I'm depressed, At 5'3" I weigh 175, ten lbs more than last year and not eating any more than last year. I'm 55 yo. It is becoming so hard to lose weight, I would have to live on salads alone and that is not my idea of living life. I do love food to a degree, I'm not a food addict though. I find it hard to exercise, I have fibromyalgia, arthritis and back problems, I'm also a borderline diabetic, but I find that if I go for too long without food (5-6 hrs) I get hypoglycemic as well! I'm also on beta blockers which I need for panic attacks and irreg. heartbeat.. I can't get my heart rate up past 100 (unless I'm having a panic attack) on the tredmill. When I had to take a stress test I needed a chemical stress test to raise my heart rate up - it went up to 135 with atropine and dubutamine. So aerobic work outs won't work with me. I'm also too darn tired and achy all the time. If I walk around the block I have to lay down to rest. I feel like throwing in the towel sometimes. Please don't tell me to take this and that vitamen, everyone is selling something these days. Besides ten rx drugs, I take mega vitamens, sublingual B-12, hi fiber cereal, Calcium/magnesium, omega-3 oils, I have tried so many things and still feel awful. I do need to lose 30-40 lbs, but 10 lbs to start would be nice.