I'm new to this community (just stumbled upon it today) and I really want to join and get support from you all as well as support others.
I'm currently trying to "lose weight," (I put that in quotations because the number doesnt matter so much to me, I just wanna gain muscle and lose fat) because I gained 40lbs while on birth control. I went off it about a month ago, and my body is still acclimating to life without it again.
I'm (as of today after a meal) 240lbs and 6'1". I weighed 220 a few weeks ago (before starting my 4 days a week in the gym regimen) and was 180 before birth control.
I have fat in places I've never had fat in and my thighs and tummy are the worst. It makes me really sad to see my body this way, because I've been really trying to be healthy for 2 years now. I started really watching what I put into my body a year before I went on birth control and I was really happy, healthy, and full of energy. Now I'm really lethargic and have insomnia among a few other side effects of coming off of birth control.
I've really been working hard in the gym and trying to build muscle in my arms (they've always been the weakest part of my body), legs, and core, and I've been doing a good amount of cardio. I also walk a lot because of where I live.
I know this contradicts what I said before about the number on the scale not mattering that much to me, but I just felt discouraged after I saw the scale today. To be fair, it was after a meal when I usually weigh myself in the morning on an empty stomach and I have been working to gain muscle. It just made me feel like I'm not meant to be fit, like I should just accept my fate and be sedentary. But I like the feeling exercise gives me (the endorphins!) and I really want to get back to the weight I was before.
Anyone else having setbacks this week?
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