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Hi lcfmarie. Don't get discouraged is what I keep telling myself. I too loved sweets and fast food. I ate it everyday without fail. I decided to go on a diet after my sister told me that I should go on The Biggest Loser. That felt like a punch to the gut. I didn't even realize that I had gained so much weight and had stayed that way for over a decade. I told myself that's it and I started my diet on Nov 15 at 280.8 and weighed in this morning at 240.4! I set a realistic goal and a hard to reach goal on a spreadsheet to keep track. As long as I fell in between both I consider myself to be doing good. I too have a very slow metabolism, but if you stick with a good diet plan and exercise often you CAN lose the weight.

Good Luck and Stay Motivated!

First of all welcome. I have the same thyroid condition for over 20 yrs. I have never lost any weight on the medicine nor have i ever felt like i had more energy. I think it is the case for some and not for others. The meds help the thyroid to function better. There are other benefits than weight lose that the meds have. If you don't take your meds you could end up with liver, kidney, heart, etc.... problems. That is the big picture. Weight loss is a bonus but not the purpose.

I have found in my short time on here that i really need to eat my calories. I get 1550 per day with a goal to loose 1-2 lbs per week. I am doing just that. At first when i started logging my food in the diary i was having a difficult time getting over 1200. I had always been told to loose weight i need to stay under 1200. WRONG!!!! Some people when they start eating more to get up their cals might gain a little weight but I didn't. I actually lost weight right away.

Stay with it and find a nice group or several groups at first. Good luck out there........:flowerforyou:

Greetings Icf.
I am new as well and have the same issues.... I enjoy sweets way too much ..
I have a hard time losing weight at times. Feels like it takes me a lil longer to lose it than other people.
we Can do it mind over matter.

I have always felt that way! Why do others lose and i don't? I work out twice as hard and look- nothing! All in all ... for the first time ever i can eat and loose. Now, i do eat more veggies and fruits just to get my calories up and stay under in my fats and carbs. I am not really a junk food junkie or am a big sweets eater. I do like foods like pizza, lasagna, etc..... So now i have pizza but it is Kashi roasted red pepper/veggies, or spinach and cheese. Not quite the same but still will take care of the pizza crave.

Lcfmarie, I am going to suggest that you eat more. Have you filled out the goals on this website and had it suggest what you should eat calorie wise to lose 1 or 1.5 lbs per week? If you feel hungry then your body probably is. Don't shock it into starvation by eating too little.

Get on the other forums and look for the Newbie posts that people keep on here..there is alot of useful information about eating enough calories, etc.


(love your hair btw!)
Lacey