Discussion Are you overweight due to your depression?

[a_strange_day]

I'm underweight and I eat like a pig. I'm so nervous that it's like the food is disintegrated immediately after I swallow it.

 

[Neverod]

I'm underweight, currently at 45kg, should be at 57kg.

 

[Kodama]

The reverse process for me... i lost 10kg since end of august

 

[Eren]

I'm underweight and I eat like a pig. I'm so nervous that it's like the food is disintegrated immediately after I swallow it.

Same, but my metabolism is different, I tend to get fat and I'm obese, I eat to relieve depression/anxiety

yeah , i was close to 100 kg before but not depressed , but later i drop to 70s kg
now i'm close to 100 kg again , i have no mood to do anything . and Hi Eren , AOT fans here.

Same... close to 100kg too

 

[azucaramargo]

I have always been overweight, but since I have been depressed I have become really obese, and I have no motivation to lose weight or do anything, does anyone else happen?

100% Eren. I have no motivation to do anything. Also the level of cortisol in your body makes losing weight very difficult. Es muy común eso.

I would be obese if I didn't purge

What is your purging method, if you don't mind?

I would be obese if I didn't purge

What is your purging method, if you don't mind?

I would be obese if I didn't purge

What is your purging method, if you don't mind?

I eat whatever I want now because why does it matter?

This describes my M.O. perfectly.

 

[CrushedHopes]

Do you even realize that you c/ped the same content three times?

 

[snowman626]

Im 30lbs overweight. I binge eat like an addict. Im into junk food like pizza, hot dogs, chinese take out, sandwiches, chips, chocolate bars.. i buy a big load of them and eat it all. Im able to eat a lot because im able to puke up most of it to make more room in the stomach.

Its the only pleasure i get to enjoy. I want to lose weight and get in shape but i have no motivation. I feel like shit and so i eat to feel pleasure, after eating all this shit i feel fat and shitty so i go to sleep, wake up feeling shitty so i eat again, i want this to end so bad i cant get off this hamster wheel

 

[waterbottleman]

No, I'm overweight because I hate running. It's so boring. Has nothing to do with my depression I just have always found running so boring. Swimming is fun, but I don't want to interact with anyone at the gym so I don't sign up for one.

I lift weights and I eat healthy though, so I'm only slightly overweight. I'm 5'9 and 177 lbs and male. Not too bad.

I'd like to be more like 160 or 155 though.

 

[FTL.Wanderer]

No, because my entire existence is built on the principle of taking up as little space as possible in every sense, when I grieve I melt away until I am nothing but a sack of bones.

How can I get on that? :)

 

[woxihuanni]

How can I get on that? :)

Nah, don't. Tomorrow I have a talk and all my clothes sag off miserably. What wouldn't I give to have 15 kilos more on me bones.

 

[FTL.Wanderer]

Its the only pleasure i get to enjoy. I want to lose weight and get in shape but i have no motivation. I feel like shit and so i eat to feel pleasure, after eating all this shit i feel fat and shitty so i go to sleep, wake up feeling shitty so i eat again, i want this to end so bad i cant get off this hamster wheel

This is me, too. I'm an EXTREME sugar-holic. People laugh if I'm ever honest about it, like it's a made-up problem. And the worse my problems, the more sugar I abuse. If you ever want to try having an anonymous online motivation partner, PM me. One major reason I haven't ctb yet is because I feel so bad due to my diet that I can barely get out of bed in the morning, let alone do the research to come to a final decision about ctb...

Nah, don't. Tomorrow I have a talk and all my clothes sag off miserably. What wouldn't I give to have 15 kilos more on me bones.

How about you find ten people like you and I can donate 15 kg to each of you? (JK, sorta)

 

[woxihuanni]

How about you find ten people like you and I can donate 15 kg to each of you? (JK, sorta)

Deal! A lot of people here are bonebags like me, except I doubt they've all been grieving for four months.

 

[BaconCheeseburger]

I'm overweight because of a mix of having PCOS and comfort eating because I don't/can't self harm in private anymore so it's the next best thing

 

[Santiago]

I am physically pretty healthy. Only drink water and eat healthy foods. Also exercise a lot.

But I guess I paid for it by being fucked mentally.

 

[anonbpdgirl]

I have always been overweight, but since I have been depressed I have become really obese, and I have no motivation to lose weight or do anything, does anyone else happen?

Yup. And getting worse everyday.

 

[terry_a_davis]

I used to be a fitness fanatic. Now i don't care, i've put on weight. I could blame the anti-psychotics but tbh it's just me being a greedy fat bastard :^)

 

[Moonicide]

That, along with being on medication that causes weight gain to keep a bit of my sanity in check. I also struggle with thyroid issues and that fucks with your weight as well. I've always eaten healthy which is why I didn't gain so much weight, but since I'll ctbing soon I said fuck it and have been eating all the foods.

 

[justanotherday]

I got depressed many years ago, and went on citalopram (SSRI). It stopped me from being sad, but also helped me put a huge amount of weight on. So much so that I chose the decision to just come off of them cold turkey because I hated the way I looked more than the way I felt.

My depression was definitely worse when I was carrying extra weight.

I do agree with the advice of getting out there and being active if possible. It doesn't give an instant good feeling like food may, but after a while you start feeling better.

I do not eat much ,because I am too depressed to be interested in food anymore. I am thin because of that. The only time in my life that I gained weight was when I was on some stupid antidepressant as well. As soon as I got of the med, I went back to being my normal weight.

Instead, I'm losing weight. Wasting away it seems because I just can't handle this life anymore.

Me too... I no longer find eating pleasurable.