Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
just a question, but are you taking any anti-depressants or mood stabilizers? There's a huge correlation with weight gain, and it's really hard to lose that weight, too. Most doctors minimize this, but I had some clients a couple of years ago that got involved with a study at Mass General, where they were looking at this issue. From what I've read and discussed with other clinicians, it seems as if some of these medications really do slow your metabolism.
Oh yes ... I was on a tricyclic antidepressant for a while years ago. I was younger then and hadn't yet lived years of stable weight, so I didn't associate the weight gain with the drug. But when I switched to another drug, I lost 20 lbs (and 10 points on both sides of my blood pressure) in about three months, without making ANY other changes.