How do I cope with the worst loss of all time?

Having gained 20 pounds last month, enough is smurfing enough.

No more eating after 7pm. :cry:

No more junk food, though I eat little of it.

I love eating. Food is my friend. I'm amazed I'm not a total gargoyle considering how much I eat. (this is no joke, BTW)

Exercise in the morning. :cry:

I'm not sure why I care, what with me being a futile defeatist and everything else... :shrug: But I do. :-)

Dump the sodas if you drink them and stick to water.

I rarely ate the peeps. All I did was unleash my psychotic lonely unloved fury unto them. :evilgrin:

Please see your doctor. This may be the result of on organic illness, or syptomatic of severe depression. Talk to a doctor in the morning.

A sudden weight gain could be the signal of a serious health problem.

I ate out 4 days a week with a coworker.

It's caught up with me, apparently.

My depression is not that severe. If it was, I'd be at a different place right now. (Hospital, I'd expect...)

Get out and walk, talk to others, enjoy the flowers...

to love 20 pounds in about 6 weeks. Let me know if you want it (PM).

to PM (or receieve). I LOVE hot and sour soup! recipe, please?

Get a thorough check-up first.

Then, forget about fad diets or quick weight loss schemes. In order for the weight loss to be permanent, it's a lifestyle change you're looking for. I'll tell you what worked for me a few years ago. I started out by eating smaller portions. I stopped eating between meals. I didn't cut out sugar altogether because I have a ferocious sweet tooth. But I found if I let myself have a treat once in awhile, it curbed the craving. Then comes the bad news...exercise! Really, it's not all that bad. In fact, when I'm exercising regularly, I feel so much better, I have more energy, I sleep better, and I'm happier.

I also came to terms with the fact that I'll never be a six-foot tall supermodel. What I am is a 5'5" redhead with plenty of curves. I gave up envying women who could wear a size 4 and got happy about fitting consistently into a 10. I'm healthy, and I'm happy with my body size, although I'm not a willowy twig like I always thought I wanted to be. :)

So see a doc, take a few walks, and love yourself! (We already do, BTW.) :hug:

RV

I am a 42 yr old man, in 20 years I may be in a nursing home or dead (I know there are other options, but that is no important :), so I am having what I want now.