Posted by morgan miller on August 2, 2010, at 23:15:51
In reply to Re: Weight loss meds, posted by emmanuel98 on August 2, 2010, at 4:01:35
> Well just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it hasn't happened. I ate a perfectly normal diet (1500-2000 calories a day). Exercised more than is usual (3 one-mile swims, 4 5-mile walks), went on AAPs and gained 2-3 pounds per week. Not water. Fat. One week on zyprexa, I gained 5 pounds. These medications are notorious for messing up basic metabolism, so that the calories in-calories out equations don't work anymore. Lithium and Nardil have similar reputations. So save the lectures about exercise and blueberries. People get fat on these drugs through absolutely no fault of their own.
This is true to some extent and I understand your frustration. Still, taking all the right measures is better than doing nothing. Maybe you would have gained more weight had you not been doing all of those things. Also, moderate to intense pulsatile bursts of exercise(interval training is one example) will have a much greater impact on metabolism than slow to moderate paced cardiovascular exercise. Plus, if you are not weight training and doing moderate to intense cardiovascular exercise, you won't get the same results as you would if you were just doing cardiovascular exercise.
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