so im having some issues, im a big girl always have been but now im realy noticing it effecting me more than ever, i always have bouts but lately...
im 260lbs so YES i need to lose some weight (unlike most of the girls my age who are like 3 lbs and say they are fat)
but i have some issues to get in the way.
i can only do low-none impact excersize...to get around this once the new job starts paying (i got 2 weeks before my first cheque) im goign to shell out the $20 a month for a student pass to the Y its not the best gym around but its affordable and they have an eliptical (the only aerobic machine i can use) and a swimming pool. (another form of excersize i can do) and they have a small selction of set wieghts (i cant do free weights for another medical reason) so im hoping thatll be a plus, however my biggest problem i think i my doctor...
i barley eat, i have a very small appitite and consume only about 1000 calories a day, the primary focus of my diet consists of salads chicken and pasta.
whenever i talk to my doctor about my weight he insists im eating too much (and im lying to him about what and how much im eating) hes one of these men that belive fat people are fat because they eat too much and genetic obeasity is just hype (he also belives period pain is just women exagerting) but hes the only doctor realy local to me. but he doesnt take me seriouly it seems...and i cant stand that.
oh and he wont test my thyroid...
in the past 5 years ive gone from 300-245-260 again it seems im yo-yoing (and have been since i was 10) between 300 and 245 and back up again...no matter WHAT I do...


my ideal weight is aparently 145, but i would like to lose 100lbs (160)
ive looked into gastric bypass but im not in the weight range for it to be covered by my medical insurance and cant afford it otherwise...

i am interested however in perhap a perscription diet pill and was wondering if anyone on this board had used perscription diet pills...

if it looks like this (ontop of excersize and consiencious eating) would be a good option im oging to look into finding a new docotro that would support me in my goal to become a healthy weight

right now it feels like a lost cause and i think thats the most depressing part.
ive tried weightwatchers and it didnt work for me, infact i ended up gaining weight...ive noticed when i TRY to diet i also tend to gain and think perhaps my thyroid might have somehting to do with it...

right now im thinking new doctor and perhaps perscription diet pills or a nutritionalist??

opinions?! experiences?

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If you are starving yourself you will NOT lose weight. Your body is going to hold on to every calorie you put into it. It thinks you're starving. I would strongly recommend weight watchers. Even if you don't stay the course you will at least see what amount of food you should be eating. 1,000 calories isn't going to cut it.

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Just out of curiousity... Do you drink soda? That is my big downfall so I switched to caffeine free diet soda and have already lost 10 pounds. I would not recommend the atkins diet because I did it and lost 25 pounds really fast, but then got tired of it and gained 35 back!!! If you have will power (which I don't) and stick with weight watchers it will work. It just takes the weight off slowly. You might lose 2 pounds 1 week and then the next you might not lose any but then you will start losing again.

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I am by no means overweight (underweight, actually), but I cut soda out of my diet and lost 8lbs (I was at 106...now at 98 ). This wasn't on purpose, but at the time I was on a medication called Topamax (taken everyday for migraine prevention) and it made sodas taste really bitter. Anyway, I cut out all sodas and only drank tea, juices, and water, and I lost weight. I feel healthier now as well without the soda.

I've had low thyroid since well who knows but I was out on synthyroid when I was around 11 and I was little bitty.Low thyroid won't make you gain tons of weight that's a big myth maybe 5-10 but not much more. But that being said it will make you feel like you're terribly tired , your skin dries out your hair too & your nails will have no moons on them. You know the little white areas on your nail near your cuticle.My thumbs have them but that's it.I also got depressed & had a hard time thinking like I'm extremely spacy.

If your doc won't test you for it he should so find another doctor.

I agree wholeheartedly with BlueVelvet you need to eat a little more like around 1500 calories. There's some great vidoes by Leslie Sansone it's just walking , walking is a great exercise.

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That's what I was going to mention was walking. Walking is great, it really works out all of your body.

I'd definitely look for another doctor. They are supposed to help you and let you know what is o.k. to do when losing weight, this one sounds like he just simply doesn't care.

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Foxy, I read this last night and didn't really have an answer for you. BUT I just read another of your posts and you mentioned the Depo shot. Just from personal experience, that shot may be part of your trouble. When I first got the shot, I shot up about 40 pounds in about 3 months. That is alot. I was retaining water and my skin broke out really bad (I was one of those people who never got zits and was fairly slim).

I only got the shot 2 times and it took 2 years to get out of my system. I wish I had done more research before getting it - I just thought it sounded so good at the time. A little weight loss? Whatever. It's a once every 3 month shot and you don't get your TOM (monthly visitor).

NOW - well, I can't blame anybody but DAWN for my weight being the way it is.

Anyway, just my 2 cents.

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i thought this could have been due to the deppo but ive only been on the deppo 3 years and found i actually have lost some weight since being on it... (i whent from 300-245 during the period of going on deppo and now im back up to 260 but dont think the shot is why.
i HAVE to be on deppo, if not ill have to go under the knife have everyhting removed and be on hormone therapy for the restof my life, being im only 21 and deppo is working wonderfuly for me my gyno doesnt want to do this, she also says the hormone replaceent therapy would actually make me gain weight quicker than any kind of birth control would. ive also found my skin is cleare than its ever been (lol, some reason everything seems to work backwards for me)

i was on weight watchers ofr 4 years prior to the deppo and found i actually steadily week by week gained weight. even sticking to the point system religously!
the woman at the meetings kept telling me i HAD to be cheating...

after doing the math im actually intaking closer to 1500 calories aday in small balanced meals of primarily vegatables and very lean chicken (i hate fat and the skin so its just white lean brest meat.)
and i do walk (lightly) for about 1/2 hour every day, id love to pick up the pace a little but cant do to nerve damage of the ankle. 1/2 hor of gentle walking is my tops before i end up with shooting pains in the ankle with nerve damage.

i do have extreemly dry skin, i just always presumed this was because my skins so sensitive and i have exema...but my hair is always very greasy at the roots and very brittle everywhere else...and i have NO half moon except on my thumbs, i can sleep 12 hours a night and still be tired (i have excessive amounts of iron so its not anemia) im always a little head in the cloudsish...but suffer from bipolar depression so its always been assumed thats the cause...
I know the thyroid doesnt make you gain tones of weight, but i do know it makes it very difficult to lose the weight once its on...
perhaps it Could be thyroid in part??


i cant have soda, im allergic to caffine AND the asbartemine (the sweetner in diet sodas) so i avoid all kind of soda, i get my fizzy kick from sams club sparkling fruit drink (no calories no sugar, all natural flavouring actually good stuff i LOVE the peach) i do like chocolate and milk but limit my intake to 1 glass of milk a day and 1 serving size of chocolate a week.

i definalty woudlnt say im starving myself, i just dont have any kind of real apitite, i miscalculated but figured out im actually on about 1500 a day, but as i said that has ot be split up into like 6 small meals because i just cant eat (i actually feel ill if i have larger meals) and am told this is the best way to do it (smaller meals that is).

i also do some light yoga (its modified due to my injuries) and pilates (again some moves modified) so im averaging about 1 hour of a mix of cardio and muscular excersize per day. and i take belly dancing wich is both muscular and aerobic currently once a week for an hour...

everyone i talk to tell me somehting cant be right as i shoudl be at least losing a little doing what im doing, but it just yo-yos back and forth, when it finally started dropping this past few years (when i started deppo) i thought "finnaly" and figured it might have been something to do with my messed up hormones...but now im bouncing right back. im actually 250 (my scales were way off) which is currently only 5 away form my alltime lowest weight (i was 245 2 months ago) and this seems to be my pleateau, and i just cant seem to get past this...

and from everything im doing, i should (or at least i THINK i should) be at least losing a little once in a while...
i can in all honesty say that this just doesnt fee right, im not "cheating" with my diet, im getting some excesize all be it light...
sigh...

i will definatly be looking into a new doctor though...

thanks for all the thoughts and advice...unfortunatly everything youve mentioned so far seems to be things ive already considered/worked with...

hmm...
thanks muchly though!

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