i gained a lot of weight from the psychiatric meds i've been on since my nervous breakdown four and a half years ago. much is due to meds, there was no change in my diet or exercise. when i stopped exercising frantically i gained even more. i'm now so disgusted with my body and what it has become that i'm determined more than ever to get back down to my former weight. that means no meds, no food, and exercise as much as possible. i'm ready. God help me going down this path again.