Reezeee
December 10th, 2017, 08:38 PM
Hi all,
Just want to share a little story i've had in overcoming my eating disorder.
I've been a long time lurker of this forum, finally made an account to chat with everyone :yes:
So basically, i've always been the "chubby kid" pretty much my whole life - Got bullied, had crippling social anxiety, depression.. everything. It got to the point where I was considering killing myself.
The ONLY thing that made me happy was FOOD :(
After talking to my doctor, he said that I couldn't be put on a higher dose of fluoxetine because of my weight and possibly worse side effects (my grades in school were bad bc i just couldn't concentrate). He advised i check out a thing called EOOD "Exercise out of depression".
I already had an idea it helped but was anxious as hell about actually attending a gym due to my social awkwardness.
I got hooked up with a few free gym sessions from a friends guest passes so i figured i'd give it a shot as i was desparate as hell...
went to my first gym session and just did nothing but the treadmill for a 1.5hour uphill jog..
Went home, for the first time in as long as i could remember, I DIDN'T feel like raiding the fridge.. I actually felt.. good? Like, I had a sense of euphoria from all the endorphins.. the same endorphins i'd get from eating!
(More information - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/depression-and-exercise/art-20046495)
I went back for another two sessions to see if it wasn't a fluke and had the exact same results.. then it clicked.. I wasn't addicted to food, I was addicted to the feel-good endorphins I'd get from eating :confused:.
After a little while of hitting the gym, the weight started rapidly coming off me because i wasn't binge eating anymore and i was exercising, which i'd never normally do.
I think for anyone who is struggling, check out this reddit link (https://www.reddit.com/r/EOOD/), because it really did help me out.
I still have a LONG way to go, but the first steps are the hardest.. everything after that is a lot easier. :)
Just want to share a little story i've had in overcoming my eating disorder.
I've been a long time lurker of this forum, finally made an account to chat with everyone :yes:
So basically, i've always been the "chubby kid" pretty much my whole life - Got bullied, had crippling social anxiety, depression.. everything. It got to the point where I was considering killing myself.
The ONLY thing that made me happy was FOOD :(
After talking to my doctor, he said that I couldn't be put on a higher dose of fluoxetine because of my weight and possibly worse side effects (my grades in school were bad bc i just couldn't concentrate). He advised i check out a thing called EOOD "Exercise out of depression".
I already had an idea it helped but was anxious as hell about actually attending a gym due to my social awkwardness.
I got hooked up with a few free gym sessions from a friends guest passes so i figured i'd give it a shot as i was desparate as hell...
went to my first gym session and just did nothing but the treadmill for a 1.5hour uphill jog..
Went home, for the first time in as long as i could remember, I DIDN'T feel like raiding the fridge.. I actually felt.. good? Like, I had a sense of euphoria from all the endorphins.. the same endorphins i'd get from eating!
(More information - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/depression-and-exercise/art-20046495)
I went back for another two sessions to see if it wasn't a fluke and had the exact same results.. then it clicked.. I wasn't addicted to food, I was addicted to the feel-good endorphins I'd get from eating :confused:.
After a little while of hitting the gym, the weight started rapidly coming off me because i wasn't binge eating anymore and i was exercising, which i'd never normally do.
I think for anyone who is struggling, check out this reddit link (https://www.reddit.com/r/EOOD/), because it really did help me out.
I still have a LONG way to go, but the first steps are the hardest.. everything after that is a lot easier. :)