Hi Njax14: I do not have depression, but maybe telling yourself how great you were doing for 5 weeks and give yourself positive talks. I do love junk food and work on portion control, but that doesn't always work. Tell yourself to keep up the good work and this is just a bump in the road. One day at a time.

I get in those "slumps" from time to time as well. I just lay around, eat, and watch tv. Loosing weight can be very difficult so don't judge yourself for gaining one pound. Sometimes, eating nothing but healthy foods 24/7 can be challenging both physically and mentally (possibly financially too!). Remind yourself that diets sometimes incorporate "cheat days" so think of this one pound weight gain as your "cheat." Also, keep in mind, your weight fluctuates. You can be one weight one day and 5 pounds heavier the next. Then, in 2 days, you could be 5 pounds lighter. They say 1-5 pounds is normal for the average person with weight fluctuation so try to keep that in mind as well! Perhaps, start taking baby steps to get back on track. Don't run to the gym and commit yourself to a 5 hour workout and eat nothing but vegetables for the next week, try a few simple home workouts, or try going for a walk! These can be time consuming as well which will keep you away from the food! I hope you start feeling better soon! HUGS :)

You may want to look at what is or might be causing your depression. Losing weight is something that appears to be important for hopefully the right reasons.....to lose weight without becoming excessively skinny. But if you are taking medications that have a side effect of depression,trust me, you'll never get over that depression until the medication is adjusted by a doctor somehow. Maybe it is due to a bad experience in your life or it just might be situational.If situational try listening to some nature music, birds chirping in the forest by a babbling brook, or whatever type of such music takes you to another more pleasant world for a time. It may even relieve the depression. Or maybe just getting out and going for a walk. I'm not talking about a vigourous excercise routine. Just a relaxing walk, which is excercise in itself, and may enable you to see things differrently. But I acknowledge that getting over that hump to do excercise routines when depressed is not an easy thing to do. You just want to stay there and do nothing. Maybe others may be able to help you with that. My best words of advice would be to join the depression group(s) here on DS. They just might be able to say what you can do with more credibility for your depression if it is only situational depression. Talk about the depression with your family doctor just might get you answers that you don,t expect to find and then you will be on your way to feeling better. Doctors hear it all. They are there to help, suppossedly. Best offerring of advice I can offer you. I hope it helps. Your doctor just may want you to lose the weight also. It would be in both your best interests if you bring it up to him/her. :) good luck to you. In the meantime why not join the depression groups here in DS while still trying to lose weight?