I want to change, but for some reason I can't

**Posts:** 22 · by **Okysho** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:39 pm

I've been overweight all my life. I can't even remember what it's like to "look good" or "be fit".

I've been stuck at the same weight for a year and a half now, 240lbs with general fluctuations. 1-2lbs a day. I've only really been closely monitoring it for that past interval, so I can't give any specific measurements before then, all I can give is the opening statement. I've been overweight all my life. I've tried to change on several occasions, with very limited results, and always within a week, always returning to square one.

I don't know if it's a discipline thing, or if my body just has a personal vendetta against my want to change.

Some background info, I suffer from an inferiority complex of sorts. I've always been in the shadow of others or hid myself because of my looks and/or lack of skills (in pretty much anything).

If I had some sort of sentience in my early years, I could have prevented this from occurring, but at this point it's become a vicious circle. I feel inferior because of my looks and I emotionally eat because I feel inferior. There are other factors as well, but in the grand scheme of things, I think this is the biggest, and the oldest problem in my standing.

I'm sick of being this way and it's slowly been eating away at my entire life. I'm convinced if I beat this, I can turn the rest of my life around.

Please help. I don't know what to do. Weight loss is always on my mind, but always elusive.

**Posts:** 14140 · by **jurplesman** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:09 am

Okysho wrote:I've been overweight all my life. I can't even remember what it's like to "look good" or "be fit".

I've been stuck at the same weight for a year and a half now, 240lbs with general fluctuations. 1-2lbs a day. I've only really been closely monitoring it for that past interval, so I can't give any specific measurements before then, all I can give is the opening statement. I've been overweight all my life. I've tried to change on several occasions, with very limited results, and always within a week, always returning to square one.

I don't know if it's a discipline thing, or if my body just has a personal vendetta against my want to change.

Some background info, I suffer from an inferiority complex of sorts. I've always been in the shadow of others or hid myself because of my looks and/or lack of skills (in pretty much anything).

If I had some sort of sentience in my early years, I could have prevented this from occurring, but at this point it's become a vicious circle. I feel inferior because of my looks and I emotionally eat because I feel inferior. There are other factors as well, but in the grand scheme of things, I think this is the biggest, and the oldest problem in my standing.

I'm sick of being this way and it's slowly been eating away at my entire life. I'm convinced if I beat this, I can turn the rest of my life around.

Please help. I don't know what to do. Weight loss is always on my mind, but always elusive.

Obesity is not always a thing that we an control by will-power, despite all the good advice given about increasing your exercises and avoid fatty food, both of which have no scientific support whatsoever.

People are overweight, because of insulin resistance (IR) - a pre-diabetic condition, called hypoglycemia. It interferes with the metabolism of sugars in the diet. These unabsorbed carbohydrates are then stored in the body as fat cells. Not only does it cause us to put on weight, but IR interferes with the production of biological energy, necessary in neurotransmitters synthesis. Hence hypoglycemia is responsible for depression and anxiety attacks. Having a low self-esteem is one of the consequences of having IR, because the body is bombarded with stress hormones - adrenaline - quite unrelated to environmental circumstances. When the brain - entirely dependent on glucose as its only source of energy - is starved of energy, it will trigger the release of stress hormones out of the blue and this will inevitably affect one's self-image and may even lead to depression.

Please read:

The Insulin and Obesity Controversy
Depression is a Nutritional Disorder

**Posts:** 22 · by **Okysho** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:35 am

Well despite taking a bit of psych and biology, I didn't realize there was a nutritional link between depression and being overweight. I'm willing to give this a shot. Any other tips are most welcome

**Posts:** 2880 · by **paulo111** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:05 pm

Okysho wrote:Well despite taking a bit of psych and biology, I didn't realize there was a nutritional link between depression and being overweight. I'm willing to give this a shot. Any other tips are most welcome

I think genetics could play a role as well.

Other issues aside from insulin resistance that can contribute to weight gain are imbalanced hormones. Especially high estrogen levels and low or supressed thyroid.

I always think the best bet is to work with a nutritional Dr and get a biochemical health check which will rule out all these issues. Only downside being the cost.

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