Question

I am very overweight, always feeling tired and lonely and am sick of being treated as a joke. How can I successfully reduce my body weight?

What meals are healthy food choices? Recommend healthy foods and diet plans.
 

Answer

The only way to achieve a lasting reduction in weight is by a lasting modification of eating habits. All temporary cures lead to a temporary reduction, but as soon as there is a return to the old eating habits the overweight returns.
 

However, losing weight is tough work and battling accompanying depression can seem hopeless. But you can do it! One of the first things to do is get a support system. Weight Watchers and Overeaters Anonymous can provide you with an instant core group of people who are struggling with the same issues that you are. Weekly Weight Watchers and OA meetings provide the structure and support that you'll need to help shake those feelings of isolation and despair. Also you'll receive information on exercise and healthy eating.
 

Ditch the diet approach to weight loss. Take on your eating and activity patterns with the mindset that you are exploring a new interest-wellness. Change your relationship with food so that you do not feel deprived or guilty about what you eat. For instance, choose more steamed vegetables like broccoli, spinach, carrots and asparagus at meal time. Snack on low-fat popcorn and fruit. Whole grain pastas and grains are more filling than their heavily processed alternatives. Choose dried peas and beans, lean cuts of meat and fish as well as low-fat dairy or soy products. Also walk your dog, take that Pilates class you've been thinking about or go out on weekends to dance the night away. In other words, find fun ways to incorporate physical activity into your routine-and get out more. (Be sure to consult your doctor and registered dietitian about the changes that you plan to make in your exercise and eating habits.)
 

It is important not to console yourself with food. Try to solve your problems instead of escaping from them with the help of junk food. Take heed of what you have read above and brighten up your life with other interests than eating.
 

You also mentioned that you are "feeling tired and lonely and am sick of being treated as a joke". Although eventually, when you have succeeded in losing weight, as you will do! because you have motivated yourself to enquire how to, you will feel very much better about yourself. In the meantime, if your appearance creates a feeling of embarrassment, it is important to know that Personal Worth and Happiness need not be dependant on your looks, but rather on knowing who the real person inside your body is. See related links below, and we wish you success with losing weight and new interests.
 

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