Showing posts with label self esteem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self esteem. Show all posts

Lose Weight, Depression and Shame, Gain Self Esteem

I've lost 98 of the 100 pounds gained after pregnancy loss, depression, menopause and antidepressant drug therapy. The left photo is me summer 2011. Right is me May 2014. I've lost fat and gained many good things: better overall health, food "sobriety," confidence, joy, peace of mind, self-esteem. Here's how losing weight made me a happier, more peaceful person. Lose Weight, Depression and Shame, Gain Self Esteem



You Lost Weight, Now Lose Fat Blues: Diet Depression

 At 100 pounds overweight, I thought dropping pounds would make me happier. At 70 pounds gone, I feel better. But being thinner isn't a magic mood elixir. I need to lose fat blues along with weight. Here are "happy pills" to salve diet burnout and depression.

* See pants half empty, not half full. Whatever your weight, focus on positives. Recognize progress. Quit agonizing over fat that's there and celebrate what's gone. Yes, I just said the same thing three ways. We overweight folks berate ourselves constantly and need it repeated. Get an attitude makeover; start being nicer to yourself. Read more You Lost Weight, Now Lose Fat Blues: Diet Depression

How Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Heals Negative Thoughts, Depression


I wouldn't say depression and I are friends, but we're definitely old acquaintances. I've tried different therapies to treat my depression. Counseling, journaling, herbal treatments, antidepressant medications, self-help books-each has helped me in some way. How Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Heals Negative Thoughts, Depression 

Best Books for Children (and Adults) About Bullying

Bullying: 10 Books for Home and School
Ten witty and ingenious books for kids and adults to address the problem of bullying at home and school. Read as bullied underdogs take on their persecutors in proactive, bully-busting ways.
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Pity Party: When Low Self-Esteem Becomes a Weapon


Addictive and Alcoholic Behavior: Bullying and Using Low Self-Esteem as a Weapon
Bullying and alcoholic addictive behavior use low self-esteem as a crutch and an excuse for behavior. 'Don't expect much from me; I'm suffering.'Alcoholic behavior, when confronted, often turns low self-esteem into a crutch and a weapon.
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Emotional Health and Body Image Issues




Most of us ladies would say we want to lose a little or a lot of weight. Well, until that time comes, if it does, remember the Golden Rule: Love your neighber as yourself. Many of us are pretty good at the loving the neighbor part. We have plus-size hearts to go with the body. There isn't anything we wouldn't do for a friend and often even an enemy. We know about being generous, kind and loving (maybe too well). But the loving yourself, that's just a mite trickier. For all us who are plus size at loving others and Size zero at loving ourselves, I've tweaked the golden rule a little to read like this 'Do unto yourself as you would do unto others.'

Look at the luxurious curves on the Janes (Mansfield and Russel). The divas of yesteryear were no twiggy size 3; These gorgeous gals were curvaceous and big! Here is a clothing guide that will walk you through the often unpleasant task of selecting plus-sized clothing and still preserving a positive attitude about yourself. Read on...

Self Care Basics--Nutrition, Sleep, Alternative Medicine


Self-Care Basics: Ways to Stay Sane and Healthy
Emotional health requires health emotional practices. Self-care is an essential emotional health tool. What does it mean to take care of yourself? Self-care looks a little different for each person. Here are basic tools and skills for self-care.
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Thoughts About Happiness


Relationships, Having Fun, Cats, Sweating and Small Stuff
thoughts on how self confidence, choosing battles, carpe diem, grieving and joy!
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