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Originally Posted by MusicLover82
Yes, I have lost 60 lbs after gaining A LOT of weight after starting all theses psych meds in my 20's (I'm 33 now). I wish I could show you my before and after pics... I look great now! You can do it!! Weight Watchers helped me the most because I tended to emotionally eat (especially sugar) to try to calm my anxiety and also gave myself permission to eat unhealthy things. Weight Watchers helped big-time with that. I'm planning on losing more weight, and I feel confident I can do it. I've taken many weight-gainers over the years and I really feel like they increase your appetite, but they don't keep you from being able to get control over your eating. Exercise is only 20% or less of weight-loss. Watching your diet is the number 1 way to lose weight. You may think you eat healthy, but you may be consuming too many calories. Try WW or some other calorie-counting system. Just make sure you are consuming the right amount of calories (I have noticed My Fitness Pal limits calories too much to an unhealthy low level). Good luck!!!! I will be happy to give you tips along the way.
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P.S. Yes, I've stayed on drugs that made me gain weight initially. My weight gain over the years was pretty gradual. (Starting in my early 20's and finally peaking to a very high weight in my early 30's). I've taken Trileptal for many years and also Risperdal for many years which is also a big weight-gainer. I seemed to also gain weight with the Lithium after I started it. But like I said, losing the weight CAN be done!  
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...Out of night and alarm
Out of terrible dreams
Reach me your hand!
This is the meaning that we suffered in sleep:
The white peace of the waking.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Song of the Nations"~
Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart 
Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN
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