Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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mslissi
mslissi
Hello to all! I am new on here and have read a few of the postings. I have been the girl that yo-yo's with her weight. I have tried just about every diet program out there. Or so it feels like it. I work really hard to get the weight off just to have it come back in half the time it took me to get it off. I have a 4 year old and successfully lost all of the weight I had gained during the pregnancy and kept it off for 2 years. I started the job that I have and in 6 months I was gaining weight and within the next 6 months I weighed more than when I delivered my son. I visited my doctor and he helped me by putting me on a very good diet and I lost 25 lbs. It has been 3 months since I lost those lbs and I have not lost another ounce. I am still doing the same diet and work out program as before. It is really frustrating because I want to be able to get this weight off and it is refusing to budge. I have had people tell me that stress can cause me to have a weight problem and for me to gain weight in the area that I have gained it. This being the stomach area. I have never had a weight issue where I gained the majority of the weight. I was wondering if anyone on here has experienced a weight gain in one area of their body like I have. I am also someone that needs lots of support and encouragement while losing weight. I tend to get discouraged when I stop seeing progress. I also love to help encourage and support too.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Welcome! You have hit a plateau. Try shaking things up by eatting more fruit or by dropping calories or by eating really small portions ever 3 hours. It helps.
JustBlue
JustBlue
You mentioned that you exercise, but have you been changing up your routines? Your body tends to get used to the same thing over and over, and mixing it up or adding new exercises can shock your body into losing again. You could also increase your cardio as it truly burns up alot of the fat.

How are you feeling though? Do you feel pretty healthy or are you feeling bloated? How are your clothes fitting?
Maybe you can get you dr to make some adjustments to the eating plan you have or maybe even give you some tips on how to kick start the loss again.
You have done well so far so pat yourself on the back. Keep at it and eventually you will see more results.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Stress can cause weight gain, and belly weight but depending on how much belly weight you have gained. there might be another problem. You may try going back to the doctor and have him do some test on you. good luck and hope all goes well for you
mslissi
mslissi
Well my clothes are still fitting the same. I feel heathier than I have in a year. I have gradually added minutes on the treadmill, but I am going to try and change up my routine some and see how that goes. It may be that I am stressing too much. The weight stopped dropping when I started the new project that I am working on. It really consumes me and barely leaves me time with my children. Plus their activities. I don't believe I gained all my weight from stress, but I am really starting to believe it contibuted a lot to it. I just have weight in my belly and never have before. I did mention that to my Dr. and he did blood work and I had a CT Scan. They found nothing. He said he wanted to wait a few months a do more blood work. That should be happening in December. Until then I will keep on doing what I am doing and hopefully I will kick start my metabolism again. Thank you all for the input!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've lost about 40 pounds in the last year, but for 2 months or so I have hit a plateau. There are some things I know I could be doing better, and things I know I could be working harder at, but I have poor discipline and weak willpower to get out of this rut. I LOVE food and I HATE that about me! I still have 60 more pounds to shed, sooner or later I think I'll be forced to up the ante and work a little harder at everything I'm doing.
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