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anti depressant.
I have seen the dr today about trying some new anti depressents, and I wondered if I could get some advice. I like to consider these things carefully so i asked the dr to tell me the ones he was considering so i could look into it and do research. I am especially concerned in relation to my weightloss efforts. .I shall NOT…
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Where to stop?
Hello, I am a 21 year old man, I have been working very hard on my diet for some time, starting at 406lbs. I didn't have a target in mind when I started, just focussed on losing weight. I am now exercising regularly, eating better and lose over 50lbs, now 354lbs!! I feel so much better, physically and in confidence.…
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Tea making
Hello, This is mainly for Brits because we have strong feelings about tea, but other people can join in too if they have a view! OK, when making tea (as in a cup of normal tea) MILK first or WATER first?? and WHY?? I know this can be a very devisive issue!!
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new colleague
A new person has started at my work, a tmeporary contract, and her has a problem with me, he does not like me, winds me up, then calls me a strop if I responds. We used to be all such a friendly group, i find it horrible. Plus I find him a bit of a threat to my role in thr group as i used to be the only man. and he is…
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too high cals MFP
I think mfp is putting my calorie goal toohigh, nearly 3000. I mean it is working in that i am losing weight (but not very fast) but it looks bad compared to other peoples, it doesnt looklike am make enough effort, and not lose as fast. what do you think?
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chubby chasers..
OK, I am 21 gay, obese. I never had a boyfriend and I guess I get lonly and want that part of my life just like anyone else does and sometimes get a little desperate feeling. Is it degrading myself to actively seek out chubby chasers/fat fetishists/feeders? I sometimes feel llike going on those sites and things, so I can…
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weight and work
This topic is sort of prompted by another topic where it was touched upon the role of schools in promoting healthy weight and lifestyle> Do you think EMPLOYERS have a right, or even duty to promote healthy weight and lifestyle for employees? Do you think it is something they sure do as part of good people management and…
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richx83!!
Has anyone seen a member called Richx83 around here of late?? I haven't heard from him and he was doin real good so i was wondering if he's still doing good, weight loss and generally. Does anyone heard from him? Keen to hear from you if you around Richx83, hope everything is good.xxxxx
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too low goal
hello, I am male 21yrs, starting weight 406lbs now 468lbs. i am having a problem. I was doing well with my weight loss but i felt like it was too slow and cals was too high compared to other poeples (nearly 3000), so I got some advice to change my goal to 2lbs week loss. BUT, now it has gone too what seems very LOW to me,…
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not very clever
I am not an intelligent person at all and I dont even mean that negative bout myself because I have various talents and skills and qualitiites but having a high iq is not one of them (if we all had over verge iq then of course it would not be the average at all! what i mean is- some people have to be less brainy than…
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'real'food??
People always seem to talk about how REAL food is best, or WHOLE food. What does this even mean? What could food be apart from real? In some ways UNreal food is better becuase it don't have calories if it dont exist. And the same for whole food... if it isa big packet of something, is eating the whole of it really best?I…
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boredom!!
How do thin people deal with boredom??? Eating is the only way I can ever think of, even stuff like reading or tv make me want to eat while I do it.... there must be a better way! I bet am not the only one feel like this though, haha xxxxxxx
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So lazy but...
OK, I know this is way lazy and bad but sometimes I find I just can't be bothered to log every single day. I know everyone says you should but sometimes it is just a real chore. Is that really bad?? I don't got a smart phone so i can't really do it as i go and it is sometimes a pain to write it all up at the end of the…
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I found something great!!
I just wanted to share with you all what I did because I am so very delighted about it!! I beleive that I have some issues with food, like emotionally- I think that is the main reason anyone can get to over 400lbs by age 20 like I did. I have lost 30lbs so far which has been hard work but I don't think I can lose…
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No good enough gay guy
Hello, Sometimes I feel like my face and my body don't fit for being a gay guy. I weigh not too far under 400lbs still and am only 5'7. I am 21yrs old I should be in the prime but I know it is a story often told but.... what gay guy gonna date a guy tht size?? Hardly any in my experience, except for the odd fat fetishist.…
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Skinny Girls- do guys like that?
OK, I just wondered, I am a fat gay guy so I know nothing about this, and of course I do realise that different men have different tastes. BUT, they thing is, while the idealised view of beauty is slim in the media, you actually find very few guys who admit to liking very slim women. Guys say they like 'curves'(i would…
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Uncomfortable situations
How do you feel when people talk about weight in general, or more particularly, your weight? I am not talking about the times when someone is really purposely rude, but like, if someone says sometimes a little insensitive about you, or says something negative about overweight people? I get uneasy when people talk about…
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Pride events
Whether you always feel proud, or if you sometimes feel a little bad, what do you think about Pride events?? Have you been, do you like them?? I love pride events! Some people say they have lost their meaning and just an excuse to get drunk but I disagree... a, I think they still have meaning as long and hate happens, even…
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feeling down and being destructive.
Hello, the last few days i have felt really down and upset like a real creeping depressions was trying to set upon me... i have known this feeling before and i know it does not bode well for my eating. It makes an urge to binge eat, and to be honest make me want to do anything to try and feel better, like aswell as…
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I am a gay person
Hello, I make a post for discussion, but unfortunately it got locked before I could state something that I really wanted to state so I hope no one minds if I put it in here: ......................................................................I am a gay person who is a member on MFP, so I am a member of this group within…
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Gay rights=Illiberal??
I don't know, I just have to say, gay rights movement is seeming to be getting a little illiberal. It is now that if anyone holds a political or religious view, that doesn't take the on message gay rights view, even if they don't harm gay people in their behaviour or actions, they must be shouted at shamed, and not even…
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Confessions
I got some.... i used to go to places when they go 2 meals for a cheaper price deals and buy both, eat them both, I was past caring what anyone thinks! Basically in general i lost any shame of peopleseeing what a pig I was, i wasnt able to hie it so i learnt to blank it. I used to hide my food packets in my room!! I used…
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Too slow!
I am trying to lose weight since May this year. In 4 months I have only lost 18lbs and while I am delighted, I notice most people is losing much more. I started at 406lbs, down to 388lbs, and I am 5'7 male. In accordance with MFP, I have been eating just under 3000cals a day. Sometimes I am a fair bit under (but always…
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Moments of Doubt
Hello, I know if sounds really bad, but does anyone else ever feel like the sacrifices aren't worth it in weightloss? I mean, I am all for it really, I want to do this but sometimes I get moments of doubt. I REALLY LOVE eating, which is mostly why I got to 400lbs before my 21st birthday. And I know you can still eat well…
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Honesty
Does anyone else ever not tell the truth in their food diary? I don't know why I do this, but sometimes I do. I have kept so many food dairies and things in my life and some of them were complete works of fictions, while others lik this one is mostly true, but still sometimes not. Oh my gosh, I can't even figure why i do…
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Being Black
What does it mean to be black? Is it more than a race? Someone told me I am 'rubbish at being black'. I live in a mainly white area, my friends and everyone around me is therefore mostly white. Racially, I identify as mixed race/latino/person of colour/black depending on whatever I want. I'm a happy go lucky boy. Why do I…
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Can't do it!!
I have been dieting for 3 months and it's been quite up and down, but I lost a stone so far. However, I feel like I am losing control and problems I had with binge eating and compulsive over eating is getting worse. Binge days are getting more and more frequent again, I am doing bad things again. This is really impacting…
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Constantly exhausted!
Hello, I am a 21 yr old male, 5'7, 392lbs. I have been dieting a few months (14lbs down!) eating much less calories I used to (aiming for 2800cals a day, generally managing or under, about from the odd day of major falling off the wagon!).I don't feel able to do much exercise yet, I am not physically upto it. But I have…
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Target weight?
I am a man who is 5'7, I currently weigh 394, down from 406. I am a bit unsure about how my target weight should be. I worked out my BMI, it said I should be between 8.5-11.5 stone... Now, I just don't think that is realistic at all for me.... or am I being not ambitious enough? I just don't see it ever happening. I want…
