Stressed and Getting Healthy! new group

I was checking the threads looking for a place where people would understand me and I think I found it. I have had a very stress full life for a long time, but my daughter died in a car accident 5 years ago this month and the anxiety and depression since then have started to take over my life. I have gained 50lbs or more since then and i was overweight then. I have a very hard time talking about it and when it gets on my mind all I want to do is eat. I have lost 38lbs this year but now that the bad months are here im hoping to find the extra support to keep from gaining it back. If I don't loose any weight and just maintain till Feb I can relax enough to get back on it. My current weight is 232 lbs by goal weight is 130lbs so we can see I've still got a long way to go.

Hi! This looks like it might be a good place for me to post. I am a mother of four, three of which are teenagers, and I am 35. I started very young, and so did the stress in my life. I used to be on meds for anxiety after a panic attack which took me to the ER. However I am now with a terrific man who doesn't stress me out most of the time. However trying to get him and my kiddos and myself into one cohesive family unit, and dealing with the stresses of working a straight nights job can sometimes overwhelm me. I would say my biggest stress in my mind right now is that I will gain back what I've already lost. I actually went and made myself throw up after eating a piece of cake the other night because I felt soooo badly about the empty calories and couldn't stop stressing about it. I have never done anything like that before. I'm hoping I can lose my weight, learn to maintain it, and not get into extreme measures to try and stay skinny once I get there.

Hi there!

I didn't understand that my issues revolved around anxiety till a few years ago. My family always just thought I was emotional, lazy, all those negative things. They never understood. Some may understand a little more now, I don't know. I know my brother was diagnosed with anxiety a couple years ago. My husband is very supportive about it. He also knows that I'm constantly working on it, and trying to overcome it. And he respects that.

Would love to be a part of this group, have suffered from depression and social anxiety for a long time, so much so that now I'm 23, jobless, qualificationless, and besides my partner who lives with me and my mum, I don't have any friends. Will be nice to talk to some people who actually understand and don't just roll their eyes.

Here's a talking point, who knows about your anxiety, and how have they reacted? I know my mum has been incredibly supportive, but my dad is the kind of "roll eyes and tell you to get over it" type.

Anyone is welcome to add me for support and chats, since I'm on pretty much every day.

THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THE STRESS IS WHEN IT GETS BAD ENOUGH I DON'T WANT TO EAT, BUT I HAVE TO GO THRU THE EATTING A WHOLE CAKE STRES TO GET TO THE NO FOOD STRESS. TODAY IS A NO FOOD STRESS DAY.

I ate pizza and cake yesterday in honor of my daughters birthday. Those were her favs. Now I'm not only depressed but a little nauseous.

Pulled like taffy, I'm in.

I'm in if there's still room! I've suffered with anxiety since my horrible abusive marraige( I am now divorced thank goodness!) Anyhow I've been searching for a group of anxiety sufferers that I could identify with and feel at home with! This is a great idea! Thank you!

I too have a height fear...it really gets in the way of doing things!

Having a pretty anxious day. Feels like everything is wrong and terrible but logically, nothing bad is happening.

Going to skip exercise and just mull around the house, slowly getting my list of stuff to do done. Hmmm hate this feeling

Free floating anxiety is the worst! Feeling anxious but not knowing why or what is making you feel that way I think is the worst feeling in the world so I totally understand where you are coming from! Sometimes exercise makes you feel better though..takes your mind off of the unseen things that are bothering you. Have you tried meditation?

I'm not sure how this group works, either I just check in 'my topics' to see if anyone has posted, or add my thoughts if I have anything to say that day.

I'm feeling a little better now that I've wasted about an hour doing pretty much nothing. I think I can pinpoint this specific day of anxiety to my job. I've been trying to find a different one for a few months now and not doing good at all with that.

I tried meditating years ago, I should step back into it again, it did help.

Hi All, I'am new and would like to be apart of your group.

I've been on my weight loss journey for about 9 months now. I've lost 110 pounds. I am really struggling with being grateful and celebrating that accomplishment. I am also very stressed and worried that I'll gain it all back. Which I really don't want to do. I really want to live a healthy and balanced life altogether. I am tried of obsessing about my weight and just hating my body altogether. If I cannot celebrate where I am at today and how far I've come...then I don't believe there is no way I'll ever get to my goal weight. I am just really scared. I am know I am an emotional eater. Easily overwhelmed and food is my comfort. It calms me and soothes me as well. I know it's only a temporary fix, but I don't think that when I am in the height of my anxiety or whatever other emotion it may be. It's really scary. Exercising does help me greatly. I do enjoy doing it, would love it better if I had a partner who could push me along the way. I don't want to constantly struggle with my weight or constantly argue with myself inside that since I'am not at this certain weight then therefore I cannot allow myself to enjoy the present. It's just hard. No, extremely hard. Does anyone else struggle with this? Thanks for listening to me.