I believe a lot of it is hormonal. What can I do? I tried the Atkins diet and lost about 20 lbs. When I went on it a 2nd time it didn't work. I am taking Lexapro but I was on that in the past and it didn't make me gain weight. I was going to the gym faithfully 4x per week. Didn't lose anything. I really think it's hormonal but my gynocologist says I don't need any hormones even though I had a hysterectomy 10 years ago. He left my ovaries though and removed everything else. Is there any easy answers for me? My breasts are enormous and I swear they must weight about 20lbs each. I tipped the scale at 200 last week. Yikes! I HATE MYSELF RIGHT NOW. I need a good diet plan that isn't tooooo hard to stick too. I do not eat a lot of cakes or cookies. Chocolate is my downfall though. My best weight is 150. I actually look too skinny at 150.