I saw the endocrinologist last monday and he basically said that there is no clear endocrinogic cause to my sudden and fast WG. He said:

- he's "not impressed" (this is actually the words he used although I imagine he meant "not worried" ) with my prolactin levels even if it was less than 15 two years ago and have been rising since March of this year (27 --> 30 --> 33)

- I can't have hypothyroidism (even if I have most of the symptoms and my mom has it) because my TSH, T4 and T3 levels are normal

- the symptoms I've had my whole life are probably related to an excess of androgens (he mentioned PCOs but doesn't seem to want the investigate or treat my for that) that was "hidden" by the fact I took the contraceptive pill from the age of 14 to at least 25 and now that I'm not taking it the male hormones are once again dominating

- I'm probably premenopausal and my body has been producing more and more estrogen to stimulate ovulation (basically describing estrogen dominance) and "it's normal for women my age to gain weight around menopause"

- the cause of my WG is "in my head" even if lately this is the other way around (gaining back the weight I worked so hard to lose around 2015 is severely impacting my mental health to the point I have suicidal ideations)

- my metabolism is slow because I lost almost 100 lbs during my 2015 anorexia relapse and unless I restrict myself significantly I won't maintain because any caloric excess will be stored as fat (he doesn't seem to understand I can't control myself at night and binge unless my kitchen cabinets and fridge are locked)

He prescribed more blood tests (and a mineral bone density at my demand) because his main concern is my elevated PTH and low calcium which are most likely due to the lack of dairy products in my diet (I'm lactose intolerant).

My next appointment will be in February but my hopes there was going to be a fixable medical cause to my WG has evaporated.

I cried so much after the appointment, I feel like the only thing I can do to prevent becoming obese again is restricting my food intake more and bingeing less... I'm getting so desperate I'm considering purchasing diet pills, progesterone cream or thyroid extract online to see if that can help.

And most antidepressants which are prescribed more and more for anxiety symptoms can make you gain some (sometimes a lot of) weight.

My bf is very thin and has small man boobs, partly because he used to be much fatter, partly because that's his body shape. He doesn't like them but I do! I'm pan-demi-sexual so I like all genders body shapes (I'm just not sexually attracted to most people).

I'm 5'1" and used to weigh around 180 lbs which means my BMI was 34 (over 30 is considered obese).

I was very fat but most people didn't realize just how much because my fat accumulated on my limbs rather than belly and I had a thin-ish face with a small double chin.

At your height and 180 lbs, your BMI will be 28 (overweight). Depending on your fat distribution (which is hard to predict unless you've been fat before or have fat family members) and fat %, you could look anything from pudgy to pretty fat.

I wish you well on your journey. 💜

Not sure about diabetes but I'd worry about hepatic steatosis (fatty liver), Stuff with Afro doll corn syrup is especially bad for that Because your body cannot use this 5 carbon sugar as fuel unless it turn it into a fatty acid, which are stored in the liver. At least, this is what I remember from a course I took a long time ago...

Same situation here, I'm 45 and dating a beautiful 33 years old guy. 😉

People give me 35 at most. I self identify as agender and ageless.

5'1" and 140 lbs (maybe a bit more but I've been avoiding the scale since mid August because I suffer from EDs it was too triggering) so BMI wise I'm overweight.

A few years ago I was over 180 lbs and obese. I had a double chin and my face looked buried in fat. This is just 40 lbs more than I am now...

I feel these forums aren't strictly about the sexual kink of feedism but also about body acceptance and, as I've mentioned above, are one of the rare safe spaces for fat human beings to exist and be celebrated.

This reply is helping me as well. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

There are not enough of these types of pictures!