I started taking Celexa (an anti-depressant) and it has helped a lot. I
really hate the idea of taking a drug like that b/c it makes me feel
like I have a weakness b/c I can't take care of myself. But I wish you
luck, I hope that you find a solution. I did hear that some of them can
make it hard to lose weight or even cause you to gain weight. However, I
find it makes me want to be more active.

Amber
214/210/165

Laura wrote:
Depression can be a powerful thing. It might not be a bad idea to discuss
the issue with your doctor now before it hits you again. Fortunately my
bouts with depression the timing is predictable (certain holidays and
anniversaries) so I am just extra careful about what I do during those
times. hang in there.

"Elaine Kirkham" wrote in message
...

No, I'm sorry to say that it's not a typo. I went for my weigh in on Fri

for the first

time in over 3 week. I knew it would be bad as for the first time in my

life I was eating

so completely out of control that I was at the point of going to the

doctor to see what

if there was anything physical wrong. What stopped me was that I got a

lovely card from

my WW centre saying that they hoped all was well and that they looked

forward to seeing

me again. Before I got that I had no intention of going back but that one

note changed

things for me. I went & got the horrible truth about my gain --- but I am

now back on

program fully & raring to go. It was simply one of the worst cases of

depression that I

have ever experienced in my life but all it took was that little note to

pull me out of

it. I was surprised at how caring everyone was at the meeting - they

didn't make me feel

bad because of the weight I put on but just welcomed me back & made me

feel so

comfortable. Aside from the health problems with my hubby & the worry

there, my feet

started to hurt so much & I found it very difficult to walk much. I have

had to resort to

the bike but can't do much there as I also have bad knees. I was just

feeling so sorry

for myself that I started to eat myself to death ;-( This has happened

before but never

as bad as this was. I think that next time I start to let go (and I know

it will happen

again), I just might try the drug route with the doc & get pill for the

depresseion to

see if that will keep me away from the non stop eating of sweets. Thanks

for asking,

Joyce.
Elaine K
331.4/222.2/179

Joyce wrote:


Thanks Elaine! I'm feeling strong and still highly motivated.

Hopefully, these

feelings will hold me steady throughout the holidays.

Hey, have you made a mistake in your sig? I worry because of your past

health

problems and recall you being barely out of Onederland a few weeks ago.

Joyce

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 02:46:05 GMT, Elaine Kirkham

wrote:

Excellent, Joyce! Congratulations.
Elaine K
331.4/222.2/179

Joyce wrote:


I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ...

down 1 pound

this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was

lower, and

much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm

averaging, and

average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within

reason. A few

weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching

things just a bit

too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking

enough water.

Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This

week I only

managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses.

I had one or

two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk -

just couldn't

drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything.

Today I

took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here,

I hauled my

butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the

old routine.

If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise

is! I have

felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03