Dieting with mental health issues?

Chocobo

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Im not going into much detail but i was wondering how many people are dieting with mental health issues?

I have a few problems (Still working on a diagnosis) that include anxiety and depression, due to this i over eat A LOT.
I had to leave my job just over a month ago so im not active anymore, due to my problems i cant go outside on my own and i laze a lot!
Has anyone got any tips on keeping myself motivated? (I have been quite ill recently)
 
I'm dieting with serious mental health problems - anxiety, depression and bipolar (also been diagnosed with schizoaffective). It doesn't make it any easier that's for sure. I particularly find it problematic that my meds make me ravenously hungry - one of the meds I take is called Olanzapine which is a demon for weight gain. STill I've managed to shift stones slowly - but have gone off the rails recently and put on a stone and am now working on getting that off. Good luck - it can be done, you just have to stick with it however slow a process it is. PM me if you want to chat.
 
At least i know i am not alone! The newest team im working with are hinting Bipolar or Personality Disorder so we shall see what happens!
I have stopped taking medication recently so up and down so eating then not, its awful! Hopefully they hurry up with their 'plan' so i can be steady!
Ohh im going to take you up on that theres something im confused about on slimming world! :D (Or not it seems as i dont have enough posts DOH!) Ill post it over there!
 
Chocobo I could of wrote your post myself, I've had various mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and social anxiety disorder for the last 10 years and the doctors seem stumped as to what's causing it as anti D's don't help, books on prescription or counselling. I sit around most of the day because everything is too much effort.

I've also gained 10 stone in that time, which the doctor seems to almost enjoy pointing out at every appointment but fails to give any help even though I've asked them to.

After trying all the big name diets I've now decided to try calorie counting, although I have bought the Paul McKenna gastric band book to see if that has any success.
 
Cocobo, I know you can do this, it maybe a harder battle but all the sweeter for it. My son has what your new team are hinting at and gained weight due to the old meds he was on and the mood thing. I give him gentle reminders now and then to his diet and motivation but the rest is just about being there to support him. He is 17 and i have been told once his adult brain is set he will hopefully settle. He is a very clever young man, kind caring and the strongest person i know. He will get there, although form November 2012 has been very hard not just for him but us all, we are all learning how to cope and i have no doubt he will shed the 2 stones he needs to. Good luck and if you fall off the wagon there is no reason why you can't get back on, take care x
 
Sorry to hear your've been poorly .I am in a simular position to you ( no job anxiety and depression)
I hardly went out for months because of my a&d i also eat when i'm stressed .
Could you try some exercise at home ? Exercise bike ? Wii?.
I have been exercising and it has helped my mood .
 
Hiya. I am a long term member of the depression and anxiety club (more than a decade) and my weight goes up and down, sometimes linked to moods, sometimes to medication. I've previously gained three stone through depression and inactivity, lost most of it extremely quickly through stress and have been slowly piling it back on over the past few years. I want to wish you all good luck and I am happy to receive PMs as I know what it's like to feel isolated and hopeless.

By the way Krupskaya, I love the senility quotation in your sig!
 
hi everyone
i think that your all amazing i had 3 months this year where i hit rock bottom after losing my job and best friendo n the same day im lucky to say im ok now but i have so much respect for you all good luck to you all
exercise go on you tube Leslie sansone walking dvd its great and makes you feel great x x x
 
I have labels - avoidant personality disorder, depression. on anti-pychotics as well as anti-depressants, binge eating disoder.

I feel rather isolated at times...... people scare me.

I used to self harm quite a bit

It might take us longer to lose weight but my attitude is "Why not me?"

If anyone wants support I am here....

Judith & Pickle the wonder dog
 
Can I join the 'mental health and dieting' club?

Usual anxiety, depression, PTSD, cyclothymia... not very nice. Luckily I don't think my antidepressants (Venlafaxine - nasty, nasty stuff) affect my weight-loss or make me gain any so I'm "happy" to keep taking them.

I've got used to the scars on my arms now from self-harming and they don't bother me too much, only when people stare (and they're really not *that* bad).

I'm losing weight to stop taking the antidepressants. I know that I will feel SO much better when I'm a slim-jim - and then I can come off the drugs. Whoop!
 
At least i know i am not alone! The newest team im working with are hinting Bipolar or Personality Disorder so we shall see what happens!
I have stopped taking medication recently so up and down so eating then not, its awful! Hopefully they hurry up with their 'plan' so i can be steady!
Ohh im going to take you up on that theres something im confused about on slimming world! :D (Or not it seems as i dont have enough posts DOH!) Ill post it over there!

The important thing is that you're seeking help with professionals! That's key.
 
I am a functioning depressed person

When I say that I mean that I get up go to work do my job come home all whilst looking like a 'normal' person, then my smile slips, I do tea for hubby, lunch for the next day then watch the clock till I can go to bed, where I sit in the dark, watching the TV whilst searching the net for my life whilst getting tipsy

Weekends I'm better, it's not such hardwork

I get to spend the day with hubby, he is also depressed but together we are stronger and do have fun together

I could quite easily, if it wasn't for hubby, lock the doors and stay in bed forever, hubby feels the same

So, when I wake in the morning I hate myself for failing another day of not being healthy, for not over eating, for not having a drink!!!!!!!!!

My weight is now up to 20st, for this I hate myself more
 
Mrs jj you need to look at getting yourself some help. Mental health issues are crippling and you come across as being aware it IS crippling you and and OH. I work in mental health industry and wish that so many of the people I see had only thought of seeking help earlier on. Get your mental health checked..your weight may just improve along with it but your mental state is priority. Good luck to both of you x
 
Thought I'd comment on this even though the last post was a while ago.
I suffer from Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety; so I know it's tough when dieting. I tend to eat my emotions, so it makes it so much harder.
I'm following Slimming World and luckily have found it works for me, despite what mood I'm in.
 
Hi All,

I have a disorder and spent 3 months having CBT in hospital from October 2013 until January last year (I've never had psychosis or been suicidal so I'm lucky in that regard but I needed in-patient ERP treatment).
My weight is up and down a lot and I have a tendency to binge-eat but I've been doing ok recently and managed not to binge for about a fortnight (worried I've jinxed it now!).

I've found that coffee makes my symptoms better and helps control my food-intake, so does running daily :)

Sarah, it sounds like you're doing really well! I tried Slimming World for a while and it seems to work well but then I found it difficult to go to the meetings and had to stop. Now I'm calorie-counting, keeping a track of my weight daily and Weighing-in once a week. How has your week been?
 
It's been good so far thanks :) I'm only on my second week back at Slimming World, and determined not to stray from it (at least not too much!), it's easier the second time around because I already know what works for me.
 
I hope it goes well :) I like how you never have to feel hungry with S.World and can have Flexible syn days- I might give S.World online another go if I start struggling with bingeing again.
 
I still struggle with the occasional binge, but that's generally at 'that time of the month' where I just want to eat everything in sight! (Like right now!!). My MH has taken a bit of a knock today too, feeling a bit low and fed up with everything. But, have stuck to plan, so am really proud of that!!
 
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