gained 5 lbs in 6 days :(

You ate 17,500 calories over maintenance?

Why not let those working with you, know that losing wt is not only important for your health, but overall well-being. Letting them know this will allow ample to time to workout and have better food choices provided to you. But YOU have to not feed your depression high calorie foods to soothe yourself. But They are helping you in Other ways, they can surely help with this. Good luck sweetie!

Try Pilates or similar things, yoga etc. Better than nothing, once you have a "reputation" as a sport freak, start running up the stairs

The food was likely high in sodium. As supertact stated 17500 calories OVER maintenance would be required to gain that in fat. Keep at it. Also certain medications, stressors, hormones, etc can lead to water retention which will level out in the end. Watch what you eat and keep at that elliptical, but don't let this be another stressor. Try to eat at maintenance or slightly below for now and focus on what you're there for. Again, it's unlikely that that gain was pure fat.

I was in the hospital for treatment of depression, couldn't exercise and ate tons. Now I'm bummed because of weight gain. I'm in a crisis stabilization program right now (inpatient). We have group therapy almost all day and I have almost no time to exercise. They have an elliptical trainer, which I did only 10 minutes on, not being used to it. We're not allowed to go outside unsupervised, and don't want to pace the halls because people would think i'm "agitated." I know this program is the right place for me to be at the moment, but it's discouraging to think i'm getting fatter and fatter. Any suggestions would be welcome. If you want to bash me for self-pity or anything else, don't worry, I can hurt myself better than anyone else can hurt me.

You can lose weight solely by watching your intake, so the lack of exercise doesn't bear too much. Instead of focusing on eating, perhaps try to divert your attention to other efforts. Make friends with the therapy group. Play cards with them. Watch tv. Whatever else that might distract you from going over your caloric goals.

No one should be hurting you, not even you! We all go through challenges and ups and down in our lives. Important things is you are where you need to be right now. That's priority one. Do the best you can with the limited exercise and less than optimal food choices. This phase of your life is temporary, you had the good sense to get the treatment you know you need. Just get that out of the way and you'll be ready to tackle any weight issues when that time comes. Hang in there, you can do this.

I agree that you should bring up your weight concerns in either a group or individual therapy. Perhaps others would like some kind of physical activity and you could walk the halls together or maybe a staffer wants to exercise also, you can all go outside and walk around the block or grounds with that staffer.

Good luck, sweetie. I've been where you are.

BTW: are you comparing your weight to a check-in weight or to your latest weigh in at home. Weighing on different scales can make a difference and you may not have gained as much weight as you think. Also, the weight you have gained is mostly water weight that your body wants to hold onto because of the stress and the changes in schedule, sleeping habits, food, etc.

When we're really sad, anything can get us sadder. So first of all, good step taken by getting treatment! Angry cat is probably your avatar for more than one reason, but I suggest a happier pic for you. Portray yourself as happy and eventually happy will be your reality. Supervisors cannot fault you for walking the halls for exercise, so prove to them that you are exercising by keeping a log . "At this time every day I walk from point a to point b." Then follow through. If you need more, cable channels have exercise options . If that is available to you, you can do chair exercises right in your room. Asking for a 1200-1400 calorie food plan may be an option. Meds may bloat you, or you may just be lactose intolerant. Milk, dairy, cheese, etc can cause bloat and gas. Everyone farts on occasion. But if you do it often, and it smells, something is not properly digesting and you are likely intolerant. Find your passion, and explore it. The less time you have to dwell on sadness, the smaller it seems, till someday you will find yourself smiling. Nothing happens overnight, but everything starts with a first step..... God bless you on your journey. You got this ! .

No need to be embarrassed.