The only thing I'm losing is my mind.

I'm struggling and at my wits end. I'll take any ideas at this point. Bear with me as I try to be as comprehensive as possible: I'm late 30sf and 215 lbs, gaining an average of 2 lbs a week the last month from a previous stable weight of 200 which was still higher for me, but my average weight since the pandemic and having a kid. The extra weight was gained over 6 months of taking Zoloft. I was 200 lbs for over a year until a surgery in mid March after which I couldn't do cardio or yoga for 8 weeks. I'm also about a month out from tapering completely off of Zoloft which I feel influenced my weight gain. I started Metformin last weekend and GAINED 2 pounds since. What the hell?!

I don't binge eat or struggle with junk. I love water and raw veggies even without sauce or dressing. I'm not an athlete, but I run 15+ miles a week. I've actually never been so fit and have beat my 10 year distance PR 5 times in the last 3 weeks. I also take my kid to the playground every day weather permitting and have to shadow her constantly because she's insane, so I'm basically always running around. I also do PT-prescribed stretches and yoga to keep myself flexible. The only thing I don't do is weight train, but I'm also constantly toting around my 30+lb kid. I feel great physically after dealing with POTS symptoms triggered by COVID last year. The year before that, I had mono so bad my hair hurt and my lab values were off the charts. It's nice to not be weak or have the room spin when I stand. I'm just heavy.

I cut out candy and snacks because my only vice is sweets. I seldom drink my calories and NEVER have sweetened soda or sweet tea-- if I get a rare craving, I get a single diet coke out. Once a week I get a pastry or cookie under 400 calories from Panera and that's what makes life livable for me. I drink alcohol maybe 1x a month and not to excess, typically only white wine. I take my coffee with unsweetened plant milk and Splenda. I have two medium coffees a day but seldom finish them because I have a kid and school and errands every day.

I submit an honest food log to my doctor a year ago when I had stomach issues and was embarrassed, but he said I ate better than any of his other patients... while diagnosing me with stress related anorexia nervosa. This mystified me because my weight had been stable and I lost all my postpartum weight within a year of giving birth. I asked what that was about and he said to try to eat more regularly(honestly I'd forget to eat until late afternoon every day), which I have been for months now. I've been taking care of myself eating a lot of lean protein and fresh fruits and veggies and I don't want to fall back on forgetting to eat again. I''m feeling desperate. I had a lab panel including cortisol just last month and my sugars are great, cortisol fine, all labs textbook perfect as a whole. My doctor doesn't have any more ideas for me and said my habits are healthier than his even though I've seen him at the gym🫠

I can't physically eat too much fat and never have been able to because it makes me sick, so that's not it either. I enjoy whole grain carbs in moderation like oatmeal, rice. My main snack is fresh rotating seasonal fruit and occasionally turkey jerky, I don't snack on crackers etc. My main protein is grilled chicken followed by beans/legumes and occasionally red meat or fish. I don't eat a lot of fast/convenience food. I'm not perfect for sure, but I just don't know what else to cut out or down. I have between 1500-2000 calories a day which is well within my TDEE allotment without starving myself.

I'm most comfortable at 175 so that's where I'd like to be and what I think is completely reasonable. I'm just at a complete loss here. l AM under an immense amount of stress with academia and family issues but as I mentioned, my cortisol is supposedly fine. Because of my exercise, I have a decent regular sleeping schedule occasionally thwarted by having a toddler. I don't smoke anything(yet when I did use medical mj I was thinner!). I don't know what else I can do or cut out that's healthy and within reason, but I'm getting married soon and it's driving me nuts that all my hard work is only causing me to gain weight 😭 My future husband says we're just getting old and I can't reschedule the wedding because I feel fat, so I appreciate any and all tips, pointers, suggestions for questions for my doctor, etc!

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