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Because I have done so well studying, I should do well at this too :)

I posted today about going through a similar thing, though we weren't together that long. It hurts too. But doing things that make me feel good about myself will make me feel better in the long and hopefully short term too.

I take seroquel and I find it is really difficult because it causes you a double whammy of feeling sedated and out of it, an needing to eat heaps of junk, seemingly. My only advice is keeping junk out of the house and away from you so you can get your mind and body in the habit of just saying no at night. You could also…

It's only going to be something you can stick to if it's something you enjoy but like, you don't always enjoy every second of your day right? I mean cooking isn't my favourite thing but I put on the tv or some music, get it done. For me yeah I can't be bothered with intense cardio it's just hm. I like walking around and…

I take effexor XR too and it is the least side effect drug I've ever taken-unless I forget to take it! Wonder-drug I think!

I have been on several anti-depressants where I'd never had this issue, but then my doctor put me on seroquel in the night time for anxiety/sleeping problems. If I don't go to bed after I take it and sleep through the night I am a mad woman about food. Seroquel is notorious for this kind of thing. I don't think it is even…

Thanks for the suggestions guys I've been googling all these terms and I'll try working my way up :)

How many weeks since you started exercising? Muscles tend to hold on to water weight initially. But then there should still be a downward trend after a bit.

When you have an eating disorder it is a mental disorder like depression or OCD. It is not simply a matter of willpower or staying in control of your behaviour. This is the time when you have to be brave and go outside yourself for help from someone else. The physical issues and mental issues aren't something you can deal…

I read this article about this : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673773/ It seemed to say there was no difference and the weight loss was the most important factor. In fact the conclusion seemed to be that people who had lost a significant amount of weight would be more likely to regain it because their body…

It can so depend on your body type. Especially if you are a woman, you will find it more difficult to lose inches from your hips, lower stomach and thighs. Your body wants to hold on some fat there for fertility etc. But because you are short a little weight loss will go a long way I think. I have a fairly even fat…

The binge eating is a symptom of your mental health problems more than the problem, well that is how it was for me. Trying to lose weight is stressful in itself but if you are already struggling with those issues it is a manifestation that you need help, not what needs to be fixed for you to be happy. It is possible to use…

Sounds like you already do a fair bit of exercise, I reckon you should keep going with that, ramp up the intensity or change it up if you want. But you are here to track on the food front? You said you want to lost 12 pounds but I think you're pretty muscular so that might not be necessary, you should focus on how you look…

Maybe try moving some stuff to the weekend, say three half hour blocks, then go for just 3 brisk walks in the time you have moved. Regardless, even if you are super busy and don't have time, if you calculate your cals correctly you should still lose weight even without adding exercise.

If you are improving your diet: adding more vegetables and fruit and drinking more water for example, you could probably cut the stool softener and the multivitamin. But your body might be used to it so idk. Anyway I'm on a pretty hardcore med regime at the tender age of 22 so don't feel it makes you old! I'm on Seroquel…

Do you experience water retention in that region? The squishy-ness will probably go down with water getting flushed out/hormonal stuff. It is definitely a good thing- if you put on a body-shaper underwear thing that's the kind of thing it can smooth out, actual fat it cannot.

How's your mental health going? Have you ever been to see a counsellor before? There are plenty of tools on here that you can use to figure out how to track your food and calorie intake but if you are beating yourself up about it and and getting stressed out that's another issue as well. If you're at uni there might be…

My neurologist tried to put me on this diet to stop having seizures: that's right, it was meant to be a diet to put your body into ketosis for it's anti-epileptic effects. The kids they had on the diet had problems growing and lost weight so someone figured hey, this must be a great weight loss diet (I'm assuming here but…