Thank you to everyone who has answered so far.

Mlyn, how long have you struggled with this? And what's started you slipping back now? I was pretty well free of this for about a decade -- although stress has always resulted in periods of eating less, but never for more than a brief period during that time. This year, though, it hit again -- and it hit very hard. And what sort of treatment have you had? What worked for you to bring you into remission? I've never had any effective treatment for this. So far, the doctor will just put me on anti-depressants -- comorbid depression -- which have always made me gain a lot of weight. Often, the weight gain has come on before the anti-depressant effects, leading me to much worse depression, and then apathy. This time around, I'd just as soon deal with this directly, get whatever help I can get, and maybe keep it from ever happening again.

Honestly, I was convinced that this would never again be a problem for me. I was careful about some things -- not having a scale at home, turning my back on the scale at the doctor's office, getting rid of most of my thin clothes, etc. I told my husband that I would not diet, because of this, but would try to eat sensibly and limit the goodies when I gained a half ton on the ADs. You know, I was reasonable about it, but felt safe. When this hit, it was like a tidal wave. At first, I was sure that it was going to be a short thing, like the other stressful periods in the past decade, but now it's just grown into a monster.

Thanks.