over a year and no weight loss

I cut out all butter. I season with onion powder, garlic powder and sea salt (my favorite). I use a cast iron grill pan and Pam to cook my food (meats). I only use 1 teaspoon of olive oil a day and 1 teaspoon of peanut butter. My meals consist of lots of veggies, salads (1 tsp oil and red wine vinegar) a protein shake, non fat yogurt, two fruits, lean meats, poultry and fish (4-6 oz), only two grains a day small portions (brown rice, beans, potatoes, whole grain pastas bread, 1/2 bagel, 1 whole grain waffle, etc.) I don't eat after 8:00p.m. and I try to drink a gallon of water daily. It fills you up. I also walk for 30 minutes a day. If I get home when it's dark, I walk around my couch. You also need to do weight exercises. That helps you shed the inches. You can buy an exercise video to do at home or go to the gym. I do 30 minutes a night and rotate between cardio and weights. I have a bad knee, so I modify a lot of the exercises, but it's still doing the job for me. They say if you want to lose weight you should east six small meals instead of just three. Definitely measure your food and put it on your plate. After a while you can look at it and judge how much you should have. Hope this helps.

anything that's going to cost money to do I have to think twice beforehand because I have almost nothing when it comes to disposable income. Otherwise I would have gone to my doctor and nutritionist rather than going on the internet. so If I do want to weigh all my food, that means I will have to save the money for a couple weeks to buy a scale, then the two weeks to actually use it.

So you have the funds to invest in a bunch of medical tests but not the money for an inexpensive food scale? And since you are on a calorie-counting website, most people here will advocate accurate calorie counting as the first obvious problem.

The answer is incredibly simple. You are eating more than you think or you have your calorie goal set too high. Like others have said, measure everything you eat with a kitchen scale and measuring cups for liquids. Also, be sure you do not overestimate the calories you burn from exercise.

I don't know how long you have been on this site, but the whole point of it is to record your food intake and count calories. I am confused why you are writing things down instead of using MFP to track calories. (sorry if I missed this in your post -- it was too long for me to read all of it)

So, simply put once again....calories in calories out. It is that simple. You are eating too much.

Best of luck.

IT'S NOT A SIMPLE AS CALORIES IN AND CALORIES OUT....I REPEAT "IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS CALORIE IN AND CALORIES OUT".

Our bodies are much more complex:

(From Dr. Peter Attia, The Eating Academy)

Obesity is a growth disorder just like any other growth disorder. Specifically, obesity is a disorder of excess fat accumulation. Fat accumulation is determined not by the balance of calories consumed and expended but by the effect of specific nutrients on the hormonal regulation of fat metabolism. Obesity is a condition where the body prioritizes the storage of fat rather than the utilization of fat.

If you want to message me your address, I will have a food scale shipped to you from Amazon.

I also second seeing an endocrinologist and delving further into the thyroid check than just TSH. Check TPO antibodies, T3, T4, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, etc. Hashimoto's is a sneaky fu*ker. I gain weight like crazy (10+ lbs in a couple weeks sometimes even with 1200 cal/day and running 4-6 days/week) unless I basically starve myself, even when the doctor tells me my numbers are in range.

While plenty of folks here are right and you might start seeing better results by being more diligent in calorie counting (you can use the MyFitnessPal app for that, the feature is awesome!) it really is sort of concerning that you were sick for so long and that inexplicable weight gain resulted from that. Do track your calories, but I'd recommend (and keep in mind, I am nothing approaching a doctor) seeing an endocrinologist, maybe one who specializes in metabolic disorders. It would be odd for a strange illness to coincide with sudden drastic weight gain.

Good luck, and keep feeling better!

I just purchased this scale off amazon and it's under $15. Food scales are not as expensive as one might think- and this one gets great reviews. This and a set of measuring cups plus MFP tracking will be your best tools.

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Are you still feeling exhausted all the time? If so, A possibility could be chronic fatigue syndrome. Not much is known about it but it can occur after an illness and is linked to weight gain.

This sounds a lot like me, minus actually being bedridden. When I was in college, I was tired all the time, I put on weight, I thought I was eating well, I thought I was getting exercise, I thought I should be doing just fine. But I was tired all the time and felt awful a lot of the time and lacked motivation to do things, blah blah blah. And I kept getting fatter and fatter. It just didn't make any sense to me.

I got it into my head that I had a thyroid condition. They run in my family, they affect metabolism, and it'd be a great explanation. I found these people online that insisted that doctors are really stubborn about diagnosing thyroid disorders, and that I'd probably have to see several doctors before one was willing to accept that my levels weren't normal. That's what I did. I saw so many different people, got so many different panels done. All of them congratulated me on my perfect blood work and, aside from being a little overweight, a clean bill of health.

My pursuit of the perfect doctor who would diagnose me with something that just wasn't showing up on my panels kept me from finally taking responsibility for my own health. Nobody ever did give me a diagnosis, or medication, but I got 100% better anyway, just by finally addressing my own issues.

I was sure I was eating well, because I wasn't just eating a bunch of chips and soda, but I really wasn't. A more balanced diet helped a lot. I was eating DRASTICALLY more than I estimated, even when I was trying to estimate and keep a food diary. I was so, so off. And I wasn't eating a very balanced diet, which messed with my energy levels, along with having a really irregular sleep and work schedule that threw me off completely.

Trying different exercises helped a lot. Running a mile and a half is a great first step on the way to running longer distances, but on its own, really doesn't burn that many calories. I know that we all do what we can when we can do it, but if calorie burn is your goal, you're going to need to slowly work your way up to longer runs. I worked my way up to 20 miles a day on my bike, started doing more resistance training, and occasionally going on yoga kicks. I worked my way up to running a 10k.

It's so tempting to hang onto that mystery diagnosis, that will give you an excuse for why you gained as well as a way out. I get it. But when you've already had a few panels done, it's extreeeeemely unlikely that anyone else will actually unearth anything. For every one-in-a-million miracle diagnosis cases after seeing a dozen other doctors, there are a thousand of me - hypochondriacs looking for an excuse.

Letting go of that excuse is what allowed me to finally change a ton of habits and slowly but surely solve all of my health problems. I'm not talking about crazy energy cures or supplements or anything weird at all - just a more balanced diet, ACCURATE food tracking, kicking bad habits, working up to longer & more intense exercise, and trying to get good rest.

Please just keep on honestly pursuing all your options, and attacking this on as many fronts as you can. As long as you keep on focusing on the weird medical diagnosis you're hoping for, it's going to be really easy to not fully commit to other possibilities and truly hold yourself accountable.

EDIT: Wow, tl; dr, self.

You probably aren't over eating, but it's what your eating. Stick to more veggies, less grains, and lean meat. I try to stick to chicken and fish, but on weekends I treat my self to a nice dinner, whether it be steak, roast beef, or roast pork, etc. We barbecued last week and I had the hamburger but not the bun. Hope this helps.

If you were bedridden, completely inactive, and consuming the same level of food you were while you were active, yes. I went through several periods of my life when I gained that much weight in that period. It's scary, but it's definitely possible.

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Too many calories and workouts have to be done like you are training for the Olympics. Check out HIIT. Since you have been working out for a year, you should be able to do this and you must go 110 percent during the high intensity portion off this training. Do this, and you won't need to worry about monitoring or weighing your food near as much and the fat will come off. This training is not easy. If it was, everyone would be doing it. But the rewards of this training will stare right back at you in the mirror. Good luck.

I thought for a second I was reading my own story! I went to the gym religiously for a year. I never was a big eater,my biggest problem was not eating. I was always fit before as well. I had my tubes tied in 2010 and within 3 months I had gained 45 pounds! Nothing had changed,not my diet nor lack of exercise. The doctor,just like yours,said I was depressed possibly due to not being able to have anymore children,I said I was happy I couldn't have any! He put me on Wellbutrin,I took for 3 months and threw them away. It took me 3 years to finally find a doctor to tell me I may have sleep apnea. Did the study and I did! The lack of sleep I wasn't getting was a major contribution to my weight gain. I started going to the gym and after 10 months and not 1 single pound was budged I gave up hope. I told my doctor and she ran a panel of blood tests and it came back borderline hypothyroidism. She put me on medication and still nothing. My eating habits were horrible though. I'm never hungry so sometimes I actually forget to eat. She said this was horrible for my body and to try and force myself something,even just a banana or piece of toast in the morning because that's what your body feeds off of all day. She then put me on phentermine which helped with my fatigue as well. I lost 40 pounds in 6 months and now I'm stuck again. My body built up a tolerance to the phentermine. So that's why I'm here,hoping to find someone having the same issues as me that can help. The point of all of this is have you been diagnosed with sleep apnea? If not,you may want to get checked for it. I couldn't wear the mask but a lot of people I know have had great success with it. Who knew sleep deprivation could lead to weight gain? Good luck!

Hey.

Per gaining 70lbs in the span of a few months that isn't normal but since we don't have a list of what you were eating dirng that time, we can't speculate.

I would go with accurately logging all your food for a month and then see what results.
Also, send OP a message.

Cheers,