You truly sound depressed, and apparently you don't know the reason. In my opinion, what you need is to go see a therapist, there's obviously something going on in your life and you need to find out what it is to be able to move on and change. Good luck.

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I agree with the above commenter. I weigh about the same and have little motivation, but I'm trying!

And I'm sure once you work out any other issues, perhaps you can focus on this - good luck!

I'm in the exact same situation. I've found that just absolutely forcing myself to go to the gym seems to help, but sometimes, even that doesn't work because I'll just find an excuse to cut out early (oh, my toe hurts, I'm tired, blah blah blah)

Having a friend keep me in check seems to do the trick. We made a deal to encourage each other when we do good, but incessently (and good naturedly) nag each other when we screw up. Find a buddy, or even your boyfriend and double-team it! Also, treat the depression professionally, although, once you get in a good exercise routine, it's a natural antidepressant.

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anyways, thanks to you guys that commented. it really helped. I do not know why I am the way I am right now, maybe I am depressed. Hopefully just working out will get me out of my funk, thank you.

I got into a similar situation a while ago. I had gotten down to a good weight...106 lbs (I'm 5'3") and I was in great shape. Then my sister got engaged and I was still single. I was depressed and I started eating a LOT (I went through 1/2 gallon of ice cream a week!) and although I still exercised, I managed to gain up to 130 lbs. I had to pull my "fat clothes" out of the closet and I just felt like a blob.

I motivated myself to get in shape by just looking at what I was eating and saying "Do I NEED that?" I cut out the ice cream and replaced it with eating a single serving ice cream bar instead (for portion control). I kept up with my running and started to increase my miles gradually. I also had to be brutally honest with myself about how many calories I was eating...it's easy to underestimate how much you really eat unless you write everything down and look at it.

so, how's it going? have you found any motivation yet? personally i know how hard it is to find that motivation. i have discovered a new trick that doesn't have anything to do w/ motivation but it passes time in the gym quickly. i print out ebooks. the free ones. they are mostly classics like jane austen or alice in wonderland. you can also print (but you have to buy) books from ellora's cave (erotica) or they have a normal fiction site. a lot of "real" ebooks won't let you print but those sites will. i find if if print one, put it over my time & just read i'll pass 45 minutes at a good clip on the treadmill no problem. good luck. and do pay attention to what you eat. you can be eating that cheeseburger & get to really thinking about the grease, calories, sodium...then you're like ew.

Patrick: Just do what I do when I have problems. SCREAM.

Hey guys, I have yet to get that motivation that I need, and although everything else is going great in my life, i.e. I have a great brain cause I aced all my classes last quarter, I cannot stop letting food be my happy place. I am worried cause its getting cold out and that means Cristal hibernates and eats more. I was skinnier when I was single, and I am sure that factors into the weight I have gained. When I got back together with my ex-husband (not a bad thing either, but thats a long story, a heartwarming one ) seeing as how I have gained about ohhhhh 35 pounds since we got back together after 3 years. I feel like its hopeless...I don't want pity, but thank you for sharing your stories with me. Sometimes I feel like I am alone.