I'm depressed over my weight

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I've always been self conscious mostly from school bullies who used to taunt me for being "curvy" I wasn't chunky just pear shaped still am, it prompted me to stop eating eventually which I then became Anorexic, it was a scary time but I powered through it.

Fast forward to now I've had children 4 of them ha, I'm in a happy relationship not married yet as we aren't ready for it we are happy as we are. I'm over 12 stone I'm only 5ft3 too so you can see it, I've been trying to loose weight but I'm very unsuccessful I have an excersise bike, I'm drinking and eating better than usual but nothing and it's depressing the life out of me. I hate myself I never look good in clothes, my face is so round I can't even look at myself.

Any tips? , something I can do to help? Any affective excersises? Not the gym though I'm not confident enough 😒 I need to get myself out of this depressing state.

Do you have a garden? Get out and do some gardening 2 or 3 times (or more) a week, it's fun, you see results, and it's exercise.

Look up the Human Being Diet. Whole foods, 5 hours between meals and equal protein and vegetables. It looks daunting but once you get the first few weeks out of the way it becomes a way of life. It's particularly effective at shifting belly fat so you notice the difference pretty quickly.

Lots of support on Instagram for it and only the cost of a book. The author does regular lives on her Instagram account. Would highly recommend it.

You could do weights at home, they really change your shape. You could start off with a resistance band exercise program. YouTube etc have lots. Then it's a matter of calorie counting. I'm finding intermittent fasting and calorie counting is working for me.

Get yourself to slimming world. Worked for me

I would look into a qualified nutritionist and / or therapy. Due to the anorexia I would tread very carefully and be kind to yourself. Good luck op

With a history of an eating disorder do NOT do this!

Exercise alone isn’t enough. It is caloric consumption. I tried ww, slimming world etc. I followed Casey and Team RH I realised I was overeating. Slimming world didn’t work for me as I don’t recognise that Ifeel full till I’m stuffed so would just eat pasta etc till I was stuffed and yes they say eat as much as you want…but unless you can recognise your ‘full signals’ you will overeat. I lost3.5 stone last year, I have another 2 stone to drop.

@Waitingforeverandaday i do quite a big one but it doesn't work when you live in a country thats forever raining 😂, I'll do my long walks but I'm working now so it's becoming a pain to find some time.

Have you thought about joining a group fitness class? I go to one which is female only and do weights/CrossFit type workouts twice a week which are fully coached so you can’t get anything wrong! The coach also does nutrition coaching and support alongside for those who want it. There is a big mix of women in the class from overweight never exercised before or much older woman to young super fit girls and everyone just gets on with the workout and supports each other without judgement. While exercise alone can’t make you lose weight it can definitely help you define your goals and improve your attitude to food as well as burning a few extra calories and building muscle.

I’m 5 ft 4 and just over 12 stone but I’m down a stone and feeling good! I do slimming world and find that discipline helpful. I also know that my weak spot is evening snacking so I’m avoiding being around the kitchen then if possible and also going to bed earlier. Get more sleep if you can.

I was going to say the gym, no one and I mean no one will judge you. Get some help from a PT or instructor so you know what you're doing. Everyone had to start at some point. I was the same when I started, didn't have the confidence but it soon became a part of my day.

But that only helps if you sort your diet out. Try your portions and snacks (my downfall is snacks)