Depressed

[Antonio1]

For quite some time, every now and then I come here to see how great people are doing. Being overweight myself it sure did made me happy. But always putting off my own weight loss for later on, too much work, laziness, the usual excuses.

Well, now I've hit rock bottom. Today is my birthday, I turn 32 and I have nothing to show for in my life. I'm overweight, I feel old, my girlfriend left me for another guy 3 weeks ago and now I have lost my job. I don't have any control of my life and for a long time I've felt it's beacuse of my weight and self-consciousness. I feel like the world and everybody else is going forward except me.

I don't even know why I'm writing all this, I don't have many friends, I guess with you guys I have something in common. Sorry about all this I just feel so lonely right now, It's been hard for me these last months, some say we all have a purpose in life, I'm starting to think I'm the exception.

What a great birthday huh...

 

[Cannon 2006]

Antonio, happy birthday! We all do have something in common, but its not just the weight. Everyone of us has hit rock bottom. I've done it a few times. Not only can I tell you that things do get better, but those blows temper us and only make us stronger. The nice thing about hitting rock bottom is that there is no place to go, but up. Whether you decide to lose weight or not (and if you do we're here to support you), don't put off your life for tomorrow. Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. I'm 38 today and I've made huge changes since I took my life into my own hands at age 36. I wish I had started at 32. You have 6 years on me. If you are extremely depressed consider counseling. It may help you to open up and get things off your chest. You can do great things.