Hit the 300 mark and I want to die

Hi Robin, glad you're here! Hang in there! You've taken the first step and that's a big deal, yes you've been here before but so have I and so have many others. Don't worry about the past, let's focus on the future and encouraging each other! We got this! I'm just starting back myself, feel free to add me as a friend for support.

Give yourself time for the calorie counting learning curve. It’s a lot of little things. The good part is that they are little things. The hard part is that there are a lot of them.

Folks come on here kicking themselves that they don’t have it figured out by day 3. Keep in mind that to learn from your mistakes, you have to be willing to make mistakes and keep going. Folks make goal with determination and persistence. You can do this.

Get a medical check up. You don’t need to just sit around wondering if you have medical issues. Don’t look online, consult a Dr.

I totally understand what your going through , it very hard to lose weight with an issue with the thyroid. I am hypro and it’s hard even with a high dose of synthroid. Glad your on the program with us. I just started . You can do this, don’t let anything beat you

I lost about 50 pounds in less than a year here, while severely hypothyroid (but treated), at age 59-60, after decades of obesity, and am still here at a healthy weight (5'5", 135) 3 years later at age 63.

My best advice would be to focus on the things you can control, and spend minimum thought on obstacles you can't influence or control. That's the productive zone.

For most of us, eating (calories & nutrition), daily life activity, and exercise are under our control, and those are the important variables for weight management and health.

Hormonal issues, especially treated ones, primarily affect weight through fatigue and appetite, not through some opaque "metabolic inefficiency".

Appropriate calories for weight management + well-balanced eating for nutrition + exercise for fitness = best odds of long term good health

Include some treats in there sometimes, just for enjoyment, too.

Best wishes!

First of all I'm relieved that you don't literally mean that.
You didn't hit 300 overnight, you won't lose the extra weight overnight either. Small steps do add up.

I'd suggest seeing your doctor and a nutritionist to find a plan that will work best for you. Accurately weighing and logging everything will make a huge difference. You don't have to go crazy exercising, especially right at the beginning, but movement helps. Small, SUSTAINABLE changes make a huge difference. You can do it!

I'm sure you feel somewhat out of control. The neat thing about finding a new healthy eating plan and fitness plan..is you are taking control back. You will see changes and you will figure out how to shed that weight. You can do this! Many of us on here have done it. You've taken the first step..just putting yourself out there. ..also we all feel like crap when we realize we have to lose weight. So.. feel bad for a day..dust yourself off and get to work.. you will succeed!