Anyone know how? Im struggling too
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I’m right there with you. I’m sorry you are struggling. I don’t gain weight anymore from olanzapine. Initially I did. But it’s so hard to lose weight and yes, cravings!
What helps me? I try to keep myself out of the kitchen as much as possible. I have fresh fruit on hand (because it’s sweet).
I buy greek yogurt because that is sweet too and has protein to fill me up some.
I also have snacks like carrot sticks on hand. Fresh veggies.
I don’t keep sweets in the house. Like at all. It’s too much of a temptation for me on olanzapine.
I try to exercise when I have motivation and the negatives aren’t bad.
That’s what works for me. I hope that helps. Olanzapine is a really helpful medication! @dreamlessdreamer
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Eat lots of your favourite fruits
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Don’t buy any sweets home from the shop, except maybe like one
thing once a week in the weekend.
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Yeah but that wouldnt really do anything if you eat fruits too as all sugar is converted the same in the body
I eat large meals atm. But the food is nutritious. It’s so the body doesn’t go into a state of shock. From binge eating tonnes of junk to normal sized nutritious food. So it’s a step in the right direction for me. I got to take it one step at a time. I walk a lot so that burns calories. And at least nutritious food is not as calorie dense.
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For most people, the amount of sugar in fruit is safe to eat . Evidence suggests that fructose can cause harm when consumed in excess. However, there is not enough fructose in fruit to cause concern.
Fruits are not only replete with vital antioxidants and minerals, but they could also help burn belly fat naturally and promote weight loss.
You could try to replace fruit with veggies mostly. Healthshops carry veggie juices which is a easy way to get them if you don’t eat a lot of them. A little expensive, but a investment in health.
The bad types of sugar are regular table sugar (sucrose), added sugar, or the refined stuff you find in sodas, candy, cookies, ketchup, or processed foods
I crave sugar badly on clozapine so I eat tonnes of fruit which I consider better than sugar filled foods. I am a bit overweight but that’s because I was eating sugary cereals and sweet treats
Try a ketogenic diet on olanzapine,.eat lots of meat, fruits and veggies, nuts, dairy…
You can eat all you want and still lose weight.
Just make sure it’s a varied plate
Don’t binge too much on nuts
Even if it ends up as.just low carb diet like having two toasts in the morning, you’ll be fine.
its very hard. ive been intermittent fasting though as i know for me i dont feel the extreme hunger until after the first food of the day. i still end up eating alot more calories than i should but olanzapine has strong appetite stimulating effects on me as i gained 180 lbs in my first year on it after losing 60 lbs in the few months i was on geodon. i may have went too extreme with my diet on geodon which caused my weight to rebound so much when starting back olanzapine
Cut down on what you buy. If you only have a limited supply you’ll hopefully make it last longer.
Im gonna only bar one chocolate bar a week from now on as I can easily eat two and its full of calories.
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I take olanzapine and I get hungry late at night. Last night I had strawberries, a frozen banana, and a small bowl of cereal with unsweetened almond milk. I don’t overeat during the day.
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I get hungry at night too. I usually have soup and cheese
I took olanzapine for a short period of time. The only memory I have is that I gained 10 kilos in record time and left the medication.
I recommend that you ask your psychiatrist to change your medication.
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I have sweet tooth too on this med. I used to drink beer at home and that would itch the scratch but when I stopped doing that (which has made my life a lot better) I started on sugary things like choc ices and shortbread. It is good advice above not to buy it then you can’t eat it. Peanuts are too easy to eat a whole sharing bag without realising so I’ve stopped buying them. They have a lot of calories if you ever remember setting fire to one in chemistry at school.
What time do you 2 take your olanzapine at?
I take my olanzapine between 6:30 and 10:30 pm. I usually take it early so I am less tired the next morning.
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