I gained a lot of weight and Im scared I wont be able to lose it all

Nikki · Yahoo User

Hello i hope you guys can help me. I went through a period of severe major depression that lasted a year and gained a lot of weight. Prior to my depression I was a pretty good runner. I have three records at my college and used to be able to run 5k races in 17:20. I was nationally ranked and competed in nationals and considered 'elite'. I had to leave school and go on medical withdrawl to get better. Right now I am home and working on getting better as well as weight loss and getting back in shape. I havent run consistently in 5 months but i never stopped completely at times i would not run or work out for 2 weeks because all i wanted to do was sleep. I am feeling better and trying to get back into running but it is so hard because i feel so out of shape and everything hurts when i run. I am worried that I will never get back into the shape i once was in just last year.I hope to be back into it this spring with diligent running and at longest next fall. Is this possible because i want to compete again and be back to my self. Do you think I can lose all that weight and get back down to 100-108 range? some ppl gain weight and they never lose it all.Here are some stats.My pre-depression weight was 102 poundsI went up to 152 pounds.I am 5'3I am 20 years oldI am also scared that I may have lost my ability to run fast.