I’ve been dealing with body image issues for while now. I once weighed 257 lbs and underweight weight loss surgery and successfully lost 115lbs. Unfortunately because of the severity of my depression and anxiety, I ended up gaining 30-50 lbs. since then it’s been very hard to stay constant at the gym to maintain a healthy weight. I used to weigh myself daily, constantly judge myself in the mirror while at the same time look at myself with disgust and rage for how I looked.

Now that I am pregnant I am beyond mortified of gaining more weight. I understand it is normal to gain weight for the baby and there is nothing in can do to stop it. So I stopped weighing myself daily because I know that’s only to mentally exhausted me, and I also stopped sabotaging myself whenever I look in the mirror.

Yesterday at work someone mentioned how I look, they stated I gained weight and mentioned while at the same time looking at my thighs. As if that wasn’t enough the father of my baby made similar comments and wouldn’t stop making comments even though he is very much aware of the fact that I already have a hard time dealing with the problem I have.

For anyone that has a similar issue, how do/did you deal with it? How did you make the best of your pregnancy? I’m trying to not fall into a depressed feeling but since yesterday I can’t stop myself from feeling that way. I feel miserable and feel everyone is judging my looks/weight.