Calories in, Calories out..... What, really???

I get so sick of hearing people say "calories in, calories out - it's simple math." Well, guess what - it's not simple math - it just show the ignorance of the person talking.



For some people, yes, it is just that simple and if it was for me - I'd have hit my goal years ago and been able to maintain it.

I was always athletic and was in good shape, never had to watch what I ate. Then I graduated college and got a job where I traveled 95% of the time. Woo-wee, plane flights, hotels, per diem, good food and too exhausted to hit the gym -that's when it hit me :( and it took me 6 years to realize WHAT hit me - yikes!!!

So, since then I have tried anything and everything to lose weight, the only time I was successful, besides the Atkins diet, was when I was working out 3 hours a day, but after 8 months of that and only losing 40 lbs, (which I was excited about), I got burned out and could not maintain that intensity any longer and just QUIT all together. I didn't work out for almost 2 years.

Before that 2 years, I found out I had a wheat/gluten allergy -that sucks! I was off wheat for 3 years, until I went to Europe, I was good the first 2 weeks, but the 3rd week, we went to Italy and, well, When in Rome :). Anyway, I didn't get back off wheat until about 2 weeks ago, again. Even though I felt better getting off the wheat - more energy, better nights sleep, it didn't help me to lose weight.

I finally went to the Dr. and am having a full blood panel done to determine why I have not lost any weight - he has a list of exactly what I have been eating the last several weeks and all of my workouts. I am concerned that my thyroid may be the cause. I had blood tests 5 years ago and was told that I was hypothyroid - but I take nothing for it. I am not a fan of medications. Hopefully, if it is thyroid I can get it working in a natural healthy way.

I am not going to quit my personal training sessions, I know I am building muscle, so once I shed the fat - you should be able to see some toned body parts :). Plus, I feel really great.

We shall see how it goes. The moral of the story; everyone one has a different body type and different issues they have to deal with when it comes to their body weight. Whether it's emotional, mental , physical, chemical - who knows. Don't be discouraged by people who don't know what they are talking about. Eventually with the hard work, the good diet and finding ways to get our bodies healthy and functioning properly, things will start to change and people will take notice.

Be encouraged, it might take a lot of figuring out, but it will happen!

Blessings, Dena