Posted by bleauberry on August 1, 2010, at 12:21:26
In reply to Weight loss meds, posted by Maxime on July 31, 2010, at 19:53:13
Look, I could be wrong. But when someone's diet consists of mostly veggies, fruits, and modest amounts of lean meat, I have not seen anyone on weight-gaining drugs gain weight. Maybe some water weight...lithium is a salt. If you consume 1000 calories, but burn 2000 calories, that extra 1000 calories can only come by burning up stored fat. It's as simple as that. Weight gaining drugs make the fat storage thing amplified. So we have to supply less fuel for them to do that. Any kind of sugars, bad. Not just bad for weight, but bad for a lot issues. Start having a slice of pizza, donut, sugary cereal, corn syrup, fructose, and well, ya know, forget it, you are going to gain weight.
I don't know why anyone would want to take yet another drug in their cocktail. I guess if you have to you have to. I just think a majority of it can be controlled at the grocery store.
At the grocery store your two stops will be the produce department and the lean meats section. The rest of the store doesn't exist, except for the cereal isle where you can pick up a bag of oatmeal.
This isn't just a weight thing, but a health overhaul that will beneficially impact every cell of your being.
In terms of actual meds to help lose weight, I think others here have already mentioned some possibilities. I just think it is more of a comprehensive approach that involves more than a simple pill. I know you are already doing a lot to help in that regard. But you may need to take it to the next level and get even better at it.
I wish there was an easy answer. It doesn't matter what the disease or symptom is, I don''t know of any easy answers for anyone with a chronic problem. Life itself is very hard. Throw in a chronic problem and it is even more of a challenge. But a winnable challenge it is. You are stronger than it.
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