Depression weight loss challenge

deang · 06-25-2008, 07:17 PM

ok it's been 4 weeks and I've lost 23lbs...anyone else? we need something positive to talk about...well weight loss is positive for me

need about 20-30more...maybe if I stall in my weight loss goals I'll call her and get some good old depression not eating going on to jump-start it

Leezon · 06-25-2008, 07:19 PM

I've lost about 35lbs so far, but i think it will stay around that because im lifting weights now too so im building muscle which adds weight.

DieTeufelKatze · 06-25-2008, 07:24 PM

Oooh! I don't know how many pounds I've lost, because I dont weigh myself, but I know I've lost at least 10. I can't eat at all. And tonight I'm going to the gym (after tanning, haha) for the first time, in addition to my dance classes several nights a week. Probably going to be bony before my appetite comes back. ah well.

deang · 06-25-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DieTeufelKatze

Oooh! I don't know how many pounds I've lost, because I dont weigh myself, but I know I've lost at least 10. I can't eat at all. And tonight I'm going to the gym (after tanning, haha) for the first time, in addition to my dance classes several nights a week. Probably going to be bony before my appetite comes back. ah well.

well at least gaining weight back if you need to is fun...you can eat all kinds of good stuff

Leezon · 06-25-2008, 07:35 PM

i wouldnt recommend working out and not eating because i was lucky if i was getting 500 callories per day and i started getting really dizzy and faint after work out.

Tonight was the first time since the split ive had quite a bit to eat. I cooked a whole chicken and ate half the breast and a leg

So that and a bread roll i had around lunch is alot of food today.

Probably one of the main reasons i did this is because your body needs lots of protein to build muscle.

So all im saying if you want to just loose weight then not eating is ok.. but DONT work out if your not eating!

DieTeufelKatze · 06-25-2008, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Leezon

i wouldnt recommend working out and not eating because i was lucky if i was getting 500 callories per day and i started getting really dizzy and faint after work out.

Tonight was the first time since the split ive had quite a bit to eat. I cooked a whole chicken and ate half the breast and a leg

So that and a bread roll i had around lunch is alot of food today.

Probably one of the main reasons i did this is because your body needs lots of protein to build muscle.

So all im saying if you want to just loose weight then not eating is ok.. but DONT work out if your not eating!

I know. I'm going to work out because I need to burn off the rage I built up today so I don't contact my ex. I'm going to pick up something at the health food store before I head out so I won't be on a totally empty stomach.

Daligal83 · 06-25-2008, 07:43 PM

Not eating to lose weight is not OK! It's incredibly unhealthy. Your body actually needs a certain amount of calories to function. I think you should be getting around 1200 calories at least a day, or something like that. If you want to lose weight, do it the healthy way. But not eating and being happy about losing weight that way is not good guys. I'm sorry that you are all depressed and it's understandable after going through a break up. But instead show them what they are missing by being healthy and getting into shape the right way. Wouldn't you feel better if you ran into them looking lean and healthy rather than emaciated?

Leezon · 06-25-2008, 07:48 PM

women need 2000 callories per day and men need 2500

I didnt mean its ok, i know its unhealthy. Im just saying alot of us dont have any appetite at all at the moment... I just wanted to make it aware that working out without eating is a BIG no no.

The most healthy way to lose weight is just to eat whole, fresh foods and nothing else. Get everything fresh and dont eat anything that comes in a packet. Fizzy drinks also are a BIG no no.. they contain so many callories its unreal!

DN · 06-25-2008, 07:51 PM

I hope all members will be careful to follow safe dieting and weight loss programmes and realise that weight loss because of depression or sadness could cause problems at some point. Better to deal with these issues separately.

deang · 06-25-2008, 07:53 PM

it's not healthy but it's a side affect of depression for some and an interesting insight to what is going on with people. If it were easy to be healthy at this time I would tell myself to get over it and be fine but unfortunately that's not how it works. Obsessing about an ex isn't healthy either. It's just a fun thread to bring some levity to our situations.

06-25-2008, 07:17 PM	#1
deang Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Washington State Gender: Male Age: 37 Posts: 337	Depression weight loss challenge ok it's been 4 weeks and I've lost 23lbs...anyone else? we need something positive to talk about...well weight loss is positive for me need about 20-30more...maybe if I stall in my weight loss goals I'll call her and get some good old depression not eating going on to jump-start it __________________ ~Contacting an ex when you are still needy, clingy and broken-hearted is like drinking poison because you are thirsty. You'll be satisfied immediately and then feel much worse later on.

06-25-2008, 07:43 PM	#7
Daligal83 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: Female Age: 26 Posts: 3,033	Not eating to lose weight is not OK! It's incredibly unhealthy. Your body actually needs a certain amount of calories to function. I think you should be getting around 1200 calories at least a day, or something like that. If you want to lose weight, do it the healthy way. But not eating and being happy about losing weight that way is not good guys. I'm sorry that you are all depressed and it's understandable after going through a break up. But instead show them what they are missing by being healthy and getting into shape the right way. Wouldn't you feel better if you ran into them looking lean and healthy rather than emaciated? __________________ Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali~ "If you can't trust, then you can't be trusted" -Ben Folds

06-25-2008, 07:51 PM	#9
DN Online Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 23,445	I hope all members will be careful to follow safe dieting and weight loss programmes and realise that weight loss because of depression or sadness could cause problems at some point. Better to deal with these issues separately. __________________ Immaturity is not defined by him not doing what you want him to do. Hartman's Law of Prescriptivist Retaliation: "any article or statement about correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling is bound to contain at least one eror".

06-25-2008, 07:53 PM	#10
deang Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Washington State Gender: Male Age: 37 Posts: 337	it's not healthy but it's a side affect of depression for some and an interesting insight to what is going on with people. If it were easy to be healthy at this time I would tell myself to get over it and be fine but unfortunately that's not how it works. Obsessing about an ex isn't healthy either. It's just a fun thread to bring some levity to our situations. __________________ ~Contacting an ex when you are still needy, clingy and broken-hearted is like drinking poison because you are thirsty. You'll be satisfied immediately and then feel much worse later on.

06-25-2008, 07:19 PM	#2
Leezon Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 56	I've lost about 35lbs so far, but i think it will stay around that because im lifting weights now too so im building muscle which adds weight.

06-25-2008, 07:24 PM	#3
DieTeufelKatze Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon Gender: Female Age: 28 Posts: 203	Oooh! I don't know how many pounds I've lost, because I dont weigh myself, but I know I've lost at least 10. I can't eat at all. And tonight I'm going to the gym (after tanning, haha) for the first time, in addition to my dance classes several nights a week. Probably going to be bony before my appetite comes back. ah well.

06-25-2008, 07:35 PM	#5
Leezon Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 56	i wouldnt recommend working out and not eating because i was lucky if i was getting 500 callories per day and i started getting really dizzy and faint after work out. Tonight was the first time since the split ive had quite a bit to eat. I cooked a whole chicken and ate half the breast and a leg So that and a bread roll i had around lunch is alot of food today. Probably one of the main reasons i did this is because your body needs lots of protein to build muscle. So all im saying if you want to just loose weight then not eating is ok.. but DONT work out if your not eating!

06-25-2008, 07:48 PM	#8
Leezon Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 56	women need 2000 callories per day and men need 2500 I didnt mean its ok, i know its unhealthy. Im just saying alot of us dont have any appetite at all at the moment... I just wanted to make it aware that working out without eating is a BIG no no. The most healthy way to lose weight is just to eat whole, fresh foods and nothing else. Get everything fresh and dont eat anything that comes in a packet. Fizzy drinks also are a BIG no no.. they contain so many callories its unreal!