*Post contains discussion of my specific symptoms and problems, diagnosis, and treatment. This is only an account of my personal experience and should not be taken as medical or dietary advice. Please speak to a doctor and/or registered dietician about your unique needs.* It started 5 1/2 years ago. I was working an office job that I didn't particularly like and suddenly started gaining weight. Like, a lot of weight. In the course of a few months I had suddenly put on 50 pounds. And then I started feeling... bad. Bad enough to miss a lot of work. I attributed a lot of this feeling "bad" to my mental health at the time. Like I mentioned - I had no love for my job, but this was made worse by the fact that I landed there after being let go from a job I did love. My eating habits changed some, but not drastically, so I attributed the weight gain to a shift from a more active work day to a sedentary one. My periods had become increasingly unpredictable, but this too I attribu...