jellybellyjean
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All my life I've been the right weight for me. Even after having three kids I got back down to 150. That's my comfortable weight. I am 5'6". I am 35 years old. I had my thyroid removed in my teens. About 5 years ago I went to a new doctor and she changed all my meds and in 4 months I gained 40 pounds. I was so depressed that I gained another 10 after that. Did I quickly act and exercise and lose all the weight, oh heck no. I complained about being fat and did little things here and there but nothing dramatic. I had knee surgery a year ago and I weighed 250. Seeing that on the scale made me cry. As soon as I could start walking again I did and then went back to the gym. 17 months later I now weigh 227. For 6 months though nothing is happening. I walk 1-2 miles per day. I go the gym for an hour 4 days a week and do 1/2 hour elliptical and 1/2 hour weights. I have been eating a lot more fish and veggies and really trying to watch what I eat. I was even recording everything for two months. What happens is I lose 2-3 pounds then gain 2-3 pounds and so for the last 6 months I have been losing and gaining the same 6 pounds and I don't know what to do to lose any more weight. I've thought of joining weight watchers but I really didn't want to join a diet place because I wanted to make life changes and do it on my own. On a daily basis I take in about 1200-1500 calories. I really think I have the eating and exercising thing down but nothing is changing on the scale. I know people say don't worry about what the scale says but it really does matter when it doesn't change. In the last 6 months I have lost inches. I lost 4-5 in my hips and 3 in my thighs. My stomach only 2. That is the hardest spot for me. I'm just really frustrated and I really need some advice from people on what I can do to get to losing weight again other than what I am already doing. I am obviously doing something wrong.
First off, maybe the reason you're having difficulty losing weight is because your body isn't getting enough calories. When I was 225 lbs, I was working out 5 days a week at a moderate rate (walking and whatnot) and my caloric range was 1950-2300 calories per day. I know that sounds like a lot of calories, but if you restrict yourself too much, your body will go into starvation mode and the scale won't budge. Try using calorie counting sites to help you with logging in everything: or even Wishing you the best and you can do it!!
