Weight Loss and Depression

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  Posted by Hill Billy girl, robinscreek1@yahoo.com Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:02am PDT

  I've been there I still need to lose waight. the thing is only u can do it,and u have to be really be ready I need to lose 30, so I know its HARD HARD,but just remember who u are inside by being sweet make a person pretty on the outside.

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  Posted by Ms.EMS Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:46am PDT

  Been there done that,I have too lose 100 lbs or else. I've tried at lease 20 different diet plans, up an down, mostly up,I don't want to be depress anymore and I want my hypertension to go away,its hurting my marriage and my job perfomance. My husband says he still loves me and thats great but if I don't love myself then it doesn't mean a thing. I'm getting ready to take on my insurance company so they will pay for my wgt. lost surgery or rehab.

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  Posted by Andrea Frazer, Good Housekeeping Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:41pm PDT

  I have about 10 to go, and while that sounds like bragging, it's actually the hardest to lose because I'm already pretty active. So I need to kick it into high gear. Less bread in the morning, less wine at night, and more planned movement.

  As far as journaling, I've thought about it for food but not done it. Nice reminder though - thanks. I can I've journaled for other goals and it really is what you say - making yourself aware by putting it on paper.

  Good luck! And thanks for your comment on my granny panties post. Ha!

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  Posted by lauren Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:47am PST

  Hiya! Instead of writing a journal about what you eat - write a journal about your struggles with eating. Write about your goals, inspirations, things that set you back, what made you want to eat bad food e.t.c. That way if you are angry and stressed instead of going straight to the fridge, you let it out by writing it down and you can identify patterns in your eating that you can tackle later on. Also dont focus on the 60 pounds you need to lose - thats completely overwhelming! Focus on a pound at a time - i have a whiteboard with numbers one to five on it - i tick off every pound (well in my case its kilos) and reward myself with putting away $5 with every pound/kilo i lose. That way im congratulating myself for even the smallest weight loss which is much more satisfying and inspiring than thinking - 'i only lost one pound and i have SO much to lose'. For every five pound milestone you reach reward yourself with a charm, then when you lose sixty pounds you can buy the bracelet and attach all of your charms as a reminder/badge of honour of what you have achieved. Its all about staying positive and motivating yourself. Hope that helps and good luck!

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