Help Weight loss help & insecurities

[aikou]

Ever since my depression started getting serious about two years ago, I developed severe insecurities, most notably insecurities about my weight, which increased drastically.

I planned on talking with my family doctor (not sure if that term is common outside of Portugal) about prescribing me Ozempic or some other weight loss medication so that I could have something to motivate me besides going to the gym and being on a diet. I've been going to the gym for over a year, and I've been on a diet for even longer, yet I'm still not below 100 kg.
It doesn't help that I eat very fast, and I'm an extremely picky eater.

I'm almost 100% certain my family doctor won't prescribe me shit, even if I show all of my arguments, reasonings, and even the health problems I'm starting to develop as a consequence of being severely overweight.

I have a psychologist appointment in a few days; my next psychiatrist appointment has yet to be scheduled, and my appointment with my nutritionist is only next year because she got pregnant, and I can't really change doctors because I live in a pretty isolated place where there's a lack of almost everything. I don't know what to do at this point.

My biggest fear is if I develop an eating disorder, I'm already starting to get scared just thinking about eating; I'm starting to get desperate; I don't know which measures to take.
Thanks to any help in advance, I appreciate it very much. <3

 

[Divinus]

Personally, and I am not suggesting or encouraging you to take this route.
I have a long medical history since childhood of not being able to lose weight and a low resting heart rate.

I bought Clenbuterol and HGH, taking it in hopes of improving my overall physique. I skimped out on eating a lot whilst exercising and despite this, I never lost any weight.

 

[Hvergelmir]

You do have professionals who'll help you, which tells me that you're on the right track. I think that if you can trust that, it goes a long way to counter any disorder. There's really no need to feel insecure about the situations - you have professionals on it. You are actively working on the problem in a rational and composed manner.

I've been going to the gym for over a year, and I've been on a diet for even longer, yet I'm still not below 100 kg.

100 kg is something of a magic number, but at the end of the day it's just a nice round number. There's no health metric bound to it.
If you've been to the gym and maintained you diet, even partially, you've had progress or have at the very least slowed your weight gain. The routine can probably be optimized, but you ought to trust in the fundamental idea.

There's no need for desperation or strong emotional responses. Once again, you are actively working on it in a responsible way, assisted by professionals. Keep doing just that.

On a more personal note I think food and physical activity is about finding something that frequently motivates you in the short term - something fun, interesting, or important. If there's any physical activity that inspires you, pick it up, and trust that your body will adapt. (That's my personal philosophy, tested under very different conditions, though.)

 

[SmilingNoMore]

Sorry for the belated response, just wondering how you are doing? If I may ask, what kind of exercises are you doing at the gym? And what kind of diet are you following?

 

[aikou]

Sorry for the belated response, just wondering how you are doing? If I may ask, what kind of exercises are you doing at the gym? And what kind of diet are you following?

No problem, I've been doing a lot better as of recently thanks for asking.

I actually ended up taking a prolonged break from the gym not for personal reasons though, they just closed the building for maintenance but I was basically doing three days a week, starting with biceps and chest, triceps and back, and finally legs and shoulders. The machinery there is poor so I had limited options for the exercises so you might be able to pull it off better if you're in a bigger town

As for the diet it's nothing too strict, it's just a basic balanced calorie diet where I tried to eat only the amount of calories I needed per day

As for the whole medication thing I had mentioned in the thread it actually was the other way around, my psychologist and psychiatrist basically shoved me off despite my dangerously high BMI and health problems while my family doctor ended up actually prescribing me something for weight loss

Thanks for asking though, I didn't expect any more replies to this

 

[onthefence]

Personally I would recommend avoiding Ozempic. It made my depression so much worse and increased my desire to CTB enough that I started trying alternative, expensive treatments. Finally stopped it 3 months ago and am working hard at using my anorexic behaviors to not gain the weight back. It was definitely like an addiction as I knew it wasn't good for me but I kept returning to it. Finally had to throw it all away… man I miss it so much that it makes me want to cry.
Keep up the good work with lifestyle and diet as much as you can.

 

[Durandal's Slave]

Ozempic has some serious side effects (like cancer and pancreatitis) and I recommend just using some sort of regular stimulate, as from my personal experience extended release amphetamines did wonders to prevent me from over eating (and strangely, stabilize my mood a bit).

Now, I'm stupid and take shit like Önaka every morning with breakfast as a means of slowly burning fat off as I don't get that much exercise, so consider that. I just feel like I'm doing something when I take it as a compromise and mental reminder of my personal goals. Apple cider vinegar and complete vitamins also have this effect, but those are more debatably effect.

You may need to see if you have any sort of thyroid disorder or something similar. My mom had her thyroid quit on her at 14 and she's struggled with keeping weight off her whole life unless she was doing full body workouts every morning and night. She had a gastric bypass years back and can barely eat a cup of anything a day without getting full, but she still maintains 135+ somehow.

 

[SmilingNoMore]

No problem, I've been doing a lot better as of recently thanks for asking.

I actually ended up taking a prolonged break from the gym not for personal reasons though, they just closed the building for maintenance but I was basically doing three days a week, starting with biceps and chest, triceps and back, and finally legs and shoulders. The machinery there is poor so I had limited options for the exercises so you might be able to pull it off better if you're in a bigger town

As for the diet it's nothing too strict, it's just a basic balanced calorie diet where I tried to eat only the amount of calories I needed per day

As for the whole medication thing I had mentioned in the thread it actually was the other way around, my psychologist and psychiatrist basically shoved me off despite my dangerously high BMI and health problems while my family doctor ended up actually prescribing me something for weight loss

Thanks for asking though, I didn't expect any more replies to this

Really happy to hear that you are doing better, seems like you are on the right track. Well done and keep going, all the best