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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are not crazy! I also have stress-related weight gain.

DS has a long-term disability and requires frequent surgeries.   I gain weight in the weeks leading up to surgery - I have tracked what I eat and I almost always gain 3-4 lbs the month before.  (I’m a size 2, so the weight really shows and bothers me.).

Oddly, I lose the weight when he is in the hospital and home recovering.  The anticipation of the surgery and feelings of helplessness is what is truly stressful, as the surgeries have all gone well.  I think after surgery, I go into a super-mom mode and have a purpose helping him recover, making sure he gets what he needs, etc.  Before surgery, it’s just awful because there is nothing to do but wait.

OP, this not in your head.  Our bodies, especially as mothers, react to our emotions.  My best suggestions are medication and talk therapy.  You could try low-carb - I can’t austain it, but my sister swears that it helps her depression.  Xoxo[/quote]

OP here & thank you. What medication would you suggest? I've tried wellbutrin, including two different generics and though it helped at first, then the manufacturer shorted my generic. Then I tried a different generic that made me crazy. Then I tried the brand name and it was ok but not really helpful, and then when my generic became available again it seemed different and didn't help. I also had to quit BC as it helped for a year or so but then got worse over 6 months. So just as of recently I'm on nothing.

Normally I'm a size 0-2, so yeah 15lbs is a big difference for me. Thanks for the support and sorry to hear you and DS go through the stress of repeated surgeries. My stress is related to the custody aspect right now, so maybe the mom body emotional stress stuff really does wreck havoc.[/quote]

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