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Why can't I lose weight!
I am waaay too overweight, but I can't seem to get it off. I've tried counting calories combined with exercise, and I had to get down to 900 calories a day to lose weight, and even then it was less than a pound every two weeks.
The only thing that has every worked for me is the South Beach diet, and it worked really well. The only problem is that I kept getting really sick on it. I was dizzy, lightheaded, and nervous all the time, and I kept throwing up and having diarrhea.
I went to my doctor, but he doesn't believe me. He says that it's not possible for me to have such a hard time losing weight.
So here's my question. Can anyone tell me any medical reason that I might be having trouble losing weight? I'd like to go to the doctor with some suggestions, because maybe he's missed something. Also, can anyone suggest why I might've gotten so sick on South Beach?
And finally, has anyone had any realy success with any other diet that I might try? I don't mind dieting or exercising, so I'm open to anything that works!
Thanks in advance!
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well did they check for hypothyroidism? that is a major thing to check for when a person has a great weight gain or cant get the weight off dispite every attempt. i lost alot of weight 80 lbs on hydroycut and metabolife but they arent healthy for you but they do work.i would recommend a physical exam before taking any of them and before any extreme diet. but yeah get your thyroid checked. a person with a slow thyroid sometimes appears puffy in the face and feels tired all the time and can gain weight rapidly. they will just put you on a lil pill to regulate it and if you do have a thyroid problem they will get it back to normal and you will rapidly loose weight. google hypothyroidism symptoms
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OOH! I had a friend (brace yourself for this) who had an intestinal worm. He was gaining weight because of it. When they took it out, he lost a LOT!
It's good that you're open to diet and exercising. One thing you need to do, and you probably already know this, is make sure your exercises are 'cardio' excercises.
It sounds like you are following rules really well. I respect you.
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Get a new docter.
And see if they can help you, i see no point in a docter just telling you that, they should be able to give you some tests or something.
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Do you by chance have a family history of thyroid problems?
See if he won't do a TSH test on you. It is a blood test and will check to see if your thyroid is working properly.
That may not be your problem of course, but I sure got the run around before they found my problem.
You also want to be careful that you don't skip meals. If you don't take in enough calories you throw your body into starvation mode. Then it doesn't matter what you eat...it will turn to fat. That's what my doctor told me, for what its worth. :)
Good luck!
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