So let me start at the beginning...
In high school I was a size 3. I rarely ate and was depressed. My senior year I met a guy who was 25 and started dating him. I became happier and ate more. I went to college and started on an anti depressant - Paxil, which I took until 2003. Over the next two years I gained over 100 lbs. In 2004 I stopped eating all carbs except 100% whole wheat and started going to Curves 4-5 times a week. I lost 60 lbs and kept it off until last year. Last year I started taking Lexapro and I met my husband. Since then I've gained back 50lbs. The last couple of months I've started eating better. For breakfast I have a granola bar, for lunch I have a sandwich (on wheat), and for dinner I have small portions of whatever I cook, then an apple and peanut butter for dessert. To drink I have one Diet Coke during the day, and have milk or water the rest of the time. I'm still slowly gaining. I don't get it. Could it be a change in hormones? Does anyone have any secrets to share? We're thinking of getting me lipo sometime soon - I'm still doing research on that. No one else in my family is overweight, so I know it's not genetic. I'm getting very frustrated and tired of worrying about my weight. I want to be able to shop at normal places and wear the cute clothes!
In high school I was a size 3. I rarely ate and was depressed. My senior year I met a guy who was 25 and started dating him. I became happier and ate more. I went to college and started on an anti depressant - Paxil, which I took until 2003. Over the next two years I gained over 100 lbs. In 2004 I stopped eating all carbs except 100% whole wheat and started going to Curves 4-5 times a week. I lost 60 lbs and kept it off until last year. Last year I started taking Lexapro and I met my husband. Since then I've gained back 50lbs. The last couple of months I've started eating better. For breakfast I have a granola bar, for lunch I have a sandwich (on wheat), and for dinner I have small portions of whatever I cook, then an apple and peanut butter for dessert. To drink I have one Diet Coke during the day, and have milk or water the rest of the time. I'm still slowly gaining. I don't get it. Could it be a change in hormones? Does anyone have any secrets to share? We're thinking of getting me lipo sometime soon - I'm still doing research on that. No one else in my family is overweight, so I know it's not genetic. I'm getting very frustrated and tired of worrying about my weight. I want to be able to shop at normal places and wear the cute clothes!