New and looking for support and friends

Mariarr12

Hello to all !

I am new and I am looking for friends and a lot of support.

I am 5'3" (female) and now I am 181lbs. Last year (February), I've managed to hit 220lbs :sad: I am way over 40 years old (still 39 :laugh: for several years now),and I was able to lose 48 lbs in one year with a very high protein and very, very low carb diet, but my cholesterol jumped very high.

When I started to add food back to my diet it was ok just for few months, after that I've gained back 30lbs. I am going to gym from one to five times a week and I am unhappy with my progress. If I am having a piece of chocolate or a glass of wine it will show on the scale in next day. A friend of mine, who lost over 20 lbs since I saw her last time (about 6 mo.), told me about MFP.. I've joined to the club last month and from 187 lbs I am down to 181lbs (in 20 days). Everything nice, but I feel my belly is going big, not small (it may be the carbs?), and I am very, very worried now. On this morning I had +1.5 lb.

I went trough so many comments on this blog, and now I do not know if I am doing something wrong or not. I want to lose 2lbs/week and I sett the calories at 1,200./day. I am trying to stay on this settings, and also I am using sometimes part of the calories earned from exercises. I am a meat and carbs lover, but I think that 45 g. of protein is not enough. I have that feeling that something is not wright, definitely I am doing something wrong. Is not about losing lbs. is about the belt of my jeans, not going to the right direction :noway:

Please help!!!!

P.S Please indulge my grammar , I am speaking English for a very little time (still learning) :blushing:

LoriA6724

Please feel free to add me. I'm going through something very similar. I wish I could answer all of your questions, but I'm looking for answers too. Maybe we can help each other.

mgarciar

please feel free to add me as well.

Mariarr12

Thank you so very much!