My weight has me depressed and its interfering with my love
Question Posted Thursday January 26 2006, 5:27 am
I'm a 21 year old Female and I have a very big issue with my weight. This issue is affecting my happiness and love life. My question is how can I NOT let this affect me?
Additional info, added Monday January 30 2006, 7:19 am: Sorry I really didn't specify the problem and most of you was a little puzzled with it. So maybe you all will understand the problem now. See my husband says he loves me the way I am, but I don't. I want to exercise and all the other stuff(and I have a few times), but every time I did start I had a partner to help me. Now I don't and my husband don't want to exercise with me because he is ok with his body. I mean this is a very big issue with me. I'm overweight by about 50 pounds. I use to be small, but after I had my daughter things went down hill from there. Gravity took over then. So maybe this has helped you a little bit more. Oh- yes before I forget THANK YOU for all the comments, they have helped.. Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Love Life? waylonlover859 answered Saturday January 28 2006, 6:02 pm: well if you have an issue with your weight you may need to try to lose it or gain it.you didnt include the actual problem.Go to a doctor and see what he suggests [ waylonlover859's advice column | Ask waylonlover859 A Question ]
JustAskAlli answered Friday January 27 2006, 6:08 pm: It depends if your UNDERweight over OVERweight.
You just said "your weight" so.. i'll give you two options.
First off, if your underweight, and it's causing problems in your life, you need to eat more balanced foods, healthier foods, and just MORE. If you cannot help your underweight problem, you should talk to your doctor about this.
If your overweight and it's interfering with your life style/love life. You just need to eat better & exercise more! No big deal! Try putting some extra working out into your schedual.. and take it seriously. Get a goal, and when you reach your goal, you will feel so much better. :]
Most people view other people by their looks, it's just what people do these days.
xOx_BRUN3TT3_xOx answered Thursday January 26 2006, 7:24 pm: Awe hey hun well all I can tell you is exercise and eat right and I think you will loose weight and you will feel better about you self ! Good luck !
babiidancer1231 answered Thursday January 26 2006, 6:17 pm: Well one thing you can do is exercise. that makes everyone feel better because it will get you in shape and it will also help lose so weight. Another thing is to eat right. eat some saleds,fruit,vege, stuff like that. By doing all of thaty you should see a dramastic change and feel even better about yourself because you did it.!!!!
Hope that helps:') [ babiidancer1231's advice column | Ask babiidancer1231 A Question ]
orphans answered Thursday January 26 2006, 4:18 pm: I'll be blunt and honest with you.
Change it, if your 21, im sure your still young enough to get yourself up off your butt, and change how you work. Exercizes, make you happier. Healthier meals make for better moods. Change it, dont "ignore" and just not let it affect you. YOUR 21, you can go and exercize, and everything.
Im 100% sure, if you change what bothers you, you will improve alot of things about your happiness and love life. [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
jesa21 answered Thursday January 26 2006, 10:24 am: well, im sure the thought of loosing weight has crossed your mind.lots of positives there. the boost in confidence would go along way in your happiness and your love life. on the other hand i think you just need to learn to take pride in yourself. there are very beautiful curvy women out there. an whether you know it or not theres a lot of men out there that prefer a curvy woman. i think if loosing a little weight would make you feel better about yourself, you should go all out to achieve your goal, but if its just acceptance you want, sit down each day and go over the things about yourself that you are most proud of,like maybe you have great hair, or beautiful clear skin. if your seeing someone ask him what he likes best about you.try to focus on the things in your life that make you feel good, maybe your extremely intelligent or kind hearted. i think all you really need to do is find every little thing in your life and about you that you take pride in. spend some time each day just thinking about how good these things make you. keep in mind as well, that the person you are inside doesent show up on the scale.good luck! [ jesa21's advice column | Ask jesa21 A Question ]
Goob answered Thursday January 26 2006, 10:04 am: The issue of weight can be a heavy burden! (sorry... bad puns just sneak out of nowhere with me, I swear!). First off, if you decide that you want to do something about your weight... you must do it for your own reasons and because you WANT to, not because people think you have to or tell you to. Successful weight loss can only happen if you make that decision on your own and do it for yourself, not for anyone else. And don't let appearance be your motivating force... health and energy and just overall feeling good are the major benefits, and confidence in your body image will follow.
Now, if you're totally comfortable with your weight where it is, the question is how not to let this affect you? Remember, your body is not YOU... YOU are YOU. Don't let your personality become buried in there. If you love to laugh, do it often. If you are kind to people, continue to be with no reservations. If you have great ideas, let them flow out. If you have a skill or passion, pursue it whole heartedly. As far as love life... you want someone to love you for you... not for your appearance only. Bodies change; souls do not.
You can always commit to improving your body, but your real confidence will come from knowing that you are a unique individual with a personality unlike anyone else. Take that and run with it... becoming confident in yourself as who you are is the first step... everything else will follow along however you want it to!
Mckick answered Thursday January 26 2006, 9:47 am: If your weigh is effectin your love and happiness that you could try going to a gym and see if a friend will go with you the two of you can try and get in shape together. Go slow at first so you know how much you can do. Plus before you do that you should go to your dr's and see what kinds of foods and exercise you should do first. [ Mckick's advice column | Ask Mckick A Question ]
Courtney answered Thursday January 26 2006, 9:35 am: Most likely, you should try and work through this and get to work through this you should get to the root of the problem. You have to. It's the only way to get to the issue and to solve it. The only way you can stop this issue from affecting you is by doing as such. So, get to the root of the problem.Don't suppress any issues that you have and I find that you get through things easier and quicker when you write about how you feel and the things that you're experiencing. That's where you can vent whatever. So, just do that and see how far that will get you. Don't rush things b/c patience is a virtue. [ Courtney's advice column | Ask Courtney A Question ]
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