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[midorishines]

Hey everyone,

I've been on antipsychotics for a while and as a result I am very overweight for my height. Hoping this will help

[Honey10 1lb]

Hi, must be very distressing, are you own these long terms? Have you tried alternatives to medication, psychotherapy, self help groups etc. Hearing voices network. I do feel for you.

[midorishines in reply to Honey10]

Hello there Honey. I use medication alongside other treatments to manage my condition. I may be on them for another 10 years or even the rest of my life. There's not much I can do about that really, so I'm looking to improve my physical health as much as possible despite them.

[Honey10 1lb in reply to midorishines]

Hi Midorishines, alternates only a thought, have to do what right for you. Wishing you well with your weight lose journey.I myself have struggled with mental illness, so can true relate to the battle.

[midorishines in reply to Honey10]

Thank you Sorry to hear that you've struggled with mental illness as well, it sure is tough sometimes.

[Honey10 1lb]

Absolutely it is. I can reaĺly relate to weight gain I went from 8 stone to 13 stone in four years, never having been over weight or dreaded obese in my life. I finally had to come off medication for my health, long story.

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Hi midorishines

There are many of us on this Forum who have additional barriers to losing our weight - whether it's age, the side-effects of medication, thyroid problems, disability, illness.... it just means that we will have to put in that little more effort to counting calories and keeping an eye on portion sizes as we are likely to need less calories because of our inability to burn additional calories through huge amount of exercise....

I have a disability that I was born with (shortening of all four limbs as a result of the drug Thalidomide my mum took when pregnant with me). As a result my mobility is minimal - and was further reduced following a serious head on car crash in 2002 when I broke my ankle. I went on to have my ankle joint fused and am still in constant pain with it.

I started my weight loss journey at 14 stone - 5 and a half years ago. I am just 4ft 9" tall and so was classed clinically obese.

I was 49 years old and had been trying to lose weight all of my life since the age of 9. My disability makes exercise difficult (I am very sedentary and use a wheelchair outside of the house).

The one thing that I realised very early on in my journey was that I was just eating FAR TOO MUCH! I was a short, middle aged, sedentary female and I was eating the same as 5ft 9" active man (my now husband!). No wonder I was piling on the weight!

I started my journey at the end of February 2012, and managed to lose 4.5 stone in 2 and a half years through calorie counting and logging/weighing all of my food.

I cannot stress enough how important this part of the weight loss journey is - being able to recognise just how much we are eating and address that. It is not about cutting out any foods but about being able to make informed choices about the foods we eat Also about learning how to behave differently around food. Just because food is in front of us does not mean to say that we have to eat it! Being able to exercise control and moderate intake is paramount.

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Hi and welcome midorishines

I would like to invite you to join our Newbie Club, which we hope will be a good place for you to connect with members, who are also just starting out, or re-starting.

If you just post a few words on the November Newbie Club thread to introduce yourself and respond to others there you will soon feel part of the club.

Follow this link to the Newbie club: healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Please read all the information carefully, it is very useful and can be referred to whenever you want to check something.

It just remains for me to wish you well on your journey

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I take them as well a d gained forty pounds. It's necessary but it's a hard life because of it. Good luck.