I’ve been browsing these forums for a long time, but only now I’ve gotten the courage up to post.
I’ve always been a big guy, and over the years my weight has fluctuated wildly. I was homeless for periods of time in my 20s, and had all sorts of substance abuse issues. Six or seven years ago I got back on my feet and was able to turn a lot of those things around. I found a career I love, a woman I love, and passions like gardening and fishing that take the place that drugs and alcohol used to. The elephant in the living room has always been my depression though. My problems with weight and depression almost always go hand-in-hand. The last several years my depression got severe. My weight also went up almost 100 pounds...I didn’t even recognize myself in the mirror. It really started to wrap my depression up. I felt so ugly in front of my wife. I felt like I didn’t deserve her or her love. Thanks to the support of my wife, I started getting help for my issues with depression. I got on Prozac and started therapy. Shortly after I said enough is enough and started actively eating better. I’m a tattoo artist, so my job is very sedentary. I’ve been trying to stay active playing sports, hiking, and working in the yard when time allows. I’m not following a strict diet per se, just trying not to eat processed foods, watch my intake, lots of veggies, etc. I have a long way to go but today I hit the 40 pound mark. 60 to go. This forum is a great help and is filled with inspiring people. I love that there is a piece of the Internet where people are building one another up instead of tearing each other down. [link] [comments]
source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/ffpwbg/the_right_path/
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