Hi itsjustme, gabs, twister, wildcat, maggie,
Maybe I get a hint for you.
I know this problem only very well. I also never had problems with weight - until I took antidepressiva. Then I gained 15 kgs and since then I just have not been able to loose any gramms. And it depressed me sooo much, not fitting in my nice clothes or the designer clothes or just see my "new"self in the mirror.
Then, upon advice of my sister I ate only salad with yogurt in the evenings or even nothing. It worked. I could not do this every evening, but 3 times in a week.
Mornings I checked - yes, it made a difference, so I continued doing so until I lost 4 kgs.
also: I found it a very efficient way to loose weight: to take the stairs - only two floors at one time - then a break - then again two floors. Later during the day doing the same once more.
They are only a few steps but with a meaningful effect.
You do not need to do too much at the beginning - e.g.just two floors. But continue doing it - whatever you do. Its important to let your metabolism know, from now on it has to work a bit faster.
Actually it motivated me a lot, when I checked each morning, how much I lost -maybe only 400 gramms, but it made me more optimistic and gave me the motivation to continue.
There are of course other tips, like: having a break of 5-6 hours between two meals, or several combinations of different foods, but I really think that only excercises can speed up your metabolism - as wildcat said, it is currently slowed down because of the meds.
One more tip I tried for a better well-being: doing something creative I like. e.g. painting, playing piano - it is extremely important for me to do these on a regular basis. It makes me then feel better slowly but steady.
