Definitely have a thorough checkup and MAKE the doctor check for thyroid, vitamin D deficiency, hormone levels, etc. If it turns out that everything is fine -- and I hope it is -- then one of the things to factor in is that our metabolism slows down 5% every decade after childhood. So, even when we're as active and eating the same, there's the possibility of gaining weight because our metabolism is heading towards being a tortoise instead of a hare.
Your desire to get back to being active is repeated throughout the posts. I'm currently in the super morbidly obese category, and I'm really looking forward to the day when tying my shoelaces isn't a 15 minute exercise!
Good luck. I've only been posting for a week or so, but already feel that I have the emotional support I need to stay on this path.
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