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Food and Anxiety

mildred71
mildred71

I hate food!  It makes you blow up like a balloon in a tornado!  I've already given up every type of food that I can imagine, and I've been gaining and losing the same 5 pounds for 3 months.  I feel so much anxiety.  I'm not fat, but I'm not thin, I'm what you would call medium size, and I'm a female.  I want to lose even more weight.  I don't know how I can do it.

Gregp136
Gregp136
Ask yourself why you want to lose the weight. If it is not for health, Maybe don't worry about it. Accept you for you!
itsraining
itsraining
Gaining and losing the same 5 pounds sounds more like natural fluctuations to me. I think it would be helpful to find out why your weight is a source of your anxiety.

Is it that you feel like you can't get dressed in the morning because nothing fits? If so, treat yourself to some new well fitting clothes. Always remember to dress the body you have, not the one you wish you had. I love skinny jeans, but damn I look awful in them so they are sadly not in my wardrobe.

Is it that you just feel flabby? Maybe you just need to incorporate some strength training. Bonus: strength training actually will burn fat, some studies suggest more effectively than running and cardio.

Is it a health thing? A big belly causing you back pain or something similar probably means you could use to lose a little weight. We all know that unfortunately diet and exercise are the only ways to accomplish this. :(
lostsoul72
lostsoul72
I am not a member of this group, but I would like to say something here. I am a bigger guy at 6 foot and 300lbs. I am 45 years old and when I was growing up I was the heavy kid and made fun of my entire life until I graduated from high school and then went to college where I lost about 30 lbs and dropped to 6 foot 150lbs. I thought I looked like the hard bodies on TV and also found that women were coming after me or commenting how hot or sexy I was. I had never had that attention in my life EVER and I was normally a very kind, thought full, and caring person who always did for others. My attitude started to change and I became egotisitical and selfish with my new found self esteem. :( I was able to notice what was happening to me and I stopped it.

So many years have gone by since then and I have seen the way the world has shoved this trend or body style down peoples throats say if you don't wear these clothes or look like this model then your fat, lazy, and discusting. I laugh at them now! They are a joke to me with their banter about the true ignorance they spread. Honestly I have ALWAYS found medium sized women to be the MOST physically attractive to me. Although I have ALWAYS been most attracted to the heart of a woman over anything physical. I am only speaking my opinion here and in no way and I trying to be degrading of anyone. I wasted a lot of my life doing things for acceptance from other only to find out once they accepted me I really didn't want to be around them, because they might have the status quo body, but their heart and soul were so ugly.

Be yourself in all aspects and don't fret the small things.