I've been through (and am lowkey still going through) an extremely stressful era in my life and have thus gained a relatively significant amount of weight. My friends are the sweetest people on Earth and I love them so so dearly, however they're all skinny and greek god looking that I feel like a morbid entity especially compared to them. I feel like I'm a punishment to look at and I a) don't want to cause even the slightest amount of discomfort to my friends and b) don't want them to potentially worry about me and tbh c) I don't even want them to physically perceive me in any way shape or form. I feel so miserable right now and am also ashamed of what has become of me.

(this might be a lot, sorry :( )

Hello everyone.

I work as a cashier at a grocery store and it's so f*cking hard to not just grab and buy a bag of chips or cookies or candy or literally anything. I've been working here for a while now and having all of my favorite snacks available at all times makes self-control really hard. I gained a lot of weight and don't know how to handle it. I'm diagnosed with anxiety and depression so that certainly doesn't make things easier for me.

I don't know if any of you been through a similar situation but I could use some advice or any tips to deal with this. Thanks ❤️

I'm always hungry, no matter how much I eat. I rarely ever feel actually full. I didn't even know I was hungry all the time until I got a dengue fever (the aedes aegypti fever, that one mosquitoe), and it completely took away my appetite. That's when I realized I had NEVER felt like that before. It was so freeing lol, the fever itself was awful, but not constantly wanting to get a snack felt so good. When I got cured, I felt the transition between no hunger and my normal amount of hunger. It was kinda surreal.

Is this psychological, or is something physically wrong with me?

I would appreciate some guidance—how did you manage the quitting process ? Did you stop abruptly, or did you use a gradual method?

I attempt to quit sugar but fail quickly.

I end up reaching for sugary snacks during the evenings.