Quote Originally Posted by murielalex View Post
You wrote my story. I am 52, had been a skinny-mini my whole life, and suddenly blew up, though I'm strong and fit. I also did CrossFit for a year, and loved it. Sadly, my arthritic ankle (joint no longer fits in the socket) was making it too difficult for me to do the exercises, even with mods. I now cycle about 100-200 miles weekly (will be cutting back after two 100+ rides in the next month), and have only dropped six pounds. I had my resting metabolism tested (with the mask on my face, etc.) and it came out to 1023 calories a day (that was depressing). I've had all the doc tests as well, and I'm perfectly healthy in every other way. I also weight train three days a week, am fairly strong, but just can't drop the 20 I need to/want to lose. Once my two charity rides are over, I'm going to work with a nutritionist to just put me on a seriously regimented diet (tell me what to eat every meal). I've been a healthy eater, calorie conscious person for years. Along with the constant night sweats and waking up every few hours, which can't be helping, this is just soooo frustrating. I'm not giving up, but....damn.


Ditto on the waking up! so frustrating........and totally messes with your metabolic rate to be sleep deprived......