I swear Chinese food can make you retain water like nothing else! I'm glad you shed those 5lbs!

I like your plan of just trying to cut out those 2 foods. It seems like an attainable goal to me
I find coffee filling. Drinking more may help you in that department.

I think it seemed like you were not getting any benefit at all from your antidepressants until you stopped them (not that they were doing nearly enough). There are lots of different meds/med combos that pdocs can try. It's important to keep trying to find something that will work for you and not give up. You need to be on medication, as do I

I wish your nephew would respond to you