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I am having my thyroid removed later this summer and I am really concerned how this will affect losing weight. My thyroid levels are normal but I'm tired and hungry all the time!!!

I'm the same way. I have no pants that fit and I can't tell you the last time I put a pair of shorts on. Having surgery in 6 weeks and I want to drop 10 lbs before then. Hopefully this short term goal will kickstart me. It's gonna take a lot of work but we can do this! Thanks for introducing yourself!

Thanks HappyCampr1. My job is sedentary so Im sure you're right. Gonna start walking the dog more:)

Awesome losses guys! That gives me hope for sure:) Guess I just need to step up my game.

I know what you mean Mimi! I've been working at it since February and I'm not seeing the scale move much. But I am determined!!!! I turn 40 in a few months so that is a lot of incentive for me:)

Thanks for all the comments guys! What type of exercises are y'all doing? I've been focusing on strength/circuit training but maybe I need to mix it up a bit .

Can definitely relate. Was an athlete in my 20s. Got married, stressful job, had kids and here I am. 40 lbs overweight and will be 40 years old this year. I am having the hardest time getting the weight off. The weight just won't come off no matter how hard I work. So Frustrated!!!

i need an answer to this too! I seem to be losing inches in other places but not in the stomach/waist area.

I'd love to join. My first challenge so count me in!!!! Need the extra motivation to reach my birthday (Sept 3rd) goal.

Great topic...saving these ideas for later. Looks like fitness blender and blogilates are really popular. Will give them a try:)

I've had several in the past year: 1. Realizing that I haven't been in any family pictures since my children were born 4 years ago because I hated the way I looked. 2. My gastro doctor told me that I would always have acid reflux and I was determined to prove him wrong. 3. Realizing that my weight was preventing me from…

Thanks! Will definitely give it a try and let you know how it turns out.

Thanks. After my post, of course I discovered all these posts about eating your exercise calories. Serves me right for not looking a bit more. I'm going to eat my exercise cal and hopefully that will help break my plateau. My diet is pretty low carb but I definitely need to eat more lean protein and less fat. I do weight…

Thanks so much for your help. You're right about the calories...I have only been consuming 1200 cal. regardless of how many cal I burn through exercise. Though it seems counter-intuitive to eat more to lose weight, I'm going to give it a try. After a month at the same weight, I'm need to do something. I'll let you know how…