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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there any way you can stop taking the SSRI? And pick up more exercise? Something more intense than walking, something that makes you sweat? Numerous studies have shown that exercise, especially high intensity exercise, is as or more effective than meditation for mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/exercise-is-an-all-natural-treatment-to-fight-depression#:~:text=Exercise%20is%20as%20effective%20as%20antidepressants%20in%20some%20cases.&text=However%2C%20pills%20aren't%20the,severe%20depression%2C%22%20says%20Dr.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-exercise-more-effective-than-medication-for-depression-and-anxiety

Even if you can’t, take a spin class and you could kill two birds with one stone…[/quote]

Yes, I did go off of it 6 months ago and no weight change. 
I do weight lifting 3/4x a week for 45 min a sessioj with a trainer and daily pilates in a studio because I enjoy it. I don’t really think my fitness could improve. Before I picked up lifting I was actually spinning 3/4 days a week and switched to lifting because it’s supposed to be more effective than cardio. [/quote]

Your fitness could definitely improve. Brisk walk 60 mins/day on non strength days. Also if you’re not lifting heavy, you won’t see much in the way of results. If you do, muscle weighs more than fat so…
Taking drugs with potentially nasty side effects for a vanity 15 is nuts when you really are not doing the bare minimum in terms of exercise.[/quote]

You may getting too much advice here and overlooking common logic. Calories out/calories in. Cardio will do more for burning calories than lifting, especially if you're only doing light weights a couple times a week. You probably are underestimating your calories in.[/quote]

"calories in, calories out" is more complicated than it seems. What constitutes a calorie "in," and what happens to that calorie and the impact that calorie makes, depends on things like the overall glycemic index of the meal, what you do before and after eating the calorie, and hormones (especially estrogen and cortisol levels). What constitutes a calorie out depends on hormones, individual differences in metabolism, other ways metabolism may have changed over time, etc.

Plus (and this might be the most important thing), a calorie deficit due to calorie reduction and cardio is often unsustainable. If you weigh 150 lbs and suddenly reduce to the overall calorie consumption + calorie burning of someone who weighs 110 lbs, your body will revolt and it highly unlikely that it will result in long-term change. The cerebral cortex is going to be powerless against strong urges of the hypothalmus. You have to work with *your* body and *your* brain instead of doing what works for other people. Usually this means slow lifestyle changes and avoiding intense hunger, and if it's relevant, learning how your body changes as hormones shift during perimenopause and menopause. [/quote]

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