If you are overweight, then you might struggle to live an ordinary life. Depending upon your size, you could need help from other people, or you could be following a strict lifestyle regimen, designed to reduce your weight.
Whatever your situation is, you can manage it. While it might take some resilience and confidence to manage a situation that’s a little more difficult than other people’s situations, it’s still possible to.
This post will break down and explore all of the ways that you can effectively manage your life (and make it more efficient) if you are larger than average.
Household Equipment
If you are larger than average, then you might need specialist equipment around the house to make your life easier to live. For example, Clearly Large have an article about raised toilet seats, which can make obese people’s lives significantly easier. A raised toilet seat isn’t the only thing that you will need, however. You could also need a larger bath and shower, sink basin, and potentially even things like a stairlift, which you can use to get upstairs. Investing in specialist equipment for your house will reduce the risk of you injuring yourself. Equipment that’s made for people who are smaller often isn’t made to withstand heavy people. If your toilet was made from porcelain and it was to shatter underneath you, you could end up seriously injured, for example.
Regular Exercise
No matter how large you are, exercise is always important. You are significantly more likely to die young if you do not exercise. A stagnant lifestyle is associated with early mortality. You don’t have to do so much exercise that you begin to lose weight, you just have to do enough to get your blood pumping and your muscles working. A simple way of exercising without expending much energy that’s suited to people on the heavier side is brisk walking. Going for a brisk walk can be an extremely effective way of getting your body moving around.
Reducing Junk Consumption
The amount of junk food that you consume could be closely tied with your weight. Again, you don’t have to lose weight if you don’t want to—you should only ever begin losing weight if that’s what you want, not because other people have told you that it’s a good idea. However, it is a good idea to reduce junk consumption, because increasing large volumes of unhealthy foods can significantly increase your chances of developing conditions like diabetes and heart disease, which can be disastrous for your health, and can contribute to an early death.
Making Friends
Everybody needs friends. It’s very likely that you already have some, so if you do, you can go ahead and skip this point. Unfortunately though, many people today, regardless of size, do not have friends. The reason for this is that we are living in an increasingly isolated society. Most people tend to spend a large chunk of their lives sitting at home, not going outside, and not socialising. This situation was made significantly worse by the COVID pandemic’s many ensuing lockdowns. If you have been isolating yourself, then try to get out and make friends. You can also make friends on the internet if that is more suited to your personality.
Finding Support
If you are finding dealing with your weight tough (or rather, finding people’s judgment of your weight tough), then you should seek out professional support. A counsellor will be able to work with you to help you to overcome your issues and to feel better about yourself. If your weight gain is linked with depression or any other related mental health disorder like anxiety, then a counsellor will also be able to work with you to bring down your weight. Reducing your weight will help you to be a lot healthier, but only do it if that’s what you want. After all, your body, your choice.
Being Confident
Finally, try to be as confident as you possibly can. A lot of overweight people suffer from a lack of confidence because they are concerned about what people think of them, but that’s a foolish way to live one’s life. Who cares what people think? If you do suffer from confidence issues, then there are specialists who you can work with to build your confidence up. You can also make use of online guides and tutorials, which can help you to become a more confident, bolder person.
It doesn’t matter what you look like or how big you are, you should be able to live an ordinary life. If you follow this post’s guidance, then you will be able to. Make sure to do everything that you can to socialise, make friends, and be more confident. Becoming more confident and social begins at home, so start by investing in equipment that makes your life easier.