I can't lose weight, please help.
A few years ago I was suffering through terrible anxiety induced acid reflux that constantly made me sick to my stomach, I couldn't eat anything without feeling nauseous so I'd only ever take a couple bites at dinner.
After starting some medications to help with my anxiety my acid reflux stopped and I started eating an average portion of food. To this day I have gained 70lbs and am now overweight.
I am not happy at this body size as it causes me physical and mental discomfort, if I lose those 70lbs I'd be the ideal body weight for my age/height. I've tried calorie deficits, walking, and working out and nothing seems to do any work, I'm eating about 1000 calories a day and walk about a mile. At this point I want to start starving myself to lose weight but I don't want to cause health issues.
I'm just looking for advice from anyone who has gone through something similar. Please.
@Green0verthinker7
Hi there, thanks so much for reaching out and for having the courage to post about this, I know it's not easy to share. I've been through something similar where illness made me lose weight and being well made me gain it back, and I know how frustrating and difficult it is.
It sounds like you're doing absolutely everything you can to be a healthy weight and I'm so sorry to hear about the discomfort that it's causing you. I think what you said about wanting to increase the calorie deficit speaks to just how frustrated and upset you are, but I'm glad you're doing so mindfully of the health implications.
7 Cups has a weight management module here and there are a lot of good public health resources out there like this one from the NHS. If you can, seeing a doctor or dietitian might help you work out if there are any underlying problems that are stopping you being a healthy weight and give you a plan to follow.
Thank you for your support!
