I've tried dieting more times than I can count in the past, with little success. Mostly it's been my fault, I tend to give up on things after a month or two. But recently, on top of my normal motivation of wanting to lose weight, I've gotten some new motivation. My brother is engaged, and they're planning to marry next spring. The last time we all got together, his fiancee was showing my mom and I the dresses she picked for the women in the wedding party (including me). I decided that there is no way I could make any of the styles the dress comes in look good at the weight I'm currently at, so I started trying to lose weight again.

I've always found that counting my calories and tracking what I eat helps me lose weight much easier than any other method. So I joined back up on My Fitness Pal, and last month I got a FitBit that I sync with my account. Yesterday I hit 80 days in a row of signing in and tracking my food, and I've lost 5 lbs. Those 5 were in the first couple of weeks of tracking, and I haven't lost anything since. When I weighed myself on Monday this week I was suprised to see that I lost another 4 lbs. But every day since then I've been checking, and I understand that there are some differences when you weigh yourself daily. But every day, those 4 lbs have been back. I'm starting to believe that Monday was a fluke, and I really didn't lose anything.

It's becoming incredibly frustrating, and I can't figure out why I can't lose more. I eat fairly well, usually under 1,000 calories a day. I exercise for at least 20 minutes, at least 5 times a week, though I usually go over that goal. Every way I look at it, I should be losing weight, but I'm not. I've been toying with the idea that my antidepressants may be preventing me from losing weight, but I don't see my psychiatrist again for a month to discuss it. Is there something else I can try to work on in the meantime? Or am I just making excuses by blaming my meds? I want to lose very badly this time around, and I think it's making my depression worse that I'm having so much trouble with it. I need some advice/suggestions!!!