Weight gain, symtom of depression?

@ManandaPanda I totally get what you're saying. I think it could be a combination of things...of course our minds affect our bodies, so stress on your mind can cause stress on your body too. And that can show in the form of weight gains or losses, probably.

With my depression, I tend to eat my way through it, so maybe, without even really realizing it, you are turning to food a little more often, or exercise a little less often? I also find that I am harder on myself when I'm depressed, so maybe you're paying attention to small gains in weight whereas at other times you wouldn't.

I feel like I've just busted out of a month-long depression, and I used a very HEAVY dose of self-compassion. Give yourself a little love and don't worry too much about your weight, if you can. Take care of yourself first, and the rest will come.

@ManandaPanda

Hi Panda! This is a very interesting question. From my experience in food and diets and how depression affects weight, I can say there is a definite correlation between your mood and your weight. This is because your mood affects various bodily functions as well as your daily actions.

- Your metabolism and appetite changes. Depressed mood will cause some to eat more often, and others to eat less often. Your metabolism can also slow down or speed up and affect weight gain/loss. Depression can also change your choice of food. We are more likely to go for "fast food" or "comfort food", because it's not only the easier option, but it also comforts us. I would personally just eat a slice of bread and go back to bed than cook up a whole meal.

- You become less physically active. Because of how depression weighs us down, we can't be as active as we usually are or would like to be. We tend to stay in bed because getting up is just too difficult. We walk slower. We walk less. All of this will affect our weight in the end.

There are many more ways how depressed mood can affect our bodies, but these are what mostly relate to changes in weight. :) I hope this was helpful.

Dear @ManandaPanda, depression is not good for your health and yes its not your diet its your depression because of which you're gaining weight. I think you should try to come out of your depression, and you'll see changes in your body. Weight or size is just a number. In fact, you should get inspired by women who in spite of having heavy body wear bikini and flatter their body with confidence. You can check dollboxx and more similar sites that can inspire you.

@ManandaPanda Some people tend to eat to make their sadness go away or cope with it. I guess you are one of them so you end up over eating, maybe. Also, a lot of people sepnd most of the time on the bed or somewhere like that instead of going out, that can cause some eight gain too, so yeah, it's probably a result of your severe depression in the pas days. I hope you'll be happy again! Get well soon, love. <3

Yes. When you have depression you may over eat in order to help you cope. When I had depression at university I ate lots of chocolate.