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.
I am new to this forum but not to the site. I have Graves disease and have gotten a ton of support here at DS. One of the treatments for Graves is massive steroids to slow down the progression. I gained 30 lbs the first month on the steroids! I was taken off them last April but still have not lost the weight. I quit smoking in sept. which is not helping matters. I just want to look healthy again. I need someone to motivate me to stick with my weight watchers and not give up.
I would suggest 2 things to start. Keep a journal of food/mood/exercise every day. I use fitday.com (free) but there are lots on the net. Get a starting point - your weight and measurements as some weeks the pounds will not be gone but the inches will.
Also start with small changes and add more as they become comfortable. Too many changes and you will become discouraged.
Glad you are here and we wish you the best!
I gained my weight quickly over a year ago because of prednisone. I lost some of the weight, but I wound up gaining it back because I stopped dieting and exercising and I hit a plateau.
It's hard keeping weight off the older that you get. I know that I have to eat well and exercise in order to maintain my weight now--not even lose.
I need a buddy that I can weigh in with weekly and someone for support. I know that if I have someone else waiting to see my weight loss, then I feel a little bit more accountable for it.
You do not have to weigh in on Sunday but put up what you weighed when you did weigh-in. I mayself weigh on Thursdays.