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Hi, I'm new to the board, but I do have a question about weight maintenance. It seems that since my dr. put me on this medication to calm my gut in december (amitryptilin ) I have and continue to gain weight. Your weight program sounds interesting. At this point I'll try anything. 
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#328706 - 04/23/08 06:55 AM
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Oh, yeah. I was on Elavil (a brand of amitryptilin) and I swear there were times when I was tempted to just open a box of sugar and eat it. You've been caught by the infamous Elavil sweet tooth:
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Question: Why does Elavil cause patients to have a Sweet Tooth? It also causes weight gain? use. Why is that? What part of its composition does this?
Answer: It seems to have some effect on the "hunger center" in the brain, exactly what it is isn't clear;but, appears to center around serotonin.
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I don't have any advice about that. The behavior mod routine I'm following might help you in overcoming that mad urge to eat every single piece of chocolate manufactured in the world - or at least keep the eating to restricted times and places. You might also talk to your doctor and see if he can offer any help.
Good luck with this. And welcome to the Boards.
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4/22/08 - Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but she can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake. - Author Unknown
Exercise:
2 sets of hip exercises - 10 minutes each (very good)
No walking or pedalling (bad)
Fluid: 74 ounces (very good - my goal is 64 minimum)
Acacia: 4 teaspoons (pretty good - my goal is 5 teaspoons)
I'm not going to post what I ate today. There are so many UFOs I'm embarrassed to list them all.
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I'm going to continue my Behavior Mod thing and will do a catch-up post when I return.
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I'm not going to do the Take whatever stuff anymore - it's too depressing. From now on if I have to start over I'm going to be like a goose - waking up in a new world every day.
I'm not posting anything but my score for today. My fluid intake was awful, my Acacia intake was worse, and I didn't do any exercises. On the other hand, I survived the dinner out from Hell and lived to tell the tale.
Tomorrow (well, already today, really) is another day.
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Okay, so it's the wrong icon for a day that was "Fair". But I finally made it through Day 3. I think that deserves a big grin.
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