Gender:
FemaleAge:
19Member Since:
June 20, 2007Answers:
170Last Update:
March 6, 2012Visitors:
12045Main Categories:
Mental health
Love Life
Friendship
View All
about
advice
I have been trying to lose weight for about a year. I have been eating the right things, tracking my food and exercise, seeing a personal trainer, and have had blood drawn. All the blood tests come back negative for diabetes, thyroid problems, anemia, and whatever else they test for for weight problems. It is so frustrating! And I don't understand why if i'm doing the right things the weight won't come off! (And I do mean that literally. 10 pounds loss in a year is NOT losing weight! Especially when I was working out and GAINED weight.) grrrrrrrrrr! Has anyone else had this problem before?
Keep in mind, muscle weighs more than fat. You may have gained weight from exercising because you are replacing excess fat with muscle. That's a good thing! Exercise is a good part of any weight loss plan, but it wont necessarily make you drop a lot of weight. However, it will definitely strengthen your muscles and make you healthier overall. Don't give up hope. :)
It may be that you current regimen isn't working for you. Maybe you need to add more aerobic exercise and less weight lifting, or maybe you are eating too many carbohydrates and not enough fats/proteins. You didn't really explain your daily regimen so I'm not sure. Just think about it.
There are some great weight loss programs out there. Another person mentioned Weight Watchers. I've never tried any of them but it's worth looking into. But remember that a lot of the diet books out there are full of nonsense and either wont help you lose weight or will make you lose weight in really unhealthy ways. Be sure to discuss new diets with your doctor.
Are you seeing a nutritionist? They're trained to figure out how much you should eat and what types of food you need to be eating/not eating. Personal trainers are great, but they typically aren't nutrition experts. It seems like you are already putting a fair bit of money into this (personal trainer, medical tests, etc.) so consider seeing a nutritionist to be another investment in better health.
I'm not going to give you specific diet tips because I bet you are already pouring over everything you can find on the subject. But I wish you good luck and I hope my advice helps. Don't give up. Even if you feel like you aren't meeting your goals or sometimes believe you will never be able to lose the weight, you can do it. The most important thing, more important than nutritionists or personal trainers or any diet programs, is to just keep trying. The better health and increased self-confidence you will gain is well worth the effort.
(Rating: 5) Thank you so much for your advice. I have become so frustrated with myself. And thank you for not giving me useless information that is common. I appreciate the encouragement. I don't know if you would want to, but I am registered on a site called weightcircles.com and my username is ugogurl. I really need people to cheer me on. Anyway, thanks so much again!