Middle aged Overweight but following a healthy lifestyle

[Bellthomas]

I am clinically obsess according to bmi guides and 5/10 before on my life changing condition was much lighter! I also have mental health issues and I follow a routine of taking olanzapine in small measures. However as time has gone by my weight has risen from 13 stone to 19 stones! Now I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis that greatly affects ankles and lower back. All my life I have mostly followed a healthy life style teetotal mostly and one main moderately portioned hot meal a day however has any one currently taking blood thinners for PM and antidepressants cause an increase in weight?

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum Bellthomas 😊

This is a peer to peer support group so I’m afraid no-one is qualified to give you medical advice but I hope someone in a similar position will be able to help

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Best Wishes in your weight loss journey

Indigo

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Good morning, Bellthomas, and welcome

It may be that your medication plays a part so do discuss that with your prescriber. You can also do an online search on all your medication.

Apart from that, if you have been following a healthy lifestyle and still gaining weight, I would say you need to consider whether it truly is healthy. Many of us arrive here after doing our best to follow "the rules" and yet still gaining weight. At some point, you need to question "the rules", rather than yourself.

Here's a short video, one of a series, The Skinny on Obesity: you can find the others on YouTube

youtu.be/h0zD1gj0pXk(Not working as expected?)