Discussion Are you overweight due to your depression?

[Eren]

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?

 

[trynacbt]

I did not become overweight on medications but I did gain quite a bit. For me, it was olanzapine that really did it.

 

[SinisterKid]

Yep, put a load on, but am getting it off again slowly.

 

[Darkhaven]

Just 2 or 3kg above what i should. Not too serious.
But since i started getting severely depressed last year i seem to be eating shit almost on a daily basis, while before all of this i only did it like once a week. I seem to use food to quench my anxiety and depression.
I have been putting some weight for sure.
I'm trying to drop it a bit now.

 

[Nikoson]

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.

 

[Moon Flower]

I'm underweight because of my depression. I weigh 35kg/77 pounds

 

[metalchic_74]

I gained 50 lbs on Seroquel

 

[charlie_z]

I've put on about ten extra pounds. I think it most has to do with my sedentary lifestyle, but meds have always affected my weight.

 

[CrushedHopes]

Not overweight, but sure as hell depressed as fuck.

 

[woxihuanni]

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.

 

[Jean4]

Yes. Had bariatric surgery due to the weight gain.

 

[Reyki6667]

My weight fluctuate too much because of it , I constantly swim between being very overweight and normal too sometime with less weight than normal.
And meds don't help with that, making it worse.
I probably already lost around 120 kg in my lifetime.

 

[Qdv]

Yes, gained almost 20 lbs in three months

 

[Nikoson]

Heartbreak does seem to be a sure fire way of me dropping weight like no ones business. I've lost 5 kilos in the last week or two. That said, I don't really ever get hungry nowadays, I eat because it's 'meal time' more than anything

 

[LMFAO FOCKERS]

Yep. gained 80 lbs over several months. Total hot mess. I've had spurts where I start trying to work it off. I get about 5-10lbs down then plateau. At the same time I also start thinking whats the point I wanna die anyway. Why waste all that effort? Then I go indulge in some junk food. What a shitty cycle!

Theres a weird part of me that wants to get back in tip top shape so I can CTB looking cute. I dont know what thats about. Maybe its my last attempt to feel like I'm doing something worthwhile. I'm not interested in anything else.

 

[Hotsackage]

Im like 250, im happy with it, im in arunning group which ido not want to be in

 

[TowerUpright]

Yes. I was 190 about 5years ago. I've gained 50 lbs.

Which sucks.

 

[dominodux]

"Ne ferisce più la gola che la spada"

Is an ancient italian proverb, means something like "Many are killed more by a fork than a sword"

Is incredible how many people die every year by food abuse and all the overweight related diseases, and in the same time, many are killed in the third world by lack of food.

How unbeliable crazy world is this.

 

[Nem]

Depression causes a slowing of metabolism so yes it's normal to get a fat ass etc or just overall gain weight. Some meds cause massive weight gain
Peace/hugs

 

[Circles]

I'm overweight because atleast when I'm feeling full I'm feeling something instead of feeling numb and dead inside.

 

[justwhy?]

A few years ago i gained about 35% of my (then healthy) body weight in about a year. I ate little except meat and bread with truly sickening quantities of butter. My blood pressure was so high i could feel it around my temples, in my eyes and forehead - it gave me headaches. I was in imminent danger of having a stroke, in my mid 20s. Losing weight became a matter of physical comfort and avoiding mental and physical impairment. Pre-prepared vegan meals that were tasty and filling proved to be the way out. Would not have been possible if i'd had to prepare them. Point is - what i want to eat most is whatever is appealing enough while being maximally convenient. I'm not really any less depressed, but i'm glad not to have the headaches and chest pains. I also found that it's true about cravings disappearing if you eat well enough.

 

[mediocre]

Yes and I've been overweight/obese since I was about 12. I was very skinny as a child though.

Got to 123kg at my heaviest but now down to around 90kg due to making dietary changes and physical illness.

 

[Kringle's Curse]

I've gained weight from drinking so much beer trying to drown out my feelings. I'm a piece of shit.

 

[hobbydevil]

I keep losing weight without meaning to because I forget to eat or procrastinate preparing meals (because of depression) ... Crossed over into being underweight recently.

 

[Wayfaerer]

Yes. When I had gotten off my medication when I entered my mid-20's, I began to take my health more seriously with diet and heavy exercise along with kicking a couple bad habits I had. I was still miserable but I pushed through it regardless. I gave up the heavy exercise part because I had a crash 4 months into it but I still kept up the dieting because that doesn't require much energy to do. Less than a year later I had lost 50 lbs but once my life became a truly living nightmare only a year after I started, I gained 10 lbs and hovered there.

I know with great confidence that If not for that, I would've been in peak physical condition for the past 15 months or so plus or minus. I was becoming a health nut. I eat whatever I want now because why does it matter? I wished I could have at least attained my goal physique before I became suicidal. There's really no point anymore...

 

[SuicidalSymphonies]

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

 

[End Piece]

Gained like 12 lbs in 3 months, which is a lot for a shortie like me. That's what happens when you replace working out 6x a week with binging 7x a week I guess lol.

 

[okaoki]

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.

 

[Dishonorable]

I would be obese if I didn't purge

 

[seekingoblivion]

Been depressed all my life and been fat all my life. Hard to tell which came first. But it's most likely the case that I got fat cause I was unhappy. But I don't think being fat makes me a worthless person. It's a bunch of other shit that makes me a worthless person.