Major Weight loss problem.

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Omni420

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Hello everyone.

This is my first post here, and the first time I ever asked for advice online. I have asked people that I know but they are not in the same situation I am in so hopefully someone here will understand.

I am currently 240 pounds. I am 25 years old and as you can see I am over weight.

I used to be 160 a few years ago, but for some reason, the pounds just piled on like crazy and now they won't go away.

I have been trying to go back from my current size 42 to my old size 34 but it's not easy, or even working for lack of a better term.

I have been dieting and doing a lot of cardio over the past half a year, and my weight has only gone up.

Here is a little history of my problem.

Like I mentioned, over the past few years I have packed on the pounds but I don't know where they are coming from, or how to get rid of them.

I used to be fairly well built, and toned at 160-170 pounds a few years ago (I used to work out a lot and am former military) I noticed about 2 and a half years ago my weight started going up, even without a change in diet of activity.

Some people told me that when you get older, your metabolism slows down, but I was only 23 years old... So about 6 months ago I began a fairly hardcore diet and cardio work out plan to shed the 80+ pounds that I have gained, but my weight is still going up.

I am scaled in at 244 pounds right now. At the begining of July, I was 236. I have gained 8 pounds this month.

The following has been my daily routine for the past 6 months:

Monday: 15km bike ride (7km is mostly up hill)
Tuesday: 15km bike ride (7km is mostly up hill)
Wednesday: 15km bike ride (7km is mostly up hill)
Thursday: 15km bike ride (7km is mostly up hill)
Friday: 15km bike ride (7km is mostly up hill)
Saturday: 5km run
Sunday: rest

I also incorporate swimming on the odd day.

My diet has been very strict. I have followed it to the calorie for the past 6 months. I have been trying to keep a 1000 calorie diet.

Breakfast: Banana + Glass of Milk (120 Calories)
Lunch: Whole wheat chicken salad sandwitch (200 Calories)
Supper: Lean Cuisine Chicken Alfredo (320 Calories)

(Weekends is usually different, but the daily calorie intake is less than 1000)

I have also been drinking A LOT of water on a daily basis.

Working out the way I am, and the diet I have been strictly following, I should be losing weight, not gaining it.

I am at a loss here. I have gained a total of 22 pounds since I began this diet and work out routine.

It's not muscle either. It's fat. I can see my body getting more flabby as opposed to what it used to be.

I was thinking of going to see a doctor for this but I figured I would ask here first.

Thanks for listening.
 
Yeah go see a doctor, Question have you ever taking birth contol shots. Are you positive you stick to your diet strictly. If everything you say is true you should be losing weight, i don' know why your not.
 
Birth Control shots? No. I am a man.

I have never taken any sort of drugs during the time I was in the military or during the times I worked out either.

And yup, I have been sticking to my diet to the point. People around work even joke with me about it. They know exactly what I put in the employee fridge every morning, because it's always the same.

Yea, I have been considering seeing a doctor for the past couple of months though but didn't know how to bring myself to go.

I was never over weight in my life until now. Not sure what's wrong with me.

I also noticed my cardio has gone down the drain as well.

My work out routine used to be a lot harder than that. I went from being able to run 15km without breaking a sweat, to barely making 5km and feeling like my heart is going to explode.

Same thing with the biking. 30-40km used to be nothing more than a day of fresh air. 15km is now a death ride for me...
 
Omni420 said:
My work out routine used to be a lot harder than that. I went from being able to run 15km without breaking a sweat, to barely making 5km and feeling like my heart is going to explode.

Same thing with the biking. 30-40km used to be nothing more than a day of fresh air. 15km is now a death ride for me...
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Part of that feeling is the extra weight during the workout. I would definately see a doctor as soon as possible. Might be thyroid related.......
 
Sounds like thyroid isn't working properly. Doctor is best idea.
 
Agreed. Thyroid sounds suspicious. My friend had the exact same symptoms, it turned out his thyroid needed to be removed.

I just wish he would take a diet, ANY diet seriously now.
 
I know it's hard to walk into the Doctor's office and kindof 'admit' to him that you're having a problem but better to do it now and get it under control when you're less than 100 pounds over weight than when you've blown up to 500 pounds.

You can do it and trust me...the doctor is going to want to help you. :)

*squishy hug*
 
there is no problem with going to the doctor, the way your excercising or dieting, either there is a body problem, or your not human. seriously lol, if you take in less/burn off more calories than is stored, it is only logical that you should be losing weight.

are you feeling tired? is your stamina gone? stuff like that? prolly something biological
 
I've had two friends that have had the exact same/opposite problem as you. My one friend is like 5'8 and when she doesn't take her meds she get's down to 90 whatever lbs. and my other friend if she doesn't take her meds, gains like you wouldn't believe. I'm 99% sure it's your thyroid. Go check it out, I promise it wont hurt!:)
 
Wikipedia says:

The thyroid is one of the larger endocrine glands in the body. It is a double-lobed structure located in the neck and produces hormones, principally thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), that regulate the rate of metabolism and affect the growth and rate of function of many other systems in the body. The hormone calcitonin is also produced and controls calcium blood levels. Iodine is necessary for the production of both hormones. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) are the most common problems of the thyroid gland.
 
Yes you would be surprised how much the thyroid plays a major roll in your weight loss/gain
my mom had the hyperthyroid and she lost weight fast and me and my sister had the hypothyroid and we gained alot of weight currently we are on meds for it and i am felling better and i am looseing weight and so is my sister with proper diet and exercise and drinking lots of water
all the dr has to do is a simple blood test and they can check that for you
 
OK, I'm no Doctor, but...

from what you posted, you are only intaking 640 calories a day and minimally should be ingesting 1200 although this is not where you should start your caloric intake anyway. This is the minimal requirement for the human body to function properly.

"Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR): Most of the body's energy, about 60-70%, goes to supporting the ongoing metabolic work of the body's cells. This includes such activities as heart beat, respiration and maintaining body temperature. To determine your BMR:

For adult males - Multiply the body weight by 10; add double the body weight to this value.
[i.e., for a 150 lb male, 1,500 + (2 x 150) = 1,800 cal/day BMR]"

so for you, it would be 2,400 + (2 x 240) = 2880 so in order to lose weight you would need to minimize your caloric intake by 3,500 calories/week to lose 1 lbs. bringing you down to 2380/day.

For a 2 lbs. weight loss/week, you would need to go down to 1880 so only eating 1000/day is just nuts and if what you logged in is true, you are consuming way less than that.

What happens when you continually deprive your body of nutrients?

Your metabolism slows and goes into starvation mode and retains all the fat in order to survive and maintain minimal function and energy. Also, the best source of necessary nutrients comes from muscle mass, so your body will deplete all the muscle fat and store the fat. This is why you become flabbier instead of gaining muscle. If you get your body used to functioning this way long-term, it will be very difficult to rev up your metabolism again and once you do start eating normally, it will all be turned to fat until your body understands there will be more food where that came from.

You should go see a nutrionist and get an adequate diet. Dieting does not mean depriving yourself, but learning to eat sensibly and in a healthy manner.
 
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