Obesity Support Group
This community is dedicated to those of us struggling with obesity. Obesity is thought to be a significant risk factor in certain health conditions, leading to increased mortality. Find the support you need by sharing your story, asking questions, and learning from others on how they have coped.
I am feeling very depressed and hopeless. I weigh 322 pounds and let's face it...i am HUGE? it hurts to walk, stand, sit, lay down....even breathing hurts. I have diabetes, sleep apnea, acid reflux, arthritis in my knees and spine, bipolar, depression, anxiety, hypothyroid, and am also a survivor of two rare cancers. I have been put down at work multiple times, people give me nasty looks, people treat me with disrespect. I have a hard time exercising because i hurt so badly. I have a hard time doing the simplest of things...like trimming my toenails, even putting on socks makes me want to cry. I have lost my will to try because i amm in so much pain both mentally and physically. I ask God everyday to please put me out of my misery, but he isn't listening. I feel desperate, helpless and hopeless. I have lost my will to live. I isolate. I am able to work because i don't have a physically demanding job, but i come home, put my pajamas on and hide everynight. I used to go to the gym but cant do that anymore because it hurts so much. I do swim laps on weekends. I know i need to do more than this. Part of me feels like continuing to eat myself into the ground. I have lost my will to fight back.
First off, I think you need to get yourself a good anti deppressant. Or if you are on one, it needs to be tweaked.
Secondly, I understand the pain of exercising and just moving around and doing daily, normal activities. I weigh 50lbs more than you and have chronic pain. Im not ready to give up or throw in the towel. We can begin our weight loss journey by controlling what we put in our mouths. We can start small with exercises and build up from there. Have you ever thought about doing chair exercises? There is a huge amount of dvds devoted just to this. You can check your local library and see if they have any you can preview, then when you find one you like, you can buy it outright from a store or from online. Maybe start with something like a stretching dvd.
I promise, its not hopeless. We can tackle this weight problem together. This is a great wesite with a lot of great ppl on it and you will find the support you need. But you have to make a committment to losing weight. We did not get to this weight over night and we are not going to lose the weight over night either. Losing weight is hard, but so is being overweight. You just need to pick which hard you want. You need to decide that you want to lose weight then start making changes towards losing that weight! Im always around on here if you want to talk one on one. And that goes for everyone else as well. Jen