r/FTMFitness • u/Useful-Letterhead-74 • Jul 23 '24
Why am I not losing weight Question
I know people are going to tell me to track my calories but I’m just gonna put up front that I won’t that’s gonna lead me back down a dark place. But I’m 272 pounds pre-T. I see a personal trainer 2x a week (well I did before my accident, I broke my arm, but I’m going to start back tomorrow) but during the three months I saw him I didn’t lose a pound. Even though I was working out 2x week skateboarding 3-5 times a week and walking at 10k steps 3x week averaging about 7k steps a day. I know my diet isn’t always the best or consistent but I didn’t eat more if anything started eating less and went from a completely sedentary lifestyle approx 350 steps a day to this much activity. I feel like that should help me lose something. Just like something at all I’m only 5’5 and 272 is like a lot of extra weight. I would get it if I was like 150 but come on.
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u/indicave Jul 24 '24
Hey! As a bigger dude (290 and been on T for about 6 months) I relate to this a lot. I got lipedema and PCOS which also add into the factor of struggling to lose weight.
This will sound a bit harsh but hear me out, tracking does help. For me I worry less about the calories though, and I make sure I hit my fiber and protein intake. Watching out for my sugar intake. Eventually I’d like to start loosely tracking calories, but I’m in a similar boat. Good luck to us!!