Weight struggles

[Posiesmum]

The trigger for me was being diagnosed T2 diabetic.
Two factors - 1. Being scared of not being around for my family and 2. The meds I’m now on kill my appetite completely - great side effect!
I do miss carbs, but they are the real key to weight loss as pp has said.

[wanye]

Originally Posted by Posiesmum

family and 2. The meds I’m now on kill my appetite completely - great side effect!

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what meds are you on? metformin and the slow release variant just gave me awful, random IBS problems

[Fluffypenguin]

If exercise doesn’t help you lose weight then I think I’m out of options!😂

I’ve gone over my diet and there’s not anything that I would change, apart from cutting out the one treat a week. 😂

I sometimes wonder if I should just speak to my doctor and see if there is something else going on.

[munmun]

Originally Posted by Fluffypenguin

If exercise doesn’t help you lose weight then I think I’m out of options!😂

I’ve gone over my diet and there’s not anything that I would change, apart from cutting out the one treat a week. 😂

I sometimes wonder if I should just speak to my doctor and see if there is something else going on.

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Perhaps you could post your diet here or to someone in a pm and they could rum over it with you. I know from personal experience that things you think are 'okay ' are often not. Give it a go.

[Fluffypenguin]

Originally Posted by munmun

Perhaps you could post your diet here or to someone in a pm and they could rum over it with you. I know from personal experience that things you think are 'okay ' are often not. Give it a go.

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I honestly don’t think there is anything wrong with my diet, with me having coeliac disease, I’ve always had to be quite educated about food and I followed slimming world for quite a while so I’m pretty good at it. There’s also things I can’t change because of the coeliac disease.

A colleague of mine has just gone on slimming world and she’s losing quite a bit and the only difference between her and me is the fact that she doesn’t have a treat once a week!

I think what’s bothering me is the fact that I’m not even maintaining at times, my weight is just slowing creeping up despite me having a fairly balanced diet.

I am wondering if maybe I do have an under active thyroid as I do have a lot of the symptoms and l already have one autoimmune disease, so it’s a possibility. It’s either that or the fact I don’t really burn off anything I’m eating.

[munmun]

Originally Posted by Fluffypenguin

I honestly don’t think there is anything wrong with my diet, with me having coeliac disease, I’ve always had to be quite educated about food and I followed slimming world for quite a while so I’m pretty good at it. There’s also things I can’t change because of the coeliac disease.

A colleague of mine has just gone on slimming world and she’s losing quite a bit and the only difference between her and me is the fact that she doesn’t have a treat once a week!

I think what’s bothering me is the fact that I’m not even maintaining at times, my weight is just slowing creeping up despite me having a fairly balanced diet.

I am wondering if maybe I do have an under active thyroid as I do have a lot of the symptoms and l already have one autoimmune disease, so it’s a possibility. It’s either that or the fact I don’t really burn off anything I’m eating.

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The other issue could be portion size but I would never presume to know someone else's body

[Fluffypenguin]

Originally Posted by munmun

The other issue could be portion size but I would never presume to know someone else's body

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I eat small portions. I’ve always struggled to eat large amounts of food due to being undiagnosed with coeliac disease for so many years. I used to get so bloated whenever I ate and it massively restricted what I ate.

[sky13]

I lost about 2.5 stone before COVID-19, have now put a stone of that back on since COVID-19 started. Mainly because I've been running much less and eating more snacks...

Pre-COVID I used to sign up for 10ks every few months and a half marathon maybe every year or two, which was good motivation to run. Can't wait until these races come back where I am, without them I've been finding it hard to make myself run longer distances.

That being said, a month or so ago I decided enough was enough with the weight gain so I am now trying to make myself run or walk every day. This was around the time I got Disney+ so it's been great just putting on a show and running/walking on the treadmill!

In terms of weight loss I always see it as calories in vs calories out so it's trying to get the right balance between the two. When I lost weight before I was still eating crisps, chocolate, ice cream, etc, just in more controlled portions, while also exercising more, so am hoping I can do the same thing this time since that worked before!

[Hammerstone]

From my experience diets do not work, as after a while you will fall off the wagon and you'll pile it back on.

I lost 3/4 stone in a year with calorie control. It really is that simple.
First work out your basic metabolic rate calculator/bmr-calculator.html

Mine comes in at 2345..so this means if I did no exercise to MAINTAIN my weight id need to eat that in calories a day.

If you track your calories and eat less than that, you start to form a deficit. If you then exercise, you'll burn more calories.3500 calories equates to a bout a lb.

Putting that in to maths..

7 days..total calories needed for my BMR..16,100
In those 7 days, I eat 14,700 calories
I burn 2500 calories in the week going jogging and classes at the gym
Deficit = 3900 calories a week, which should see a loss of a lb a week.

Its that simple. I still drink, eat sweets etc..and if i know im having a big weekend, ill almost fast for a few days, so you "bank" those calories.

I've kept the weight off, have gone from a XL to almost medium t shirts..and its manageable around my life which is the key thing if you want any sustained weight loss. Its a lifestyle change at the end of the day.

Also get into a routine. Im boring as fu<k most of the week. Same porridge, same lunch at work..but it means im in control.

[Bartswife]

Look up Rick bhullar in you tube. He does free walking workouts and has a very informative video on diet and how to get the best results. Someone on here suggested him and it’s one of the best things I ever did was to look him up. He’s very motivational and most importantly fun.