Hi! This is my first post here so I hope it's okay. I really just need to vent and seek advice. I'm 25, 5'7 F and weigh about 180 pounds, having recently gained 15 pounds in the last few months despite consistently trying to lose weight. I'm feeling really discouraged and disappointed in myself honestly.
For some background, I have Celiac Disease and post-operative hypothyroidism (due to Graves' Disease). Therefore, I am on a strict gluten free diet (checked recently via labs and repeat scope - all good) and lifelong thyroid replacement hormone (also checked recently, levels all within range). I also have IBS-M.
In the beginning of the year, I started a new birth control method due to suspected endometriosis/severe cramping. It's seasonal so I get a period once every 3 months. I also started on Lexapro for anxiety (20mg) largely due to severe insomnia for the past year or so. I've finally been sleeping again for the past couple of months so I was hoping that would help, but alas. I knew weight gain was a possible side effect with SSRIs but I was pretty desperate. However, gaining weight has not been great for my mental health either, so it feels like a catch 22.
As far as diet and exercise go, I feel like I am overall pretty healthy but totally could be missing something. I WFH though so I am sitting a lot of the day. I go to Orange Theory 2-3x a week (since last October), and throughout the rest of the week I either do strength training, walk on incline (12-3-30), go on a walk outside, or a combination of any of those. I do struggle with my appetite due to IBS. But I try to eat 3x a day with a snack or two in between. I am really trying to avoid calorie tracking due to a history of disordered eating and would rather eat intuitively. A typical day of eating for me looks like this (varies of course week to week but generally speaking):
- Breakfast
- 1 cup of coffee w/ oat milk creamer, and
- organic cereal w/ oat milk & a fruit, or
- oatmeal w/ peanut butter, banana, & honey
- Lunch
- sandwich on GF multigrain bread (ham, cheese, mayo, avocado, tomato, spinach), & a fruit or
- some type of salad w/ protein
- Snack(s)
- cucumber & baby carrots & GF pretzels with hummus or cheese
- popped popcorn or something crunchy (like chippeas or something similar)
- sometimes a fruit smoothie w/ spinach
- Dinner
- chicken breast, a veggie, and rice or potatoes
- i like to try new recipes for dinner (pesto pastas, enchiladas, soups, various rice based dishes)
Thank you for reading if you got this far. If there is anything glaring, please feel free to let me know. I have some DR appointments coming up and plan to discuss this with them as well. I'm really discouraged. :(
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