[krisakira]

I see overweight people on TV reality shows or know from facebook groups who will talk about what they eat (or used to eat) that got them to the weight they are. And usually obese people tend to eat really bad junk food like cake, cookies, ice cream, chips, cheeseburgers.... And I think, wow, when people see me being nearly 300 pounds they must think I eat all those foods too. Even on a tv show, there was this overweight girl who stashed candy bars in her car for whenever she wanted/needed one if she had a rough day. I don't think I've eaten a candy bar in years. I rarely eat ice cream. Never get cake or chips or cookies except the occasional cookie at Subway maybe once a month. But here I am fat. I know there are other unhealthy food that cause weight gain. But I eat regular food like what my husband eats and he is only 200 pounds. I think at most I would eat around 2,500 calories but mostly I eat 1800 to 2000 calories. Which is what my nutritionist told me to eat (and I wanted to say, ****** thats what got me to this weight, but I'm sure she wouldn't believe me, after all, fat people must eat 4 or 5 thousand calories just to maintain right?) But I have PCOS and that causes weight gain and insulin resistance. I am on psych meds that cause weight gain. In fact, the only time I was ever a healthy weight (other than when I was 8) was when I was only eating 600 calories a day back in high school before I went on psych meds. I am so effing tired of being fat and ugly. I don't mean to be this way. I wish I could eat all the food that other fat people must be eating but I would probably be even bigger. The only time I have ever had success losing weight was when I eat 1000 calories or less a day. Then people say I'm being unhealthy and going to die and crap like that. What am I supposed to do then? Sick and tired of this body! End rant.

Google a doctor called Steven Bazire in the UK and have a look at his work. He does a lot of psychopharmacology, and did a table that shows all the meds and their side effects. You can take it with you when you see your own doctor. People in the UK use it to work out what's best for them, e.g. This makes me fat but helps me deal with whatever else I have, can I try this other one instead, which might give me trouble sleeping but won't put on weight? It's like being able to balance what you need with what you get.