On diet, psychiatric medications, and financial limitations.

Just a side note here on this thread I'd like to comment about.

It is a sad truth that many of us in psychiatric care are on some sort of assistance and thus have extremely limited funds. Access to such things like nutritionists, holistic health advisers, dietary coaches, etc are beyond us.

What also is beyond us is healthy food.

The hard truth is that fresh food and produce is more expensive than ready made with high carbs and empty calories. One will quickly grow tired of the beans and pulse crops recommended.

Thus, the combination of the extreme appetites (thanks medications) and limited food budgets many of us have is one that is inevitably going to end with a disasterous gain in weight.