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Does Losing Weight Make You Happier?
For most people, losing weight does seem to make them happier, because then their weight is one less thing to worry about, it provides a sense of accomplishment, and can allow the individual to feel more comfortable in their body. My Experience A couple times in my life I have lost 20+ pounds of weight. The first time was after I came home from the Virgin Islands when I was 19. I had been away from home for my first extended period of time, I studied abroad there. I was away from my Mom’s home cooked food, and in the school dining hall ate everything in front of me. Kind…
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How to Lose Weight When You Feel Hopeless
To lose weight when you feel hopeless, you can identify the root cause of the hopelessness, which may involve seeking professional help, take the process one day at a time, and not beat yourself up for backslides. I certainly know what it feels like to be hopeless. There have been multiple times in my life where I felt absolutely and completely hopeless. I was in so much agony that I did not know how I would ever come out alive, or have anything resembling a life again. Sometimes, I still feel a bit hopeless at times. But I think that I have gotten through the worst of it, I have…
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How Can I Lose Weight When I Have a Mental Illness?
Losing weight when you have a mental illness can be really tough, it can make things harder for you than most people. But is it possible? To lose weight when you have a mental illness, you can focus on seeking professional help, practicing self-care, and working on controlling the things that you can control when you are feeling up to it. Diet and mental health is a topic that I have plenty of personal experience with. I struggle with mental illness myself, and it has DEFINITELY impacted my weight, and my nutrition choices. When it comes to gaining weight, I feel like people tend to think of mostly of physical…
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A real weight loss journey
Hello! My name is Max. This is my very first blog post on this project. I decided that I really wanted to write a blog on something that I am currently going through myself, so I can write honestly and can speak candidly on the topic. So I thought, what am I currently doing in my life? And the answer was: dieting. I’ll start by giving you a little bit of background about my diet and weight loss story. Last summer I was weighing in at 130 pounds. Over the course of the past year, I put a little bit of weight on, up to about 168 pounds. I’ve been…