Ladies, I am so clueless about dieting. I never had to before. I have a stubborn 10 pounds I need to get rid of. My metabolism has always been high. But 4 years ago I took antidepressants for about a year and they put ten pounds on my midsection. It doesn't seem to matter how much or how little I go to the gym, I always stay the same. I can even starve myself and it won't go away. So, I am on a mission to get rid of my mini-doughnut. I can't afford a trainer, so I hope someone can help me with advice.
Low carb is not a good suggestion. I tried this for about 3 weeks and started becoming depressed. I learned lack of carbs decreases seretonin. So, I switched to no/low fat foods. I've adjusted to this and don't mind keeping this up. But I want to limit myself to one good healthy meal a day. How can I surpress my appetite when the Milky Way monster keeps trying to control me??? And can anyone explain why my metabolism won't burn the 10 pounds anymore? I'm thinking the antidepressants tricked it and now it stays where it is. Because it seems like I can be a piglet, or starve myself and I stay the same. But that can't be true--after I started buying fat free and comparing fat in foods I use to eat, I don't know why I'm not the size of a hippo.
I also don't seem to have enough energy. I don't know if I'm lazy and just don't push myself hard enough, or maybe it's lack of motivation. But is there something I could take that would be somewhat safe to give me that extra push at the gym? I try Dexatrim with green tea, sometimes it works, but other times, it just seems that it keeps me awake instead of energetic. What about HGH? I know a few people that take and swear by it. But I'm still kind of afraid there may be potential health risk later on--since there's not a lot known about it.
If anyone can give me advice or resources as to where I should start I would so appretiate it. My first step is Barnes & Noble "Complete Idiot's Guide to Good Nutrition." But if someone can recommend a good book for healthy foods, I would like to read it. Especially foods that aren't so difficult to make. My cooking sucks




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If you just want the general nutrition advice, try the Dummies book. All the ones I have gotten in that series have been really good. Here's hoping we can both tone up our middles!
Oh, also, low-fat foods can have a lot of sugar, which just converts to fat if you don't use it up, and usually they don't have significantly fewer calories than regular foods. But you can probably find all that info in the book.
), but I've had a few friends that have tried the latest diet fad (i.e. Atkins and others) with little to no success. I either run or workout at crazy intervals, so my diet usually consists of massive loads of carbohydrates, or anything else I can get my hands on (I don't recommend this diet
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Now I'll try again!!






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