How successful will I be?

[koali777]

I have had a double insult to my ability to lose weight...I was taken off Adderall, took myself off cigarettes and caffeine, and was put on an antipsychotic. Now, it's Latuda, so is supposed to be a lot more weight neutral. But I'm worried. I've gained 6 pounds in 2 weeks, and sure some of it was binge eating, probably from Adderall withdrawal. But now I want to lose weight. On Adderall I lost 30 pounds, but I'm only 6 less than where I started back then. It's very depressing. I'm not fat, but I definitely could stand to lose 20 pounds. I don't want to get back on things that make me psychotic just to lose weight. If I truly eat like 1400 calories a day, and exercise, will I indeed lose weight? Do I only gain weight from Adderall withdrawal because I eat badly...like, it won't affect me otherwise? I am very depressed about this.

[bpladybug]

I lost 30 lbs on Seroquel

with a gently improved diet

and walking, plus a little bit of weights

you can lose some weight - it just might be a little bit harder

[koali777]

Thanks guys...it'll be so hard, I lost that weight effortlessly on Adderall, but now with new meds and my body getting used to a lack of stimulant, my appetite is going to make this suck. If you can lose all that weight on Seroquel, I can do it on Latuda. I just wonder HOW much harder it'll be? I will try to keep up the good work, then. At least it's not impossible.

[koali777]

A lot of people who are mentally ill also have poor diets due to lack of funds/energy/motivation that also compounds the weight gain meds already predispose them too (I include myself in that group of people.)

Me too. When I get paranoid or depressed I don't leave my house or bed, or play video games, or eat like a horse.