Help!

That's about the same day that I joined and I am stuck...I am charting and I am walking and I am trying. At first it seemed like I had a hard time eating enough calories but lately I have been over on fats and proteins...less than a 10 but still upsetting but the scale keeps going from 240-237.8 and I can't get any consistent loss that stays with me. I've been trying harder on the water. I haven't done much for weight training but I faithfully walk at least 5 days a week with my Golden Doodle. The nurse who pointed me to this website suggested I might have a Thyroid problem, I got for my annual on Thursday so will know something soon. I think I had been eating too little or too many sweets on some days but I have been trying very hard.

I sure could use a friend to help me through this. I would love to lose another 80 lbs. also. At my top of my weight I was close to 290 and that was a wake up call. Got down to 225 a year ago in June but it has been creeping back on and I have to stop it.

Would love to add you as a friend so we can support each other.

I walk 1- 1.5 miles about 5 times a week with my dog. Sometimes my husband will join me but it is extremely hot here in Texas right now and it is usually about 88 in the morning when I am walking. High humidity and lately no breeze...the breeze really helps and some shade from trees that line the streets around my neighborhood...but not all of them have shade. Add me as a friend and I will do likewise. We can do this. I am taking my logs with me to the doctor so he can see what I am doing. Becky

You know I lost my Mom almost 7 years ago and I also lost my Mother in Law the same year 20 days later. My husband spent the last 4 months of her life with her and then he had to stay and handle the estate which took another couple of months. It was a stressful time for us and then we got my Dad to come live with us for 3 months but he was not happy and went back to Florida(Ft. Myers). This past year has been dealing with his health issues and putting him in an assisted living home and trying to get VA help, stolen items from his condo and then another break in and all of mine and my Mom's jewelry stolen....Not able to get a job...laid off(actually forced to resign from my teacher position because it would be better for me) in May of 2010 so I have had no income since Sept 1 of 2010 and I have gone through all of my savings paying for health insurance. Trying to sub this year but no jobs as yet.

I was thin until I got married and then the weight just piled on - 60 lbs in one year...never fat as a child. Then three babies and I really ballooned up to almost 290 but got down to 240s but then it went back to 278 and then the Principal from hell and The good thing was I lost 50 lbs and I was 225 when I had my knee surgery - total knee replacements June 1 and July 13 of 2010 while I still had good insurance and what a relief. I had needed surgery since I was young..knee problems since I was 18. Long before I was heavy.

Well you can see that stress has had an effect on my weight. I am in pretty good shape really...my parents had other issues besides bad knees( they had those also). I am thankful that I have kept my health for the most part.

i joined because i was stuck. my problem was that i wasnt eating enough calories and my metabolism was going down instead of my weight. at the top of the general diet andweight loss help discussion board are links that should answer any question you may have about whats going on with you it really helped me.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/9-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help


hope it helps:happy:

See post below.