Struggling to Lose

JanaB2011
JanaB2011 Posts: 20
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been focusing on getting healthy and tone since Thanksgiving. Wanted to be ready for the summer. I need to lose about 50 lbs. Decided to join a gym and get a personal trainer. I have been working out 6 days a week since. 3 days of weights and 3 days of cardio. I have noticed that I am gaining muscle, but I have lost no weight. The trainer takes my measurements and very little change there as well.
I finally went to the doctor to get blood work up done and too see if there was something else going on. Nothing came back except very low Vitamin D levels. She decided to put me on Phentermine a month ago and to keep my calorie intake at 1500, with a gallon of water a day, Increase my protein to 100 g. With all of this and in that month, I have lost maybe 2 lbs.

I am not sure what else to do or what is going on. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I am heading to the doctor tomorrow for a followup. This is so frustrating. I do count all of my calories, I eat as clean as I can. I have little to no processed foods. Do not eat sugary things. (allergy tests shows I am allergic to sugar).

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Opening your diary will probably get you better answers. Your issues may lie with what you eat more than what's going on in the gym.
  • JanaB2011
    JanaB2011 Posts: 20
    Okay, let me see if I can figure out how to do that.
  • pottsella
    pottsella Posts: 5
    If you are still on this site, contact me.......have you ever had your thyroid checked? It's a long story, but let me know if you want to know.

    Carol
  • 04ward
    04ward Posts: 196 Member
    Are you logging your food AND logging every single bite that goes in your mouth? Are you using a food scale? It's surprising how a little "nibble" here and there will add up. Open your diary and let your friends on here help. I tried this plan last year starting in March and it was July before I finally started losing anything. Then --- I quit. Now I'm starting over and determined to log daily no matter HOW bad I do. It is a reminder to try better not just the next day but the next meal. Hang in there!

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