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Looking for support group: TTC, PCOS, 35+ and trying to lose weight?
Hi all, I’m 35 (36 in 3 months), BMI 40, PCOS, TTC (trying to conceive) for the first time. I got all the things makes it harder… I feel alone in this process. I have been trying to lose weight all my adulthood and not been successful really (only short-term and gained it back). I am vegetarian, eating well (I am…
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Skipping meals for calorie deficit?
I cannot do a strict diet and don’t believe in it. Thus, for calorie deficit I decided to skip lunch, rather I drink coffee or eat a banana etc. I started this recently I am not sure if it is working. Is there anyone tried and found it helpful?
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Looking for some tactics to prevent emotional eating, please share your experiences
Hi everyone, I'm an emotional eater. I eat many things when I'm depressed or stressed and usually I'm like that. By the way, I've been seeing a therapist and using an antidepressant. However, I cannot change this habit, I always want to change this, and my lifestyle as well but I always lost myself. Maybe I should do…
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Dealing with problems without food
I don't know how to deal with problems without food. I'm an emotional eater. Actually I've been better at it about 2 years, but still anxious about it. I ended my 4-year-old relationship 3 days ago and started to feel sad/upset/anxious about it. I binged a little after the break up. And I'm worried now to continue to…
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Starting again, need motivation and new motivational friends
Hey everybody. I'm Ezgi, from Istanbul, Turkey. I'm 28 years old, 5'4'' and 82 kg (180 lbs). I work as an academician and most of the days I sit. I always back aches, neck aches, leg aches... My body always aches, I'm sick of it. My doctor suggest to swim, I'm thinking to start these days. I had lost 15 kgs (33 lbs) at…
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Depression, binging, lost motivation
My life is really hard these days because of 5,5 months of unemployment. I'm really at the deep. I'm trying to be feel good by binging like old days. However It's not working I don't know how to deal. I cannot lose weight about last 3 weeks, I was really doing well with dieting and walking. But I took a rejection from a…
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Worked hard but didn't have the result and motivation seems gone
Hey everybody. I'm in a slow process about one year. I've just lost about 1 kg (2,2 lbs) per month, for this reason I started move more about 10 days, I really burned many calories (300-750 cal), and deficit calories however I just lost 0.6 kg (1,3 lbs) in 10 days. I'm with PCOS that might be the reason, but it's really…
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Mini Success: I'm under 84 kg (185 lbs) after 4 years
I had been always around 85-90 kg (187-200 lbs) about 4-5 years, but last year I saw 95 kg (210 lbs) and first time really lost weight and now I am 83.8 and that's amazing for me. I really missed that 83's last time I saw it was 2013. Now I am waiting for 70's, and back to 2010 :) . And also I want to celebrate 80 kg as…
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First time in my life I really lost weight! (10 kg/22 lbs with face pics)
Hi everybody, maybe it's not huge but first time I lost this much (10 kg=22 lbs) in my life. You can see my face picture. First one is my highest, 94 kg (207 lbs) at May 2016, second one is recent 84 kg (185 lbs). By the way I'm 164 cm (5 ft 4.5 inch). It was a slow process actually, but I want to continue, I need some…
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Eating for being happy and upset for being fat
I cannot get rid of this circle. If I'm upset I eat a lot (mostly sugar, chocolat etc) and I will upset again because of being fat. The main thing that makes me happy is food, but being fat make me feel ugly. I don't like myself in photographs, I just want to see my face in photographs not my body... I've been gaining…
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I tried 30ds and it's killing me! Anybody else? Am I normal?
Actually last week everyday I walked, and do some exercises; but yesterday I tried 30ds for only 10 minutes and I couldn't... I think it's really hard even level 1... I can't imagine how can overweight people can do that. Am I normal? How can you do that? Btw, I'm 85.5 kg (nearly 188 lbs) and 164 cm (nearly 5' 5'')...
