fetterless
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hello whoever is out there 
my name is Opal, 21 in the uk, I started trying to lose weight in october 2009. That year I packed on the pounds due to a bout of depression, and then realising I couldn't keep up my levels of activity, wear the same clothes, etc, I decided to lose the weight (around a stone!)
Of course I realised this meant dealing with the reasons I'd started comfort eating. Well, it's been a tempestuous journey so far!
In the first 6 months, I struggled my way down to a 7lb loss. Then I had 6 months maintaining this weight, while still spending a lot of time attempting to lose it. VERY disheartening. So much so that I've regained 5lbs over the past month or so. I feel like I've tried every approach out there, but I know that calorie restriction works- the hard thing is fighting my overeating episodes! They're mostly triggered by feeling depressed which is mostly triggered by feeling alone because I AM alone, due to severe social anxiety. So that's where a forum comes in.... so, thanks for having me!
my name is Opal, 21 in the uk, I started trying to lose weight in october 2009. That year I packed on the pounds due to a bout of depression, and then realising I couldn't keep up my levels of activity, wear the same clothes, etc, I decided to lose the weight (around a stone!)
Of course I realised this meant dealing with the reasons I'd started comfort eating. Well, it's been a tempestuous journey so far!
In the first 6 months, I struggled my way down to a 7lb loss. Then I had 6 months maintaining this weight, while still spending a lot of time attempting to lose it. VERY disheartening. So much so that I've regained 5lbs over the past month or so. I feel like I've tried every approach out there, but I know that calorie restriction works- the hard thing is fighting my overeating episodes! They're mostly triggered by feeling depressed which is mostly triggered by feeling alone because I AM alone, due to severe social anxiety. So that's where a forum comes in.... so, thanks for having me!
