To be utterly fed up of what a fat blob I am?? (Not even calorie counting is working!)

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God I'm irritated. I'm 5ft 10 and now weight 10st 13lbs (as of this morning 😒).

I look flabby and frumpy and want to weigh 10st.

Before Christmas I was calorie counting and losing every week. Got to 10st 7lbs. It went tits up over Christmas but now I'm back on it - on the same amount of calories (1450) and I'm putting weight ON!!! I'm so frustrated I don't know what to do. I never go over my calories so why would I put weight on all of a sudden? No change in exercise amounts either.

I do suffer with chronic constipation if which the dr has insisted I take Laxido - so now I look 6 months pregnant too. Excellent.

So fed up and actually considering surgery.

Sometimes those of us who aren't overweight can have our fat blob moments. If your clothes are feeling tight and you don't feel great within yourself then it's not unreasonable to want to lose a bit of weight regardless of your size. Doesn't mean that we don't also sympathise with genuinely overweight people who have more of a mountain to climb with their weightloss.

OP come over to the weight loss forum, there is a thread for those of us who have less than a stone to lose. We know we're not overweight but could do with shifting a few pounds. Friendly and lots of good advice and tips.

If your clothes are feeling tight and you don't feel great within yourself then it's not unreasonable to want to lose a bit of weight regardless of your size.

It's not unreasonable to feel a little uncomfortable with your size at any weight, especially if you are suffering from something like chronic constipation which would make you bloat. I'm currently on several antibiotics which are making me feel very bloated and uncomfortable. It's hell.

BUT

It is very unreasonable to be seriously considering something as drastic as surgery when you are a perfectly healthy weight and just to lose 13lbs.

Oh I completely skipped over the surgery comment. That really isn't necessary OP

Constipation is correlated with weight gain. You need to sort your bowels out. I really recommend Tim Spector's book The Diet Myth.

If you're not happy with your figure then that's up to you - none of us can see you and can't really comment.

I have a bunch of friends who've done Slimming World and absolutely swear by it, they have so much fun at the meetings too!

I take Probiotic tablets for bloating - a brand called Nutri Preme. I didn't think they would do much but they've completely changed my digestive system!

Best of luck to you, and I'm sure you're absolutely gorgeous

It sounds like you're unhappy about the wobbly bits rather than the weight. I would recommend taking up weight training: it's wonderful for sculpting, and it's very relaxing too.

You probably need to tone up rather than count calories. That will stop the wobble and you'll have more energy and feel generally better too. Couch to 5k is good if you want something which starts easy and slowly gets harder. Or 30 day shred is also good if you prefer to stay inside out of the cold. It's on youtube. I couldn't do the whole thing at first and I just do it 3x per week, not every day.

It can be a losing battle trying to pick a weight and get to it if that's not your body's natural point if that makes sense.

I feel the same often.... it's not that you are fat or overweight.... it's about how you feel and what you see when you look in the mirror.
Try a different diet and a different exercise routine. Your body got used to what you eat and your level of activity and at the moment your weight is stagnating. Make a few changes and you will start to lose weight again.... same happens to me.