Weight Control NOT Fun

Gracings · 08-10-2011, 06:35 PM

I went to my yearly physical appointment, yesterday, and came away feeling more than a little angered at the scale. First of all, I eat the most fabulously healthy diet than I have ever eaten in my life, and I've kept refining it and tuning it up over the past 4 years. No white sugar, no white flour, low carbohydrates (whole grains, if I eat them), and the list goes on. I turn away all sinful looking things with the greatest of willpower.

Even so, I have gained weight in eating well, I have lost weight at times, and in those times when I've really stepped up my physical activity, I am always pleasantly surprised.

Unfortunately, after an entire summer of doing the very best job that I've ever done in my eating, as well as in my working out almost daily, I HAVE GAINED FOUR POUNDS FROM WHERE I WAS A YEAR AGO!!!

It is as though I will start to feel like I'm slimming a bit more, and then I rebound upward. It's the darnedest thing.

So, at this moment, I am at the 5.3 ml mark in my Lexapro taper. I am 50 years old. My BMI is in the average zone, but I am so not where I want to be.

My doctor feels my pain, and just to humor me, I think, he ordered my thyroid to be tested. I'm pretty sure that it will be normal. But I appreciate his caring measure.

So next on my list, and I've already started today, is portion control. Healthy food is healthy, but perhaps I'm not monitoring the amount that I'm taking in.

I just seriously hope that once that I'm through with my taper, I will see the tides turn. At the age of 50, I have to wonder, though. Am I simply destined for middle age spread, no matter what I do?

Misery loves company....anyone care to join?

scotty · 08-10-2011, 06:59 PM

The fact is that ssri's(yes, all of them) cause weight gain, regardless of what you do. The GOOD news is that once you are completely off Lexapro, the weight will come off too.

Yup, it's harder after 50, but very doable once you remove the drug influence. I've been doing weight watchers online for 10 weeks and have lost 17 pounds...I'm 54, so age doesn't mean that it's impossible.

Gracings · 08-10-2011, 07:07 PM

Thank you, Scotty. I'm so looking forward to my set point doing a downward shift. I appreciate your voice of experience. Thank you.

tootsieroll · 08-11-2011, 04:42 PM

I heard that it takes at least 7 months to a year for the weight to come off after you stop antidepressants. Also, sometimes a doctor thinks your thyroid is ok/normal just cause it's in range..but some people need their levels higher or lower then they have on the test.

julieannboo · 08-12-2011, 03:08 AM

i have been overweight for most most twenties - i think that this is due to paxil.

i have been doing weight watchers for 2 months and have lost 14lbs. i find it a great lifetsyle choice and i am not hungry doing this diet.

i wish that i would have done it years ago.

08-10-2011, 06:35 PM	#1
Gracings Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 282	Weight Control NOT Fun I went to my yearly physical appointment, yesterday, and came away feeling more than a little angered at the scale. First of all, I eat the most fabulously healthy diet than I have ever eaten in my life, and I've kept refining it and tuning it up over the past 4 years. No white sugar, no white flour, low carbohydrates (whole grains, if I eat them), and the list goes on. I turn away all sinful looking things with the greatest of willpower. Even so, I have gained weight in eating well, I have lost weight at times, and in those times when I've really stepped up my physical activity, I am always pleasantly surprised. Unfortunately, after an entire summer of doing the very best job that I've ever done in my eating, as well as in my working out almost daily, I HAVE GAINED FOUR POUNDS FROM WHERE I WAS A YEAR AGO!!! It is as though I will start to feel like I'm slimming a bit more, and then I rebound upward. It's the darnedest thing. So, at this moment, I am at the 5.3 ml mark in my Lexapro taper. I am 50 years old. My BMI is in the average zone, but I am so not where I want to be. My doctor feels my pain, and just to humor me, I think, he ordered my thyroid to be tested. I'm pretty sure that it will be normal. But I appreciate his caring measure. So next on my list, and I've already started today, is portion control. Healthy food is healthy, but perhaps I'm not monitoring the amount that I'm taking in. I just seriously hope that once that I'm through with my taper, I will see the tides turn. At the age of 50, I have to wonder, though. Am I simply destined for middle age spread, no matter what I do? Misery loves company....anyone care to join? __________________ 05/31/11 Last day 10 mg. Lexapro 06/01/11 9 mg 06/07/11 9ml of liquid Lexapro 06/08/11 8.8 06/10/11 8.0 06/25/11 7.2 7/11/11 6.5 7/25/11 5.9 8/08/11 5.3 8/22/11 4.8 9/07/11 4.4 10/03/11 4.0 11/06/11 3.6 - 03/12/12 1.8 04/02/12 1.8 04/23/12 1.6 situational 05/14/12 1.4 06/12/12 1.2 07/03/12 1.0 08/04/12 0.8 08/25/12 0.6 09/21/12.0.0!!

08-10-2011, 06:59 PM	#2
scotty Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 46,985	Re: Weight Control NOT Fun The fact is that ssri's(yes, all of them) cause weight gain, regardless of what you do. The GOOD news is that once you are completely off Lexapro, the weight will come off too. Yup, it's harder after 50, but very doable once you remove the drug influence. I've been doing weight watchers online for 10 weeks and have lost 17 pounds...I'm 54, so age doesn't mean that it's impossible. __________________ AKA Laurie "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK

08-10-2011, 07:07 PM	#3
Gracings Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 282	Re: Weight Control NOT Fun Thank you, Scotty. I'm so looking forward to my set point doing a downward shift. I appreciate your voice of experience. Thank you. __________________ 05/31/11 Last day 10 mg. Lexapro 06/01/11 9 mg 06/07/11 9ml of liquid Lexapro 06/08/11 8.8 06/10/11 8.0 06/25/11 7.2 7/11/11 6.5 7/25/11 5.9 8/08/11 5.3 8/22/11 4.8 9/07/11 4.4 10/03/11 4.0 11/06/11 3.6 - 03/12/12 1.8 04/02/12 1.8 04/23/12 1.6 situational 05/14/12 1.4 06/12/12 1.2 07/03/12 1.0 08/04/12 0.8 08/25/12 0.6 09/21/12.0.0!!

08-11-2011, 04:42 PM	#4
tootsieroll Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 407	Re: Weight Control NOT Fun I heard that it takes at least 7 months to a year for the weight to come off after you stop antidepressants. Also, sometimes a doctor thinks your thyroid is ok/normal just cause it's in range..but some people need their levels higher or lower then they have on the test. __________________ -reinstated 20mg Celexa -liquid celexa 20mg June/23/11 -18mg July/20/2011 -16.2mg Aug/19/2011 -14.6mg Sept/30/2011 -13.1mg Oct/27/2011 -11.8mg Nov/26/2011 -10.6mg Dec/18/2011 -9.6mg Jan/9/2012 -8.6mg Feb/21/2012 Click link for full signature... http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/...468#post747468

08-12-2011, 03:08 AM	#5
julieannboo Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,395	Re: Weight Control NOT Fun i have been overweight for most most twenties - i think that this is due to paxil. i have been doing weight watchers for 2 months and have lost 14lbs. i find it a great lifetsyle choice and i am not hungry doing this diet. i wish that i would have done it years ago. __________________ Paxil History: 20mg - April 1997 0mg - Summer 1998 30mg - October 1999 20mg - October 2002 - July 2011 20mg to 10mg - July 2011 - March 2012 (10% taper) CRASHED when i got to 5.2mg Back on 10mg - STAYING HERE FOR TIME BEING.

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