Hey kiddos! I'm looking for a weight loss forum... I seem to do better with any activity if I have a group of people to chat with about it, so after a quick google search, this looked like the most fun forum I could find!
So... here I am. I'm on a mission to lose 26lbs, which would put me at 140. I was able to maintain that weight AFTER childbirth, so I know it is possible for me. Unfortunately, I've had a struggle with hormones over the last two years that was just diagnosed (I have stopped producing progesterone at age 30, and have battled with depression and anxiety since I was 14). So I'm starting on a new batch of anti-depressants (frustrating, but neccessary), as well as messing with hormones creams, etc. in an effort to find some sort of balance.
When these hormone issues started popping up at first I just thought it was depression/anxiety rearing its head again, so I went on meds for that for a while, but they didn't really help and I knew there was something else wrong based on my cycle being all jacked up for the first time in 20 years and my weight gain was out of control and I was NOT able to get below 150--no matter HOW much I worked out. So I gave up... and let myself go while I was pursuing what else could be wrong, getting off of other meds, and then starting on new ones. Honestly, it was a lot, but now that we have some answers and I feel like there is a chance I can get there, I'm ready to start fresh.
tl;dr version: ready to start dropping the pounds after finally diagnosing a hormone issue!! woo hoo!
You guys look like fun! :) Can I play?!
) also really struggling to actually lose weight and dont really know why... wanting to lose 40lbs in all to take me down to 125lbs so we must weigh about the same currently - feel free to add me / chat or what ever
