miss being ‘fat and happy’

[Anonymous]

40 year old female who has had an overweight bmi for most of my adult life, with several periods of dramatic weight loss brought on by a recurring ED. when I was my lowest weight (still a normal bmi) I was exercising compulsively and my period stopped for years. flash forward to now and I have been on a low dose of a semaglutide which triggered the ED again. I also stopped drinking 6 months ago (I loved wine). I’ve lost a bunch of weight of course but am mostly miserable. despite being overweight my labs were always good and I was relatively healthy. I miss enjoying food, having a glass or two of wine at night, and accepting my body. that’s all.

[Anonymous]

Are you seeing a therapist?

[Anonymous]

Try enjoy eating delicious healthy food?

[Anonymous]

I hear you! I gave up sugar about 15 years ago. I don’t crave it but I miss that feeling of desiring it. I think it is adjustment that you are going through.

[Anonymous]

Is it simple as saying go off something causing an ED, especially if you were 1) healthy physcailly 2) much healtheir mentally 3) happier?

[Anonymous]

I hear you, OP. I wish it societally acceptable to be fat and happy. I actually like myself this way but I am not supposed to.

[Anonymous]

F what is socially acceptable. Be Happy.

[Anonymous]

Why are you taking the drugs when your labs were fine?

[Anonymous]

You sound like you need professional help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:40 year old female who has had an overweight bmi for most of my adult life, with several periods of dramatic weight loss brought on by a recurring ED. when I was my lowest weight (still a normal bmi) I was exercising compulsively and my period stopped for years. flash forward to now and I have been on a low dose of a semaglutide which triggered the ED again. I also stopped drinking 6 months ago (I loved wine). I’ve lost a bunch of weight of course but am mostly miserable. despite being overweight my labs were always good and I was relatively healthy. I miss enjoying food, having a glass or two of wine at night, and accepting my body. that’s all.

You contradict yourself.
You were not accepting your body if you had recurrent ED and many large swings in weight loss and weight gain over many years.
Look up Ed Mylett YouTube videos on self sabotaging behaviors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:40 year old female who has had an overweight bmi for most of my adult life, with several periods of dramatic weight loss brought on by a recurring ED. when I was my lowest weight (still a normal bmi) I was exercising compulsively and my period stopped for years. flash forward to now and I have been on a low dose of a semaglutide which triggered the ED again. I also stopped drinking 6 months ago (I loved wine). I’ve lost a bunch of weight of course but am mostly miserable. despite being overweight my labs were always good and I was relatively healthy. I miss enjoying food, having a glass or two of wine at night, and accepting my body. that’s all.

Have you made an appointment with a therapist about this? The rest of the post seems trivial in comparison to am active eating disorder. Get help with that and decide with your therapist whether you should continue the semiglutide or not. Yes deserve to be happy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear you! I gave up sugar about 15 years ago. I don’t crave it but I miss that feeling of desiring it. I think it is adjustment that you are going through.

Me too. I just don't crave sugar anymore, but I miss the desire for it. I also stopped most carbs about 15 years ago. I just don't crave them, but I watch other people go crazy for it. Again, I miss the desire for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear you! I gave up sugar about 15 years ago. I don’t crave it but I miss that feeling of desiring it. I think it is adjustment that you are going through.

Me too. I just don't crave sugar anymore, but I miss the desire for it. I also stopped most carbs about 15 years ago. I just don't crave them, but I watch other people go crazy for it. Again, I miss the desire for it.

??? You miss being at high risk for diabetes???

PPs, seriously, you're saving your lives. Please be happy and proud of what you're doing.

[Anonymous]

1-2 glasses of wine a night is not healthy. It's wonderful that semaglutide helped you stop that. Now you can work to build up your mental health too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being fat is not happy

For you. Some of us are fine being overweight. Society as a whole does not support that position and does its best to make people feel bad about an overweight BMI.