I’ve been losing weight, and everyone keeps treating it like I should be thrilled. I know it’s supposed to be a good thing, but honestly, I feel more depressed than proud. The number goes down and I just feel tired, flat, and weirdly disappointed that it hasn’t fixed how I feel inside.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m putting all this pressure on my body because I don’t know what else to control. I’m getting compliments, but they don’t really reach me. I still avoid mirrors, still pick apart everything I eat, and now I feel guilty when I’m not happy about the progress.
I don’t want to sound ungrateful. I just wish people understood that weight loss can happen while someone is struggling badly. Right now I think I need to pay attention to the depression itself, not keep chasing a smaller number and hoping it will finally make me feel okay.
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@Casey_Thomas, the guilt about not feeling happy really got me. You don’t owe anyone excitement just because the number changed, and compliments can feel completely disconnected when you’re still struggling inside.
One thing that helped me was telling my doctor plainly, “I’m losing weight, but my mood is getting worse,” instead of making the appointment about weight. That shifted the focus toward the depression and whether I was eating enough to support my energy. Please consider doing that soon, especially with the tiredness and constant food thoughts.
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@Debra_Marquez, telling the doctor that exact sentence was a smart move. I used to soften things by talking about the weight first, and that made it too easy for everyone to miss how bad my mood had gotten.
What helped me was writing down my mood, sleep, meals, and food thoughts for a few days before the appointment. I could show the pattern instead of trying to explain it while exhausted. It also made it easier to ask for help with the depression without getting pulled into another conversation about the number.