[Dark] Depression/Suicides within the fandom (The revival)

@Applejack007  
Well as someone who has a similar issue, I can tell you from (extensive) experience that starving yourself never works. The bodies natural response to starvation has the complete opposite effect you are looking for.

@xRei  
I don’t know…I just hate it. I did some excercise today but.

@Applejack007  
Sucks doesn’t it? Thats the way, though. Eat less (but dont starve) and exercise. I’ve gained and lost many tens of pounds over the years doing all kinds of dieting. In the end the only thing that ever consistently worked was just reducing calories and getting out of the house and doing stuff regularly. Two things I absolutely hate doing. xP

@xRei  
I have a hormone disorder that does cause weight gain..and I’ve been off of the meds that were controlling my weight for a year now. Funny, the doc said I don’t have to take it anymore because I was doing so well and that was AFTER Thanksgiving of last year. Somehow I weighed two pounds less than my previous visit.

@MethidMan  
Don’t do it.

Ugh, Thanksgiving. I know it can be stressful to anyone, but it’s so much harder when you have anxiety and depression. It’s hard to put on a happy face and chat nicely when you fear the world and want to die. UGH UGH UGH.

@Crystalis  
But it’s easier if you counter negative thoughts with positive ones.  
What makes you laugh?  
What makes you smile?
 
What do you like about yourself?  
Anything awesome happen lately?
 
This day will be better!  
^^
 
Or be weird like me. xD  
Just do something stupid to make yourself laugh! That’s what I do when I get really bored.
 
What do you like to do? ^^  
I like to practice martial arts and work out with my free time.  
Recently, I’ve been playing video games with my friends.

I spent the past 7 hours cooking and cleaning non-stop. Now the house is packed with 12 people and I’m downstairs on my PC. Can’t handle all the people.. Too stressful. Gives me a headache..

I feel sad

@Holofan4life  
Whys that?

@Holofan4life  
Whats wrong?

@xRei  
If you get used to eat less, your body will react by lowering it’s metabolism to make the best out of the little food you eat.  
So once you reach your ideal weight and resume your normal diet, you will get a quick, massive weight rebound and since your body’s metabolism is now slower than before, you will have to work even harder to lose the extra weight.

@Anonycat  
This is why I don’t bother with dieting anymore. It’ll only end up making me fatter in the long run.

@MethidMan
 
Dieting isn’t just about eating less, and that’s where people often fail.
 
It’s about regulating your nutrient intake, controlling portion sizes, and making sure you exercise to keep your metabolic rate high.

@MethidMan  
That… Made no sense
 
Unless you stop dieting… You gotta keep on the same diet
 
 
@Zincy  
Exercise also has little to do with losing weight
 
Okay, so, it’s not insignificant… But SOME people are like “oh, I’ll exercise and I’ll lose weight but I’ll eat the same if not more”
 
Wow… And then they don’t even end up exercising and really all they needed to do was eat less
 
Actually, I think if you exercise you probably eat less (at least I do) in the future.. so…
 
Some people just refuse to EAT LESS… Is it hard? I dunno.. maybe for some people
 
Heck, exercising has very little to do with losing weight… Yes, it all adds up… But you don’t have to exercise to lose weight.. nor do you have to starve yourself… Just eat a little bit less each day and you’ll lose weight

@xRei
 
@warc9
 
I got in an argument with someone yesterday. I feel better now though.

@Holofan4life  
Ok. Glad you feel better.

I’ve reminded myself that i have all the reasons to be depressed, yet i’m not…

@Zincy  
@Rainboom Dash  
Actually RD, exercise has a fair point in losing fat.  
Some people get losing weight and losing fat mixed up sometimes.  
Usually when someone says “they want to lose weight” they’re thinking of muscle.  
Muscle is dense and doesn’t exactly make you “lose weight”.  
Muscle in some cases has made people heavier than they were when they were fat.
 
The difference is their ability to control their movement.  
They can lift more,  
Run farther and faster,  
Endure more.
 
At the moment, I’m eating my average intake and working out.  
I used to get the 2 mixed up too until I finished biology.  
I’m gaining weight, but I’m also gaining muscle. Which is the outcome I wanted.
 
So in this case, Zincy is right.  
If you’re going for a lightweight build, eat less and work.  
If you’re going for an average build, don’t change the way you eat, but do exercise.  
If you’re going for a very large muscle build, eat more and work out more.
 
It’s calculated.

@Assertive Derpness  
That’s a victory.  
If it doesn’t effect you anymore, it means you’ve won! ^^

@SirBumpaous  
Feels weird still

I’m starting to exercise more, hopefully the work pays off eventually.

@Applejack007  
Take it easy.

@Applejack007  
Don’t lift more than you can handle. ^^  
Start out small.  
Everyone started somewhere.