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Hello everyone!

I'm new here - obviously. Some background about me and my weight loss life... Right after Christmas I started a serious attempt to lose weight. I had weight myself and the number was one I just didn't expect to see. I had literally gained 20 pounds since I started dating my husband. It doesn't seem like much to some but to me I knew I had gained weight and was feeling very uncomfortable, but did not realize the extent.

I've done a lot to lose/maintain weight in the past but have dealt with an eating disorder in the past so have a history of bad habits and triggers. I've done a lot of work in this area and am finally dedicated to doing this without dangerous behaviors. That's one of the reasons why I am here - I checked a couple forums out and they did not appear to discourage talk about poor dietary choices and diet pills.

This time, I'm working at eating better foods to hit a good calorie goal (although I am finding it really difficult to hit enough calories with primarily veggies and fruits!) and my husband and I stopped drinking for the month of January to help. I've been working out consistently 5 or 6 days a week since August (but have gained weight until the past few weeks when I changed my diet).

I had always been using FitBit and My Fitness Pal but downloaded a free trial of another weight loss app (don't want to seem like an add) and found it REALLY helpful because the articles have taught me the GOOD behaviors and facts that I needed to learn but no one would teach me because they didn't want me to focus on weight loss. It's made a big difference and I've lost 6 pounds so far in three weeks.

But this week I stagnated and haven't dropped at all in a week even though I'm continuing with healthy food choices and work outs. I think having some support and a place to process will help me when I start to get frustrated with the plateaus that come with weight loss.

One of the main things I struggle with is two years ago I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's. It's a fairly common autoimmune disorder that attacks your thyroid. I definitely gained weight because of it and even though my thyroid levels are well balanced, I have found it seems to be making it much more difficult to lose weight than it was before. If anyone here has similar experience that would be amazing for me because I find this to be a trigger for me because I feel helpless in the face of thyroid problems even though I know it doesn't have to mean I cannot lose weight.

Sorry for the novel. TLDR: Hi, losing weight, doing well, lost some, plateau, could use some support.

[Slimmersixty]

Welcome to the journey. It took me over 5 years just to get my thyroid properly medicated on dessicated thyroid and off of useless Synthroid (T4 only). By then I had really packed on the weight. 220 pounds. Now down 35 pounds but it took 9 months but thrilled because impossible to lose weight before. Many thyroid patients are gluten intolerant. So my plan is no gluten, 16:8 intermittent fasting, drink 1/2 ounce of water per day for every pound I weigh and 10,000 steps or more daily. I also work out with hand weights 3 days a week. I needed something I could do for the rest of my life and not just a diet. Good luck on your journey.