Blaming weight on something else...

I agree with you on people like to put the blame on what ever they can. Although I am getting fit and losing VERY slowly. My hormones have been out of whack for several years and THAT is definitely has caused me some problems. I think I am getting it under control now but YES there are some conditions that cause problems with weight loss. We can all work around them though

I also blame it on a lack of education, and sub par sources of information on the subject.

I blame my weight on Stress, stress from having Lupus, which in turn I have to take steroids everyday. I also blame my weight on my bad eating habits and moving to another state where I knew no one. No matter what you blame it on, its up to you to change it. Since being diagnosed I have tried a little bit of everything to bring my weight back down. My entire life I have been 115-125lbs the most ,ranging from a size 0 to a size 4. Although I am losing the weight and doing great, as soon as a Lupus flare up comes, my legs and albow and all other joints get too sore for me to workout or to go to work. I do agree with you, but health issues with medications does play a major part sometimes. My husband had to give me alternatives for working out when my Lupus flares up, he has been in the medical field for over 15 years.

I recently gained almost 20 pounds in about 4 months. This was all in my belly/abdomen region.

I had not gained but 10 pounds over the last 10 years, so this sudden weight gain certainly had me concerned. I hadn't really changed my eating habits (which were not the healthiest anyway). I went to the family doctor for a regular checkup, and he found my TSH level low and couldn't find any other reason for my sudden "swelling" of the abdomen. (I had also been experiencing some foot/ankle swelling). He sent me to a endocrinologist, who ran a boatload of tests, only to say that I might be predisposed to thyroid issues, but currently wasn't having any.

I was still concerned, so I scheduled an appointment with my gyno. I have a family history of cervical/ovarian cancers (that's why I had a partial hysterectomy in 2001), and several ladies at work kept telling me that a swollen adbomen is often a silent sign of ovarian cancer.

So I go to my gyno, express my concerns, and guess what? With my age (42) and my short stature (5'2"), she said that she sees this a lot. She puts me on a 1200 calorie/day diet--told me to do this for 3-4 months, and let her know if the "swelling" got better. The next day, I found this site looking for calorie counts, and since June 1, I have lost 12 pounds, and the majority of my "swelling" in my belly.

So I blame SOME of the excuses on the medical profession. Doctors are afraid of offending people, so they give them an excuse for weight gain. This was the THIRD medical professional I had consulted, and the ONLY one to have the balls to say that I'm just getting fat from overconsumption of calories. I actually had no clue about how many calories a day that I was consuming. This site helped me quickly learn to make better choices with my calorie budget.

Thank goodness that my gyno had the balls to say this to me!

Now that I have taken off some of the weight with only calorie restrictions, I plan to start a regular excercise plan. I just do some sporadic excercising now. I'm still wanting to lose another 13 pounds, but I also want to firm up my tummy too.

I agree with you on people like to put the blame on what ever they can. Although I am getting fit and losing VERY slowly. My hormones have been out of whack for several years and THAT is definitely has caused me some problems. I think I am getting it under control now but YES there are some conditions that cause problems with weight loss. We can all work around them though

I agree with these posts, but I also feel we all know our own bodies, know if we're on the right track, or just using excuses. I agree with this post in that, whether there are medical issues, medication, age, etc., "we can all work around them". This is a personal journey, no matter what others may say. Take care.

Accountability. Many people lack it, especially those with addictive behaviors. It is so much easier to blame anything else, then to admit it is our own lack of self control that puts us in the position that we are. I take several meds that have contibuted some to my weight gain. But I am not fooling myself, my love of ice cream and bread is the bigger factor. ::indifferent:

My doctor and nutritionist full out blame my constantly changing thyroid condition for my weight gain. Considering I eat pretty much the exact same now that I did when I was gaining weight. I admit I ate a bit more fattening food that I don't eat as much now. But I don't think that this website is for getting into arguments or for where the blame goes. And I'm honestly sick and tired of reading forums on this website about stuff like this.

Mind your own business if you don't like it.

THANK YOU. I've been overweight and on diets since I was 2. When I was 2 I looked like I was five. Highly doubt I was shoving the chocolate and bad food down my throat then.

I blame it on aliens.

As A Child I was put on predisone for 1-2 weeks atleast once a month, then my asthma got so bad I had to take it every day for about 2 years. I was never a thin child,but it was during that 2 years that I gained a lot of weight that perpetuated an unhealthy eating pattern. Do I blame the medication, you bet your *kitten* I do. However now as an adult, I realize that while the medication my have started the root cause of my weight gain, there IS something I can do do fix it. I fully believe that medications can cause weight gain, however I am learning that we can curb that weight gain by watching the things we eat.