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Depressed boyfriend
I wouldn't be writing here if I knew who to turn to, but my situation is so complex and I don't know what to do. My boyfriend, Mike, is a wonderful guy. He's 27, and in school to get his degree. Our relationship is a little long distance, about an hour. No one has ever been so kind and gentle to me in my life. He is the…
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Food at the Movies
My boyfriend has been itching to go to a movie with me and tonight's the night. We'll probably see "In Time" or "Tower Heist" ;) . Part of the movie going experience for me is having a nice snack to munch on while I watch. The problem is, theater popcorn is hardly good for you. http://www.cspinet.org/new/200911182.html…
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Depression
Whenever I get a really bad bout of depression (like tonight) all I want to do is binge on cake and candy. Luckily I don't have anything like that in the house, but you get the idea. Ever since my father sent me to bed without dinner and my mother snuck me snacks when he wasn't looking, food has equaled love and comfort.…
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Losing weight and losing friends
I've noticed something interesting as I've lost weight, gained a boyfriend and made other changes to my life. Namely I've lost friends over it. One day a couple months ago, I got a scathing message from my best friend, telling me that I'd changed. For the worse. I wasn't the same person she enjoyed spending time with and…
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Trying to find my fit
I'm Erin, 23, soon to be college graduate with a degree in psychology. When I was 19 I was also 295 pounds at five feet five inches. I couldn't imagine life at 300 and I didn't want to. I'd of course tried every diet, exercised until I thought I'd cough up a lung and was about as miserable as I could be. I was deeply…
