all the above.

That was me. You need to find your weight lifting - that one fitness/health related thing you truly have/had a passion for. Re-kindle that, force yourself to do it even if you don't want to. Eventually, the passion will come back - and when it does, the weight loss, the health benefits, the eating right - it will all become a lot easier because it is now fueled by something you love.

And the mental health - it comes with all if that, with setting goals and smashing them, with feeding your body right, with regular exercise, with having a routine.

Surprisingly once I started walking I felt a lot better. Also as the weight comes off my mood improved as well. Start slow and don’t try to lose it all overnight. If you are an emotional eater like me find something lower calorie you like for your snacks and don’t cut calories too low. Some counselling could also be helpful.

I wrote this huge essay about regular every day activity and recording your thought via video every day for 10 min and looking back at them weekly . And talked bout avoiding places that make u feel inferior etc but then i stupidly didnt press post so hey at least your not stupid like me lol

Exercise can be an effective tool against depression and is also an excellent tool for weight loss. Try to incorporate exercise everyday that involves others like water aerobics, water "walking" or some other form where you are around other people.

Additionally make sure you are getting plenty of vitamin D. You'd be surprised to know that many people who suffer chronic depression have a Vitamin D deficiency.

I suffered depression for a long period. I was diagnosed with an untreatable nerve disorder in my legs (Axonal Polyneuropathy) that pushed me into depression. I ate for comfort. I gained about 40lbs in 3 years.

I decided to do something about it because the drugs I was being prescribed were ineffective. I started "water walking" at the local swimming pool every other day for about 40 minutes.

Now I go 6 days a week and average 90 minutes a day. I have met a lot of people at the swimming pool and chat with them daily so it has also become a social activity.