Six Months - Maintained / Gained / Depressed and Feeling Useless (Aus)

ashiieimperfect1
ashiieimperfect1 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I've always been bigger, lost a heap when I was 21 and did the one million kilo challenge. Got down to really close to my goal weight. Over the last 2 years I have doubled my weight, totaling the heaviest I have ever been 115kg. It pretty much spiraled and I hated the fact that I let myself get so bad.

I have never been happy when I am that large so I immediately wanted to change it again. Started Personal training once a week (45 session) with three home sessions by myself doing a program set out by my PT. I also do a 30 minute jog during my lunchbreak at work and 30 minutes on the treadmill for three of the days I don't do my PT sessions. Sunday is my break day.
I spent a lot of money and saw a nutritionist, calorie count, weigh my food, no cheat days. It started well, I went down to 103kg within two months.

However, for the last four months now, I haven't much of anything and haven't been keeping it off. I weigh myself twice a week, once with PT and once at home. Of course it could be that I am building muscle so as well as weighing we take measurements. Which have showed no loss either.
As my family does have a history of thyroid issues, I had my levels tested and did a full check with a doctor to make sure that I was healthy and rather disappointingly (because I'd like to have answers) I was perfectly healthy except for being morbidly obese on the BMI.

I have suffered with depression in the past and can feel myself lapsing back into it because I feel like everything I do is completely useless. I guess I just needed to vent. My nutritionist, PT and doctor don't understand why I'm not losing weight. I don't know if anything can help me :neutral:

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  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,605 Member
    Looks like you aren’t in a deficit. All these calculators give us the idea that our bodies have internal computers, like modern cars. Our bodies don’t run like that. Plus, there are always calorie counting gray areas.

    Don’t let stagnation break your spirit. Conduct an experiment. Cut some calories. Do it long enough to be a good test. 3 weeks might be good. Don’t know.

    Try to make a plan you can live with. Might be difficult. There’s alway tension between the number where we lose weight and the number where we can live our lives. I used to mix lower calorie days with higher calorie days. Seemed easier to live with. Just so the books balanced at the end of the week.

    Never quit tinkering and adjusting your program.
  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    Weight loss is more about what you eat then exercise. Exercise is great and can help you feel better and stronger but it's what you eat that is key.

    what did the nutritionist suggest for food? did she guide you on caloric goal? are you weighing all your food?

    Seeing a professional to help with the depression can really be helpful as well. loosing weight rarely fixes depression.
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