Are you overweight?

[WhenTheyCry]

I am, I'm 195 pounds, but it might be considered average in America.

 

[Blue_mist]

I was, i lost 55lbs this year and proud of myself. Onother 10lbs and that's it.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

Yes. I am 400ish LBS.

 

[leeloosnow]

i'm not exactly overweght but i'm tall athletic build, and being depressed has made me more housebound and gained a little. im 5'10" 160lb

 

[Suicidebydeath]

Yes, and I eat on average less than 1000 calories per day (I calorie count) which by itself should be causing a lot of weight loss, but I lose weight very slowly or it bounces around a lot. Somedays I don't eat at all. I wish people weren't so ignorant about it, inc. family who are all overweight as well btw, if people weren't maybe I could get the help I need to lose weight or get whatever diagnosed. It's a probably a combination of medical issues like thyroid and some stuff I'm already diagnosed with. At least I don't feel hungry and/or I'll find someone who understands, or a g.p./nurse who cares.

I got out the scales and weighed myself just now after a month of pure stress and low calorie diet and I'm still 5-6kg above my lowest recent point. *vent* This fucking sucks so much.

 

[Rocinante]

Yes. I am 400ish LBS.

Eat less, diet more.

135lbs
Anorexic twink by Murican standards, normal weight elsewhere

 

[LastLoveLetter]

Yes. I've lost a lot of weight this year though and plan to lose a bit more for health reasons.

 

[looseye]

Yes, and I eat on average less than 1000 calories per day (I calorie count) which by itself should be causing a lot of weight loss, but I lose weight very slowly or it bounces around a lot. Somedays I don't eat at all. I wish people weren't so ignorant about it, inc. family who are all overweight as well btw, if people weren't maybe I could get the help I need to lose weight or get whatever diagnosed. It's a probably a combination of medical issues like thyroid and some stuff I'm already diagnosed with. At least I don't feel hungry and/or I'll find someone who understands, or a g.p./nurse who cares.

I got out the scales and weighed myself just now after a month of pure stress and low calorie diet and I'm still 5-6kg above my lowest recent point. *vent* This fucking sucks so much.

I'm glad somebody mentioned that and I totally feel you. The extent to which you're able to lose weight is influenced by genetics way more than most people think. Sometimes it's also an organ (I believe it was the liver?) not working properly which does weird stuff to your metabolism. Sometimes both.

Being thin just isn't for everybody. Some people can eat a whole farm, not work out, and have a perfect body. Others can roll with a balanced diet and fast every weekend, only to end up looking chubby... Or straight up fat when they don't wanna fine-tune their meals and spend a fortune on fancy ingredients.

It's sad that the general public is not aware of this. Fat = lazy is the general consensus, which is just too naive to think. It's not black and white.

 

[Myforevercharlie]

I'm glad somebody mentioned that and I totally feel you. The extent to which you're able to lose weight is influenced by genetics way more than most people think. Sometimes it's also an organ (I believe it was the liver?) not working properly which does weird stuff to your metabolism. Sometimes both.

Being thin just isn't for everybody. Some people can eat a whole farm, not work out, and have a perfect body. Others can roll with a balanced diet and fast every weekend, only to end up looking chubby... Or straight up fat when they don't wanna fine-tune their meals and spend a fortune on fancy ingredients.

It's sad that the general public is not aware of this. Fat = lazy is the general consensus, which is just too naive to think. It's not black and white.

Indeed...if I only look at food it will directly go to my hips. While my best friends seriously can eat bags of candy a day and looks fantastic...the bitch

 

[FuneralCry]

No, in fact I'm the exact opposite and I don't need to weigh myself to know that. I don't care about how much I weigh, it's insignificant. But in my case I personally don't like eating very much, it's a tedious chore and I can never really eat much. The thought of large amounts of food is repulsive to me but certainly in general it's disgusting being trapped in this human body and I hate it everyday.

 

[PleaseTakeMeAway]

nope, underweight.

 

[CowsAreCool]

Yes, and I eat on average less than 1000 calories per day (I calorie count) which by itself should be causing a lot of weight loss, but I lose weight very slowly or it bounces around a lot. Somedays I don't eat at all. I wish people weren't so ignorant about it, inc. family who are all overweight as well btw, if people weren't maybe I could get the help I need to lose weight or get whatever diagnosed. It's a probably a combination of medical issues like thyroid and some stuff I'm already diagnosed with. At least I don't feel hungry and/or I'll find someone who understands, or a g.p./nurse who cares.

I got out the scales and weighed myself just now after a month of pure stress and low calorie diet and I'm still 5-6kg above my lowest recent point. *vent* This fucking sucks so much.

Have you tried keto? It's extreme but I tried it a while ago, and it's impossible to not lose weight on that diet. You just have to be careful about vitamins and hydration. But once you get used to it, it's not bad and you lose weight pretty quick

 

[Suicidebydeath]

My diet is already fairly keto, I cut carbs (e.g. no potatoes) and eat mainly chicken as my g.p. suggested (chicken daily, assuming I eat on that day). I looked at a sample keto diet and I don't think I can eat as much as that suggests, its 3 big meals and I eat 1 small meal a day. I guess I could cut out rice and possibly some vegetables to go pure keto but its a strange concept.

The only other thing I could try is a 0 calorie diet, but since I don't get any medical help with the issue I'm not exactly thrilled about that since it means doing more research on what exactly supplements I need for that. I already feel like my diet is borderline unhealthy for not eating enough, but I'm also dying (literally, it gave me diabetes and all kinds of other shit) from being overweight so. Not to mention that people are unnecessarily rude to overweight people.

 

[ApartmentSui]

Eat less, diet more.

135lbs
Anorexic twink by Murican standards, normal weight elsewhere

From what I can tell they didn't ask for advice losing weight.

 

[Suicidebydeath]

From what I can tell they didn't ask for advice losing weight.

Hey, thanks for saying this. I found their comment/reply to ddtd incredibly insensitve.

 

[western_heart]

Nope, am at the lower end of the normal range currently and trying to gain. I was so close to being underweight over the summer, stress/CPTSD was slowing my digestion during the first half of 2022 and after leaving my family and losing my job I've got some of the weight back since. But I'm no longer gaining.

I don't look good at this weight. If I could pull off the heroin chic look I would.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

Hey, thanks for saying this. I found their comment/reply to ddtd incredibly insensitve.

Yeah, they only singled me out because I called them out for being antagonistic on their thread where they complained about all the surgeries they'd need on their face. After that, they specifically responded to me on two other threads people posted and dm'd me demanding I show them my face lol

 

[Suicidebydeath]

dm'd me demanding I show them my face

I'm sorry about that. That's borderline harassment from them. It doesn't excuse what they wrote in this thread too.

 

[Rainy_days]

Probably underweight. Don't have a scale.

 

[Source Energy]

Yes. I've let myself go because I stopped caring. Not too much though it is fixable. I am working to get back in shape. For as short as I am still here, I want to like what I see in the mirror. I guess I learnt to deal with my sheet better.

 

[jodes2]

I hate eating. I'm underweight. My gf always has a go at me about it. I'm 65kg, 5'8

 

[circuspeanut]

always been chubby, but got way too fat over the past 2 years, mostly due to over consumption of alcohol though hah its probs what caused my diabetes as well

 

[thereisthemist]

"this thread is telling me something but all I can say is yes"

 

[TAW122]

According to the BMI, I'm definitely in the overweight category for sure. I may be tall, almost 6ft in height, but my weight and body is definitely on the overweight side of things.

 

[Ifonlyitwassosimple]

Yes, I am overweight and currently trying to lose weight.

 

[Al_stargate]

I've gained over 30 kilos or 60 pounds in the last year. Before I was extremely fit and athletic guy. Weight gain makes me wanna kill myself more. I gained weight out of cope because my situation. Eating all day is all I do. My only coping mechanism. If my situation was like before, I could easily lose it but this way I can't. I really need to die, there is no other way.

 

[sick.faery]

since two weeks ago yes going through a binge phase again..

 

[ilovecats]

Used to be. Worked hard at the gym for 6 months and it paid off. It helped with my mental health too. I recommend everyone to give it a try.

 

[Abyssopelagic]

I've been gaining weight over the last year or two and am just over the edge of overweight by BMI standards, but I'd prefer that to the skeleton I was in the worst eras of my anorexia, even if many of those calories are coming from alcohol ^^" RIP my blood pressure though... I'm at the gym a lot now so a lot of that weight is muscle weight and it's helped manage my blood pressure, but even if I wasn't doing all that I'd consider the weight gain a sign of recovery over anything else. Seconding the recommendation for working out to those that are able to, it's so relaxing to walk or do weights or especially to do rock climbing if that's available in your area!

 

[Professor K]

severely underweight, yoyoing between a bmi of down to 12 and up to 16 but never over 16. currently at around 15.5 and in the process of losing the weight back. undereating-overexercising type of anorexia...