[MermaidMom]

Hi all~I'm hoping this gets through to Juju or to anyone else who might have ANY advice.
I'm so frustrated!! I'm 36, have low cholesterol (it's whatever it's supposed to be--makes my dr. smile), nice low blood pressure (not dangerously low) and exercise A LOT. I mean, kind of a lot. You tell me: run, bike, elliptical for 1 hour a day around 180 heart rate, 5x per week. Yoga, 1 1/2 hr 1x week, weight train 45 min 3x per week. Kayak when I can, do the occasional Pilates dvd.
I admit that I eat more than I need to, but not significantly more. I mean, I don't believe so. I keep that wretched, boring food journal. But here I am, stuck, at 180. 180?!? What the heck kind of weight is that? Very distressing to me. I'm wearing size 14, which is a size higher than I'd be satisfied with; BUT! at nine months pregnant, I weighed 190. So I'm a little too close to that, if you know what I mean.
So I'm on these anti depressants. For years. I tried going off recently, to battle the weight, and because I figure, I exercise so much, and generally eat well, that that ought to be enough to stave off the depression's return. HA! Wrong. Going off my meds was a BIG mistake. So I'm on them, and exercising, and apparently permanently weighing A LOT.
What I'm looking for here is a way to accept this. It's very upsetting to me, but I know I have to just accept it. It is what it is. Any suggestions?
PS Juju, I'm biking 32 miles in a couple weeks to raise $ & awareness for Diabetes, which I know is near & dear to your heart. Yay, me!

[Leenie]

Hi, and welcome !!

Its wonderful your stats are on target and your an avid exerciser, BRAVO!!!!
Have you spoken to your doctor about your weight ? w/that much exercise the only two things I can think of is, your definitly eating more than you think OR!! maybe your thyroid is low? can you ask your doctor to check it out?

How many calories a day are you eating ?

One other question who is JuJu?

[thinmom2b]

I know how you feel. I remember when I was on depo. I used to work out 5 days a week at the gym. My weight just wouldn't budge. I actually managed to gain weight. So then I got off depo and in 6 month I lost 40 pounds. Could be the meds and it could also be that you aren't eating enough. I would talk to my doctor if I were you.

Bethany