6 months in and only 7lbs lost?

[KayTeeMo]

Hi all,

I started trying to lose weight in october 2014. Before then I was sat down almost all day, at work and at home.

I started with the gym 3 times a week, cardio for 1 hour then light weights for 20 minutes. I moved on to cardio once a week and two sessions with a personal trainer a week for 40 minutes each. This has since progressed to 2 sessions a week with a personal trainer for 30 minutes and 4 days of 1.5 hours cardio on top of this each week.

My diet consists of lean proteins, a medium amount of carbs and low to none on all the nasty stuff. I don't drink pop, 6-10 glasses of water a day, all the things you should be doing to lose weight (most under the advise of my trainer). 1200-1400 calories a day.

My problem is, that in 6 months of doing all of the above, I've lost a rather rubbish total of only 7lbs, which is incredibly disheartening to say my partner has lost 30lbs in that time doing less than I have. 

I've had my thyroid and iron levels checked and they said I was fine. The only issue I could possibly have is that my contraceptive pill might be preventing weight loss. That being said a friend of mine is doing similar exersize and diet and is on the same pill and has lost much more than I have been. 

At this point on 1-2lbs a week I should have lost close to 28lbs by now but I'm way under that.

Anyone got any advise or ideas? I'm trying to lose weight for medical reasons (basically I'm too overweight at this point, 238lbs on a 5'3" body) and it's really messing with my head that I'm not losing what I should be with this much effort. 

Any help is appreciated.

[Alplum]

Hi! I’m sorry, Wright loss is a frustrating journey and there are so many factors it could be. I’ve struggled for over two years gaining about 10 lbs every year and not knowing why. I did the same as you, got my thyroid checked, asked my doctor about my contraceptive. My doctors were no help at all and it took me a long time to figure it out. I think for me at least it was multiple factors. Depression, anxiety, my asthma medications which I found out a side effect is weight gain and no doctor ever told me. I got off that asthma medication and am trying to keep it under control with inhalers. I saw someone for depression and got on something for that. And within 6 months lost 10 lbs. I was shocked. I’d worked so hard in the past and felt so defeated for so long and I don’t know what exact change helped but probably a combination of all those. Anyway, don’t give up. Just keep adjusting your life in small ways. Try to focus on your mental wellbeing first, and your body may follow. Remember stress produces cortisol and stressing about not loosing weight is counterproductive! 

[supermotivated]

Hello Kay, did you maybe tried a different diet or some supplements? And how intensive are you trainings?