Feeling Alone In My Struggle

I am so ashamed of myself.  From January until April of this year, I gained back 20 pounds.  I have been in constant contact with my nutritionist and nothing is helping to drop the gained weight back off.  I know I am getting plenty of exercise---I now golf, swim & bowl EVERY WEEK which is all new this summer.  I know I am getting in plenty of proteins and water but I can't get the weight to start going back down. I have little to no support and I feel so terribly alone!  Someone help me PLEASE! Tracy

Tracy, Before you go and feel all alone, stop and think for a minute. Could the weight gain POSSIBLY be muscle mass??????? Have you checked your fat percentage, bmi and fat mass?  Is that going down but your weight is going UP???? Do your clothes that you wore 2 months ago still fit?  Do you have to wear a larger size? Think about this- I gained weight but my mass and bmi all dropped.  So I was building muscle which is what we want!!! YOU ARE not alone!!!!!!!!!!!! Check into this and keep me posted!!! All my best! Stacey W

You shouldn't feel ashamed.  Honestly, look how far you have come even with putting some weight back on.  What is a normal food day like for you?  How much water do you drink per day?  Stress does not help weight loss in any way.  Maybe that weight gain is muscle.  I too would like to lose some weight, but it seems that nothing I do helps.  So I understand what you are going through right now. 

You're definately NOT alone. All I heard when I was losing weight right after surgery was, "make sure you lose what you can now cuz at two years you'll gain back 10 - 20% of what you lost". I heard that from many different post ops that were further out from me. Rebound weight? perhaps it is. I would say check your fat intake and carb intake. I can jump a couple of pounds overnight if these levels get too high.  HUGS - Be PROUD of your success!!!!!

I feel your pain Tracy.  It's no fun to gain weight.  My problem is I've gained twice as much as you and am struggling to get it off myself.  At least I've quit gaining in the last 6 months.  In your case, you sound like you are doing everything right (me, not always as good as you, I admit!)  But you are getting the exercise, eating right, seeing your nutritionist.  I don't know anything more to tell you other than just keep doing what you're doing.  I just wanted to chime in and say don't beat yourself up over it....when you do, it can cause you to feel more down and then may start eating things you shouldn't.  (Me, again.)  You don't want it to turn into a vicious cycle.  I am recognizing my behavior and am attacking the culprits the best I can.  Just know that you are not alone!  Keep up all the good things you're doing and stay focused.  But try not to fret.  You are doing the right things! Hugs, Theresa

Tracy change your routine.    Make sure to write down everything you put into your mouth.   Do you need an accountability buddy?   I'm here if you need me, stay focused and be determined.   You're not alone. Linda

Hey Tracy,    We are all here for you!!! Cut yourself some slack girl... We have all had our demons. The more you beat yourself up the worse things could get; self sabatoge is also one of my biggest problems. Sometimes it is all about what we put in our brains as well as our bodies! Just keep up the fight girl. Go back to the basics, keep your supportive friends close, and keep it real. You will be in my prayers. Keep us up on what's happening. Good luck, with hard work we can accomplish anything! Hugs, Judy R

Hi Tracy,  I am sorry you are having to go through this. You don't have to answer this, it is just something to think about. I too had the same issue, with a UNEexplained weight gain. I was eating right and eating healthy getting PLENTY of exercise, nothing would help. I was doing my Sparkpeople every day.  Then it was brought to my attention that anti-depressants can and WILL cause weight gain and uncontrolable hunger. I never over ate at a meal but I did eat 6-8 meals a day, which I no longer needed to do this far out. They where always healthy, and I did stay in my calorie count 1200-1500 cal a day, but I still was gaining. I did notice I was always thinking about food and planning my next meal. It drove me insane, because I was so detremined if I was gaining weight it WASN'T going to be at my own undoing. So I kept pressing on until I could figure out what was wrong, believe me I went thru a whole gamit of things that it could be. Well I ever so Slooowly weaned myself from my anti-depressant, and at the same time begun taking a natural suppliment as an alternative and it works great I might add. Well I have been off of my zoloft completely now for a couple of months and I have dropped over 16lbs without any effort. The loss has slowed the last couple of weeks because I had been working to much and not getting enough exercise, (Desk job) but now things will be back to normal and I will get more exercise. I religously where a pedometer to monitor how many steps I take in a day. My goal is at least 10,000 a day well the past couple of weeks I haven't gotten to barely 2000....Ugggh so I am trying to kick it up a bit this weekend.  Please don't feel alone. If you are doing everything right and you are still gaining it could be something physcial i.e. thyroid or something like that or a new medication you may be on. The Bay City times had an article a month or so ago on How some drugs can cause weight gain. Do some research and look outside the box. It took me 8-10 mo. to figure out the problem. If you where over eating and not exercising then you could easily pinpoint the problem, but when that is not the issue then it is time to look deeper and elsewhere for answers. If you need someone to talk to please feel free to email me. [email protected] Take care and try not to be discouraged.  Toni