Kkassiana

Thanks for the suggestions.

Um? I'll be honest; I'm not sure about my potassium intake. I know I have a devil of a time getting enough calcium because I'm severely allergic to milk and milk products, so I have to take a supplement twice a day and sometimes forget it. Could that be sabotaging me?

Okay. My weight is going up, and I don't want it to. I'm already working out harder than I ever thought I could (and will continue pushing myself as I can). I'm not sure how to get the proper balance between the amount of exercise I do and my diet so my weight stays roughly the same, while giving me enough energy and…

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be unclear. I didn't do what most people appear to do when they diet, weigh-in weekly, set a goal weight, etc. I didn't even learn that was the way most diets work until I lost the weight and started reading diet books.

Coffee, with sugar for the first cup, then Splenda for the second and third. I add either soy milk or unsweetened coconut milk as "creamer," as I'm allergic to all milk and milk products.

No, I'm not. When I was actively dieting, I restricted calories and portions. I was overeating carbs, of course, but then I was overeating everything. :) I usually eat two meals a day, breakfast and dinner.

You might want to try reading Gina Kolata's book Ultimate Fitness. In it, she reports there really are some people who just don't respond to exercise. I appear to be lucky. I do respond to exercise and love it.