Depression body
Since I fell into depression I'm always wearing the same thing, my long sleeve black t shirt and my wide pants. I've felt comfortable in it, and it was easy to put on everyday without thinking about how I'm gonna dress everyday. Now I'm not in a severe depression as I was in the beginning, so I felt to change a bit the way I'm dressing, I thought it'd feel like I'm taking care of myself and try to feel pretty again. So I ordered new clothes. I received the package a few days ago, and I tried out today the clothes.
That wasn't easy as I really saw how much I gained weight, the clothes aren't fitting me the way they were before, and that makes me sad to see that depression haven't change only my mood but changed also my whole body.
I'm pretty sure that I can loose this weight pretty fast, because as I told you I'm not in a severe depression as I was before, but I feel like my body haven't followed my mood yet, since I didn't improve myself on the "taking care of my body" side.
So I would like to improve myself on this side, but I feel like if I start doing sport, even if it's only walking, I will start to feel anxious. And it is a really bad feeling to feel anxious when you're doing sport. You can be out of breath when you do sport, but being anxious in the same time feels like you can't breath at all.
I'd like to find somebody who would like to make sport with me, like we agree for a time and walk like "together". But I don't think that I have to wait this person in order to start, I can do it alone..
I'm here if you have any advices, thanks
@Mawyela
Hi Mawyela!
Getting a buddy to encourage each other is a great idea!
You might try to find a buddy by posting in the Healthy Living Community's "Healthy Living Buddies" program.
You will find their forum here:
https://www.7cups.com/forum/healthyliving/HealthyLivingBuddies_1018/
You can browse for someone looking for a buddy (sort by "Recent"), or post a thread telling that you would like a buddy for excercise and losing weight.
Select "Healthy Living Buddies" as the Topic of your post.
You might also post in that Community's Check-In and tell you are looking for a buddy:
I hope this might help you to find a motivational companion.
I wish you much luck in this, and stay at your disposal.
All the best!
Marcelo.
@HealingTalk
Hi Marcelo!
Thank you for sharing this with me, I didn't know there was a forum for that.
Wish you have a good day!
@Mawyela
You are welcome, Mawyela!
Yes, that's the most specific place in 7 Cups for that.
Some Sub-communities and forums in 7 Cups, like "Positivity and Gratitude", "Hobby Zone", and "Healthy Living, are common to people with any emotional issues.
You might meet people from this community in all of them.
You might also look for a buddy in this (or any) community by posting a thread with a title like "Looking for a busy for exercise and weight loss" or something like that. You are not limited to posting in Healthy Living for that.
You can do both.
In any case, keep coming to this community!
You seem a wonderful person and we would love to see you often around here.
All the best, Mawyela!
See you soon!
Marcelo.
It sounds like you are getting ready for an amazing step forward. The clothes are a great step in that healing process because you got them to begin with.
I try to walk every day and it really does help with my anxiety etc. But I am quite willing to be your walking buddy here if you want. Feel free to check back any time and I will let you know how my walking has gone that day. @Mawyela