New to dieting
 

I have gained weight over a year and a half about 20 pounds. I was waiting for it to fall off again well I guess that isn't happening lol! Anyway I am 5'6" and weigh 150 pounds just wondering if anybody else is where I am and if you can give me any ideas how to start.

Can you pinpoint any bad eating habits? Do you drink lattes, late night eater, stress eater? You might just have to cut back a little on what you`re eating and get a little more exercise. Tell us more about yourself.

I am 35 and I think its just age catching up with me. I always just ate what ever I wanted and might gain a little but then it would just fall off again. I had been on thyroid medication and that put about 15 pounds on. So I was done taking that.

I have been watching what I eat the last few days eating fruits and vegatables and drinking 72 ounces of water a day plus that TOM I feel really bloated. Also gained 2 more pounds.

TOM is evil :devil: I gained 5lbs on my current TOM. It's coming off again. Remember that good food is the best way to go but look for hidden fat/calories/excessive carbs and portion control is 1/2 the game. You can do it!:carrot:

You also might want to try keeping a food log for a few days to see exactly what you are eating. Sometimes we just don`t realize what we are eating and in my case I think that the one sweet I was eating a day was putting on the extra pounds.

Journaling what I eat is what puts me on the straight and narrow... I use Fitday.com, it's free and fun to use. I also discovered that if I drink wine and even if I stay within my calorie range I gain weight... Dang I used to love that evening glass of wine :lol:...

Thanks Ilene went and signed up today. 900 calories Fat 27% Carbs42% Protien 31%. Is that good? I ate 5 or 6 times today. Alot of carbs are from fruit had one slice of wheat bread and a little jelly otherwise all carbs were from fruit.

900 calories is really really low, I'd be knawing my arm off with so little food. Plus you may be setting yourself up for cravings and be so hungry that you will eat everything in sight after a few weeks of eating so little calories. You are also slowing down your metabolism and when you plateau, and you will :yes: , you won't be able to reduce your calorie intake because you'll already be so low. My suggestion would be to up your calories gradually to at least 1200 to 1400 cals/day minimum and see where that takes you. Everyone is different when it comes to their calorie range so you have to experiment...

You can also post your fitday account under your avatar if you go to your User CP and put in your account name... and we can scrutinize and analize it :devil: ...

Hope this helps and keep us posted on your progress....

I can't get the aviatar to work or get the scale thing to work I don't know why. Any help would be appreciated! Thank You

reo -- to add your fitday account go to the top of this page click on User CP there is a Control Panel on the left side click Edit Profile scroll down to Additional Information .... Make your changes there...

For your avatar go to the Control Panel click Edit Avatar

Hope this helps let me know...

Yeah! I figured it all out. I hope. lol

Yep, I see your fitday journal there! :high:...