weightloss with hrt

lisamouttet · January 2013

struggling to loose weight,taking hormone replacement and nothing seems to be working,any suggestions?

ILiftHeavyAcrylics · January 2013

Need more info. What's your height, weight, age? What have you been doing that isn't working?

lisamouttet · January 2013

i am 42 years old 5ft 61/2 ''..i weigh 169lbs...i am a cancer survivor of nearly 20 years and have been on hormone replacent for about 18....
i never stuggled with my weight before,however evreytime they change my medication for different reasons my weight goes up and i cant seem to stop it..
in the last change i put on about 15-20lbs...its been a stuggle to get it off.,its 3 years now.i eat healthy,and exercise everyday,3-4 days weight training and light cardio,3-4 days heavy cardio only....not one pound have i lost...i went to a nutrionists it helped a little,but she expected more weight loss,i am very disciplined...
i do love exercise,..i eat well i think,i am not a fast food desert type....
at present im even trying extra progesterone with my regular hrt,hoping for some change....would be thankful and willing to try any suggestions

Firefox7275 · January 2013

Why are you exercising every day? Your body needs rest days, if you overtrain you stress the body, burn muscle risk reducing the metabolism, reduce the intensity you are capable of because you are underrecovered. Less quantity more quality, few can do true high intensity training more than four times a week. Even professional athletes cycle hard and easy days, hard and easy weeks. Consider learning great technique and doing hardcore weights.

What is your definition of eating healthy? Are you eating net calories well above your basal metabolic rate? Are you weighing and measuring all your servings or guesstimating? Do you eat a balance from all the food groups - nine servings of low sugar fruits and non starchy vegetables, plenty of oily fish, reduced fat dairy, mineral/ fibre rich foods (nuts, seeds beans, lentils), protein at every meal and snack?

lisamouttet · January 2013

i exercise alot for 2 reasons...i thought it would raise my metabolism,and i love how i feel after,it helps me to focus better,and helps manage depression,which i struggle with.
i have other health issues acid reflux,atrial fibrilation and degenerative vertebrae,which i find the exercise helps with...
however,if you think my ''overexercising'' is working against me,maybe i could rest on the forth day...what do you think?is that enough?
my weight training is with light weights,but we do it in a circuit and dont rest in between,doing different body parts every other day and walking for 11/2 hours..up and down hill for the remaining days
my food is e.g...oats and almond milk with blueberries for breakfast,or 2 eggs,ovr easy and a slice of toast/slim bagel with salad
....apple for snack
...rice/pasta/provision,with sauteed veges or/spinach/or ochroes /or patchoy /or melongen,fresh salad and either baked or sauteed or stewed fish or chicken,,,sometimes beans.[i limit this cause it affects my stomach]
...dinner could be left overs or a sandwhich[tuna salad] or a salad with tuna...nothing really set
i sometimes have a greek yogurt for an evening snack...almonds is another thing i have for snacks
i would say sometimes my portions may be off
i dont weigh ,i estimate or guesstimate as you said...i measure cups and half cups and read labels,but no scale involved
im not sure about whether or not i eat net calories above my basal metabolic rate....how do i check that?
this is an example of a typical day,if i stick in snacks its like....some cheetos or prunes,or crackers,i rarely have sweet stuff,but on occasion i do.....i love leafy veges so i have that with every meal,alot of it...im not much of a meat mouth but i do eat it in the right quantities i think,..almond milk is my milk of choice,and mozarella cheese,or cheddar but not much
lately i havnt been totally good,but it hasnt made a diference really....
what am i doing wrong?...should i change around my eating?

Firefox7275 · January 2013

i exercise alot for 2 reasons...i thought it would raise my metabolism,and i love how i feel after,it helps me to focus better,and helps manage depression,which i struggle with.
i have other health issues acid reflux,atrial fibrilation and degenerative vertebrae,which i find the exercise helps with...
however,if you think my ''overexercising'' is working against me,maybe i could rest on the forth day...what do you think?is that enough?
my weight training is with light weights,but we do it in a circuit and dont rest in between,doing different body parts every other day and walking for 11/2 hours..up and down hill for the remaining days
my food is e.g...oats and almond milk with blueberries for breakfast,or 2 eggs,ovr easy and a slice of toast/slim bagel with salad
....apple for snack
...rice/pasta/provision,with sauteed veges or/spinach/or ochroes /or patchoy /or melongen,fresh salad and either baked or sauteed or stewed fish or chicken,,,sometimes beans.[i limit this cause it affects my stomach]
...dinner could be left overs or a sandwhich[tuna salad] or a salad with tuna...nothing really set
i sometimes have a greek yogurt for an evening snack...almonds is another thing i have for snacks
i would say sometimes my portions may be off
i dont weigh ,i estimate or guesstimate as you said...i measure cups and half cups and read labels,but no scale involved
im not sure about whether or not i eat net calories above my basal metabolic rate....how do i check that?
this is an example of a typical day,if i stick in snacks its like....some cheetos or prunes,or crackers,i rarely have sweet stuff,but on occasion i do.....i love leafy veges so i have that with every meal,alot of it...im not much of a meat mouth but i do eat it in the right quantities i think,..almond milk is my milk of choice,and mozarella cheese,or cheddar but not much
lately i havnt been totally good,but it hasnt made a diference really....
what am i doing wrong?...should i change around my eating?

Resting every fourth day sounds good, you can still do active recovery such as your 10,000 steps a day which should help with your other conditions?

The weights you mention is circuit training so basically cardio, far too light to be classed as strength training. Add in a proper intense weights workout or two. So your other cardio is walking? If so change that to an intense form of activity, preferably intervals where you go harder easier harder easier, you should be getting to gasping for air intermittently through your workout. The body becomes efficient very quickly it burns fewer activities doing the same thing so you need to completely overhaul your routine every six weeks or so.

There are some good foods in there, not too much processed stuff by the sound of it. Are your grains all wholegrains? Be sure to get the full rainbow of fruits and veggies every day not just green, plenty of oily fish, be sure your almond milk is fortified, consider being more consistent with the nuts/ seeds for healthy fats and minerals - ideally seeds because ones like pumpkin, chia and flax are richer in minerals than many nuts. You don't have to eat a ton of meat as long as you have other protein sources little and often all day including breakfast, but don't rely too heavily on chicken and white fish they are not that nutritious. Might switch some of that tuna to canned salmon, mackerel or pilchards.

Track with a scale for a while that will reveal if you are over or undereating or have an imbalance of protein/ fat/ carbs.

Sabine_Stroehm · January 2013

Hi and welcome!

Head over here:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/523-near-or-post-menopausal-group

It's a group with LOTS of women who know exactly what you're dealing with.

Best of luck!

lisamouttet · January 2013

thank you i will try the changes you suggested and let you know how i do
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lisamouttet · January 2013

thanks to both of you,for your speedy responses
happy new year too!!!!!!!!!!

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