I quite literally cannot lose weight
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FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »goldfish29 wrote: »Need2Exerc1se - I've never been tested to see if it's actual fat. I'm guessing at least part of it is but some could be water retention.
I would discuss this with your doctor. Rapid weight gain is often water, which is why is it so concerning to medical professionals. And a calorie deficit will not help with losing water. You need to find and treat the cause.
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Plus, if you are cutting calories for no good reason, you are putting more stress on your body you don't need. It's possible that is why your period stopped, and it's not directly related to whatever is causing the weight gain at all.
Another thought - sudden weight gain has also been observed with fast growing tumors/cysts (malignant and non-malignant). So, it may not be water weight and STILL not be fat. Some of these would not be detectable with blood work, only with a scan of the area.
Agreed. I had a patient who gained about 50 pounds in less than 2 months due to an ovarian tumor.
My best friend's sister had this as well. Doctors couldn't figure out why she looked more and more pregnant - why it took them so long to find a 10 lb (luckily benign) tumor I have no idea.
Lots of other more common explanations to run down first, most likely, each one with it's own time-consuming tests to run. Part of the problem of trying to treat someone cost effectively is having to run the common and cheap tests first before looking at more expensive things that can eliminate multiple causes in one go - like an MRI.
It's funny how such large tumors can hide in the body. I know someone who had a cantaloupe-sized fibroma grow in front of their spine and kind of between their lungs. They didn't know until they tripped one day and the tumor shifted, pressing on nerves and completely incapacitating them. An emergency surgery completely healed them, fortunately. The docs think the tumor had been slowly growing there for at least a decade, and no one ever suspected a thing.
That's scary! I know for the lady I was talking about though, it was very obviously visible from the outside and they knew she wasn't pregnant. She has the worst luck though. A few years ago, she got mono and she went blind! It took forever to heal and they didn't think it was mono since that was her only symptom and that only usually occurs in people over 80 years old. She was 29 or 30. Hopefully she's all done with the weird stuff and can just keep being healthy.0 -
Ok really, thank you to everyone.
I am however still laughing at the suggestion of colon hydrotherapy. How amusing it would be to find out my problem is that I'm just actually full of shiz. Hahahahaha. I know a few people who would have a field day with that!0 -
goldfish29 wrote: »I've had blood pregnancy tests in a clinic. Twice! I am not pregnant! If by some miracle I've gotten false negatives on my blood work I should be getting a big surprise in the next month or two. And if that's the case? I'll be sure to link my episode of I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant on here and we can all laugh (or maybe I'll cry) and you can all say you "knew" someone on that show!
Thank you for all the replies thus far. It's so disheartening and I really appreciate any perspective and advice.
I'd rather be 45 than pregnant!!!
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If you are not at a healthy weight, try South Beach Diet. It will really work for you if you can stick with it. In the mean time, you should see your ob/gyn and a different endocrinologist. Your hormones seem out of sync. Good luck!-4
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1. Continue working with MD.
2. How much stress is in your life? You could be working out too strenuously, you already have increased cortisol and then spiking it with exercise.
3. Research intermittent fasting.
4. Personal story... I gained 10 lbs from January to August last year... It wasn't muscle. I reevaluated what I was doing. I quit my exercise classes and rested for 1 month. I started intermittent fasting. When I reintroduced exercise I did weights and minimal cardio. I lost 20 lbs from August to December. Which might not seem like a lot. But I felt much better. I'm now adding more cardio and no longer doing intermittent fasting, but it definitely got me "reset".0 -
Please keep in touch. I'd be interested to see what you find out on this!0
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newenglander2 wrote: »If you are not at a healthy weight, try South Beach Diet. It will really work for you if you can stick with it. In the mean time, you should see your ob/gyn and a different endocrinologist. Your hormones seem out of sync. Good luck!
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goldfish29 wrote: »Ok really, thank you to everyone.
I am however still laughing at the suggestion of colon hydrotherapy. How amusing it would be to find out my problem is that I'm just actually full of shiz. Hahahahaha. I know a few people who would have a field day with that!
LOL Yeah I dont think I'd be breaking down any doors to do this either...sheesh
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goldfish29 wrote: »Ok really, thank you to everyone.
I am however still laughing at the suggestion of colon hydrotherapy. How amusing it would be to find out my problem is that I'm just actually full of shiz. Hahahahaha. I know a few people who would have a field day with that!
don't worry I was laughing with you on this one... it is like branded into my head and can't be unseen lol0 -
I gained weight for years for two reasons...
1. I was lazy and didnt move much (i own it)
2. And this one was the big one.....i was living to eat, not eating to live. When I stopped eating just for the enjoyment of it, and started eating to supply my body with the nutrients it needs, it changed everything for me. The weight started coming off, i felt lighter and more energetic, my skin improved, my cravings subsided (and i have always been a die hard sugar-a-holic), and when i do go out to eat or splurge on something really amazing, i find myself savoring every bite...eating slowly and experiencing the flavors like i never have. I used to nay say anyone that suggested such a thing because I LOVED FOOD! Now I realize I was just mindlessly eating, i wasnt really enjoying it. This is my experience, i know it doesnt apply or appeal to everyone but it works for me! Everyone has to find their own magic recipe for success. What works for one wont neccessarily work for another. Try different things and find what works for you. When you find that sweet spot that makes you feel better than you ever had...itll be easy to stay the course0 -
_FATNSASSY wrote: »Also, you say 1200 cals was torture. I thought 1400-1600 was torture when I went from Atkins to controlling calories. I mean even that felt like too little. Then one day I said "enough" and got on MFP and did my calculations. I got roughly 1400 at that time (weight: 220). For the first two weeks I was very hungry. But then all of a sudden, I realized: it wasn't too little, really. I was just used to eating so much more.
I started eating more slowly and truly savoring every bite. Not with moans and eyes rolling back in my head or anything...just actually NOTICING what I ate. Really tasting it. And I suddenly realized that the calories I had on my plate were a lot of bites.
Now my meals don't feel too little at all, and due to weight loss, my cals are about 1360/day at my current weight.
It may just take some getting used to.
Re: PCOS - aren't there usually symptoms? I realize everyone is different and I'm sure not every woman will have every symptom, but don't symptoms include excess body hair, dark skin patches, skin tags, menstrual issues...? ETA: Oh, sorry...I see the OP's period stopped at one point.
Nice job!
Thank you, sweetie!
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First...open your diary.
Second...goldfish29 wrote: »MFP over estimates calories burned - I wear a HRM
...HRMs will vastly over-estimate burns for the exercises you say you are doing (pilates, yoga, weightlifting).
Only on MFP can we go from no evidence of logging + over-estimated exercise burns and immediately come to a suggestion of...colon hydrotherapy.
Seriously...WTF?
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First...open your diary.
Second...goldfish29 wrote: »MFP over estimates calories burned - I wear a HRM
...HRMs will vastly over-estimate burns for the exercises you say you are doing (pilates, yoga, weightlifting).
True... I have only found my polar to be accurate when I am full blow cardio for a length of time.0 -
Sometimes these threads remind me of the show House.
House progression: Something is wrong -> It must be autoimmune! -> they find out the real cause and fix it.
MYP threads: Something is wrong -> It's probably (insert weird thing that your friend/grandpa/someone you used to know had -> No really we have no idea.0 -
FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »Let me put you in the controlled environment of my choice and you will lose weight.
You CAN lose weight.
You WONT.
There is a difference.
This woman hasn't had a period in 8 months. There's more going on here, medically and hormonally. So stop with the rude remarks.
Not having a period doesn't trump the physics of energy transfer, nor do hormones or medical conditions. Hormones and medical conditions may affect hunger, maybe satiety and feeling full, but they don't create cellular structures(fat cells) out of thin air.
Biological functions are based on physics, not the other way around.
Since when are facts rude?
You may not like their presentation but the facts are the facts. Ignoring 'em is why people won't lose weight when they are perfectly capable of it.
Denial is the most powerful drug there is.
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First...open your diary.
Second...goldfish29 wrote: »MFP over estimates calories burned - I wear a HRM
...HRMs will vastly over-estimate burns for the exercises you say you are doing (pilates, yoga, weightlifting).
Only on MFP can we go from no evidence of logging + over-estimated exercise burns and immediately come to a suggestion of...colon hydrotherapy.
Seriously...WTF?
True. My HRM has been accurate with cardio burns only, ans sometimes it goes a bit wacky.0 -
I am surprised that your doctor ran some tests, said everything was normal, and sent you on your merry way when you hadn't had your period in 8 months. Clearly, something is wrong (although not necessarily dangerous). Whatever is causing the loss of your period could also be causing or contributing to your frustrating weight issue, or it might be unrelated, but at any rate I think that is something you need to find out. Sometimes we have to be very aggressive and persistent when it comes to our health and dealing with doctors.
Another possibility which I don't think anyone brought up, although I didn't read the entire thread, is gastrointestinal disorders. Some GI conditions can cause extreme bloating and weight gain. But that wouldn't be related to your menstrual issue.
At any rate, make some more appointments and get second and third opinions. A good family practitioner or internal medicine physician might be a better choice than a specialist.
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SergeantSausage wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »Let me put you in the controlled environment of my choice and you will lose weight.
You CAN lose weight.
You WONT.
There is a difference.
This woman hasn't had a period in 8 months. There's more going on here, medically and hormonally. So stop with the rude remarks.
Not having a period doesn't trump the physics of energy transfer, nor do hormones or medical conditions. Hormones and medical conditions may affect hunger, maybe satiety and feeling full, but they don't create cellular structures(fat cells) out of thin air.
Biological functions are based on physics, not the other way around.
Since when are facts rude?
You may not like their presentation but the facts are the facts. Ignoring 'em is why people won't lose weight when they are perfectly capable of it.
Denial is the most powerful drug there is.
This isn't quite true. Hormones and medical conditions DO trump certain aspects of dieting. Prime examples would be the whole carb/sugar thing...for a normal person, not an issue, but for a diabetic can be detrimental. For weight loss...same thing. If your body doesn't process carbs well, you don't get the energy from it, and it is just stored as fat. Opposite can be true as well, chemicals in the body need to switch the fat to energy, and if that process is broken or impaired, you wouldn't be able to get the use of fat cells as energy either.
Medical conditions make dieting tricky. If a body was the same as everyone else, all medical problems would be a breeze to fix.0 -
SergeantSausage wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »Let me put you in the controlled environment of my choice and you will lose weight.
You CAN lose weight.
You WONT.
There is a difference.
This woman hasn't had a period in 8 months. There's more going on here, medically and hormonally. So stop with the rude remarks.
Not having a period doesn't trump the physics of energy transfer, nor do hormones or medical conditions. Hormones and medical conditions may affect hunger, maybe satiety and feeling full, but they don't create cellular structures(fat cells) out of thin air.
Biological functions are based on physics, not the other way around.
Since when are facts rude?
You may not like their presentation but the facts are the facts. Ignoring 'em is why people won't lose weight when they are perfectly capable of it.
Denial is the most powerful drug there is.
This isn't quite true. Hormones and medical conditions DO trump certain aspects of dieting. Prime examples would be the whole carb/sugar thing...for a normal person, not an issue, but for a diabetic can be detrimental. For weight loss...same thing. If your body doesn't process carbs well, you don't get the energy from it, and it is just stored as fat. Opposite can be true as well, chemicals in the body need to switch the fat to energy, and if that process is broken or impaired, you wouldn't be able to get the use of fat cells as energy either.
Medical conditions make dieting tricky. If a body was the same as everyone else, all medical problems would be a breeze to fix.
Yes they do and injuries never leave the body the same as it was before.
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SergeantSausage wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »Let me put you in the controlled environment of my choice and you will lose weight.
You CAN lose weight.
You WONT.
There is a difference.
This woman hasn't had a period in 8 months. There's more going on here, medically and hormonally. So stop with the rude remarks.
Not having a period doesn't trump the physics of energy transfer, nor do hormones or medical conditions. Hormones and medical conditions may affect hunger, maybe satiety and feeling full, but they don't create cellular structures(fat cells) out of thin air.
Biological functions are based on physics, not the other way around.
Since when are facts rude?
You may not like their presentation but the facts are the facts. Ignoring 'em is why people won't lose weight when they are perfectly capable of it.
Denial is the most powerful drug there is.
Little do you know, hormones and certain medical conditions (insulin resistance, diabetes, thyroid conditions, etc.) do play a huge role in weight loss.
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