SD45T-2
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Still trying to do what I've mentioned before - resistance training (which sometimes includes cardio and intervals), and I don't eat that much but don't feel I'm losing much weight. I don't know for sure, as I don't have a scale and I'm not going to weigh myself at home.
There are several parts to this. I want to lose weight to look and feel a certain way. And the other is that I want to avoid ending up with diabetes, which runs strongly in my family.
But I feel like whatever I do doesn't actually matter. I am going to try to be relatively healthy with my diet, and I'm try to figure out little tweaks I can make and easy healthier foods I can sub in so it's sustainable, and I'm going to keep exercising because it makes me feel better and it's good for me even if I don't lose weight. But I feel closer to just giving up on weight loss than I've been before. It just doesn't happen. I've been to a nutritionist and a doctor about it. They essentially didn't tell me to do anything differently than what I am doing. My regular doctor recommends exercising more (which I did, and it didn't lead to weight loss). The only other things I can think of are a formal diet (which I don't think is sustainable) or exercise equipment/going to a gym/trainer. Perhaps a trainer would have ideas. Otherwise, I guess I just am what I am.

How are your other stats like cholesterol and blood sugar? Those things tend to be more important indicators of health than just hitting a particular number on the scale. Of course you don't want to be carrying around an excessive load, but even when your weight is in whatever is considered a reasonable range, that doesn't tell you about muscle mass, body fat percentage, and bone density. Has your doctor ever ordered an endocrine panel to see if anything's out of whack with your hormones?
