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Why am I not losing weight

Healthy Living | Last Active: Mar 14, 2020 | Replies (61)

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@mahnoorra
I have always found that if I’m gaining or maintaining a weight I don’t want is because I’m eating to much for my exercise level or eating the wrong kind of food.
I don’t believe in diets but in eating correctly. My Dad was overweight, in fact so was I and my mother. My Dad was paralyzed from the neck down and got zero exercise so needed less food than my mom and I. His doctor gave him a 700 calorie a day diet. Everything had to be weighed and measured. We all started dropping weight and ate everything from appetizers to desert. But better than that none of us were ever hungry nor did we have any cravings. Unbelievable to me since I only ate tsugar before.

Of course this is only my opinion but it seems reasonable to me. I don’t deny there are a few medical problems that may interfere with weight loss like thyroid, insulin issues etc but I believe these problems are few but frequently used as excuses. I once did something as foolish as it was dangerous, I fasted for 14 days. I have always found that if I’m gaining or maintaining a weight I don’t want it is because I’m eating to much for my exercise level or eating the wrong kind of food. When I swam 5 miles a day I could eat anything I wanted, whatever I ate then came from the bakery.
I don’t believe in diets but in eating correctly, now. My Dad was overweight, in fact so was I and my mother. My Dad was paralyzed from the neck down and got zero exercise so needed less food than my mom and I. His doctor gave him a 700 calorie a day diet. Everything had to be weighed and measured and was made or cooked from fresh food, nothing packaged, canned or frozen. We all started dropping weight and ate everything from appetizers to desert. But better than that none of us were ever hungry nor did we ever have any cravings. Unbelievable to me since I only ate sugar before.
I don’t believe in eating low cal or diet anything. Take a good look at what your eating and how much.
Jake

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@jakedduck1 This is so true its the portions and eating the right foods that are important and it is a lifestyle change in eating.

It is very hard to loose weight and keep it off no doubt about that! But I have to say your “using thyroid as an excuse for not loosing weight” is very hurtful! I have had thyroid issues for 6 years, then it “developed into cancer” and had to be removed. When it wasn’t functioning before cancer I was exhausted all the time, heart palpitations and felt foggy headed but managed to care of my family. It was a huge struggle, after getting put on medication 7 years now, I gained weight even though I was walking 8-12 miles, watching my diet (low carb) and exercising daily. 1 year post cancer surgery I struggle to maintain my weight, fatigue and stigma from weigh gain from medications.. I gained 10 lbs even while watching my eating, fasting, cutting calories down to less than 1000 and exercising after starting medication. I think the medicines work but they sure make it very difficult to loose or maintain weight.