Why Can't I Lose?????

This site contains my opinions, suggestions and personal experiences. It is not intended as a "how to" guide for you to follow. Knowledge is success and I hope that this information is helpful to you in your own journey.

There are several things to look at if you are adhering to you plan and are not losing weight. I'll address those that I have researched here. If you have a link you would like me to consider posting on this site please email me wendysmiling@cox.net. Please type "Link for Site" for your subject.

Buy the book!... Do not rely on websites or the experiences of others for your plan. To ensure your sucess you need ALL of the information for your plan and it starts with the book! Many of the books start as low as $7.99.

Water!... Be sure you are drinking enough water. The consensus is half your body weight in ounces. If you weigh 200 lbs drink 100 ounces of water. Don't be too obsessive about water. Some people drink nearly FOUR gallons a day. If you exceed 4 gallons a day you are in danger of reducing blood sodium to a potentially FATAL level. This condition is known as hyponatremia.

Back to the Basics!... In my research I found that nearly every processed food I eat affects me negatively. Try eating whole natural (preferably organic) food.

Keep a Food Journal!... I know this is a pain for some, but it's an invaluable research tool. Fitday.com makes this task a whole lot easier!

Excercise!... It's really hard for some people to get started. If you're anything like me you plan to excercise with the best of intentions and when you don't follow through you feel terrible! Try committing to moving 5 MINUTES every day. It's easy to get this in. Heck even grocery shopping or going to the mall counts! The point of this is to start slow so that you feel SUCCESSFUL on a daily basis! You will soon feel proud of yourself for sticking with it and you'll want to increase your minutes and branch out into more types of beneficial excercise!

Medications... I take medications for hypothyroid, Addison's disease. hormone replacent therapy, diabetes, migraines and gastroparesis. Talk to your doctor and omit what you can.

Hypothyroidism is very common, I have it. It took 2 years of blood tests and changing doctors to find I had it. An endochrinologist finally did an in-depth thyroid panel to detect it. This includes AT LEAST a TSH, a Free T3 and a Free T4. Most GP doctors test for "TSH" only and tell you that you are"normal" if you fall within the range at your lab. It's important to know that "TSH" tells how much thyroid hormone you have in your body, but is a USELESS test on it's own beause it doesn't tell you HOW your body is using (or not using) your thyroid hormone. Hypothyroid can be controlled with medication. But it can take a long time. It took my docs 3 years to optimized my throid relacement dose. It is important to have your blood tested. Ask for a thyroid panel in addition to the tests for cholesterol and triglycerides. Ask your doctor for a COPY of your blood tests. Do not accept the standard " your tests were okay" response. You need to be informed about your body. Here is a THYROID FORUM LINK.