Discouraged, feeling fat and bloated, starting over today

I haven’t fasted in several months, and I’ve probably gained about 25 pounds unfortunately, which is about all I ever lost on IF. Been going through some major depression and I can’t keep going in this direction. Trying to remember how much better I felt when I was fasting every day and doing a little walking, how much my pain was alleviated... I can’t seem to remember how it felt, so I’m gonna have to do it again. I’ve been feeling so lazy lately, been staying in bed a lot, almost completely sedentary and immobile due to deep depression, and so unable to stick to anything, but I need to stick to this. I need to remember that this is within my power. My body needs a break from feeling like, this and I need to feel better. I’m hoping visiting this sub every day will help me stay inspired.

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You can do it!

Also, if your depression is causing you to hurt or making it difficult to get out of bed, you should really see a doc in addition to doing IF. All of what you described sounds a lot like what my sibling went through. After seeing a psychiatrist, they were prescribed meds, and it’s like they came alive again.

I’m not saying you will get prescribed meds, but I’m saying that you deserve to get help, and you deserve not to feel like that.

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You’re not alone, I lost over 30lbs using IF and CICO pre-pandemic, kept it off for a little bit but then it all came back. I’ve just started again too, we’ve done it before so we can do it again, try to get outside once a day but be kind to yourself if you can’t. Take it slowly, try to do a little better today than yesterday and you will get there. I’ve found accepting I won’t stick to it every single day has helped but as long as I keep coming back I’m still doing better than I was before. Be proud of what you do manage, it’s tough but you are worth taking care of and you deserve to feel better.