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Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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Fatty fat mc fat fat.

doorknob
doorknob
Why am I so darn fat! I barely eat anything at all, and I get up and do chores and all kinds of things these days yet my weight just won't budge.

I truly believe it's the combo of meds and fat genes. Obesity is a problem for the women in my family. While I noticed some of them do eat a lot! even those of us who don't are still large.

I'm pushing 280 and I just can't get my weight down. I can't live like this my self esteem is suffering because of it. I want to be healthy and thin and attractive!

thanks for letting me rant! I'm just so tired of dieting for nothing! It's not working!

And one more thing! I'm tired of all the assholes who think that all fat people just have no self control and we all eat tons of food. Some of us truly can't help that we are over weight!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Meant MEDICATION of course, sorry
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know how you feel. I can't lose any weight. I drink two shakes for breakfast and lunch and eat peanut butter for snack about 2 pm then I eat dinner around 5 or 6. And don't eat again. I've been doing this for months and still haven't lost any weight. I am going to start walking again. Got discussed with the whole thing and stopped walking. But I am also diabetic and I think it helped that so I'm going to start back to walking. The doctor is starting me on Abilify I've been on it a week. I hope I don't gain a lot of weight that would be just horrible.
Halterbroke
Halterbroke
I started out at 130 lbs. Went up to 230 on bipolar meds. Dropped to 170. Then up to 260! It's a real pain in the ass!

I have lost 80 lbs again, on Weight Watchers. I highly recommend the program. You can learn how to eat properly through it, because it can't just be a diet, it has to be a lifestyle change if it's going to remain permanent. (That's what I didn't do right the first time around.) I have 25 lbs to go to be at a healthy weight and I'm still doing Weight Watchers and very committed to it. I lose about 1 lb a week.

Also, drink lots and lots and LOTS of water!!! I do not lose as much on weeks I don't drink water until I'm absolutely floating, lol.

I recommend the "Diets and Weight Maintenance" group here on DS and also the "Obesity" group. Lots of good ideas and support both places. They have helped me a lot.
dobiedots
dobiedots
I believe it's partly genetic. All the women in my family, once they hit 40 years got FAT. I have been fighting it all my life. I swore to myself that I would never look like my mother.
I watch the portions that I eat...you know, what health experts say.
4oz. of protein and 2 side veggies. If I want to snack I have a jello cup. I do "celebrate" once a week and have a Blizzard or some sort of milk shake.
It's hard and I get tired of it. I clean offices so I do get some exercise but I have a feeling that I need a lot more. I'm trying to learn to be happy w/myself as I am.