New to Message Board but Not to Weight Loss Struggle

dawn82369

Hello all! My name is Dawn and I'm 41 years old. I've been "heavy" my entire life and continue to struggle with my weight. I'm 5'3 and just went to the doctor for something non-weight related. I hate going to doctors because they make me step on the scale EVERY time regardless of why I'm there...my weight has now crept back up to 170. So I'm back to being about 25 lbs. over my "ideal" max weight and with the holidays coming on, I'm completely freaking out. I've been trying to keep my calories between 1240 and 1500 for a while now plus walking and doing Zumba a couple of times a week...but the number is NOT going down!! I'm seriously thinking of seeing a nutrionist to help me figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks