Hi my name is Sarah and all I've been really thin no matter what I ate my whole life. . . up until now. I don't know what happened its like my metabolism just STOPPED or something but I can no longer eat anything without seeing the repercussion of it in my thighs or stomach. I am new to this whole weight loss thing and I'm goimng to try my hardest to fight this pesky metabolism thing!

Hi Sarah! Welcome ;D

What you are describing is sooo similar to what I experienced and so did most of my female friends (although I think guys to some extent experience this too). Once you reach a certain age, mid-twenties to early-thirties our metabolisms slow way down. Thin as a child, skinny as a teen, lean as a young woman seemed so easy compared to nowadays.

The best way to naturally increase your metabolism is to get aerobic exercise regularly and make sure you consuming enough calories. Check out this information about increasing your metabolism www. weight-loss-center. net/speed_up_your_metablism. html (take the spaces out of the link)

Of course, if this has been a really sudden change in your metabolism you may want to make an appointment with your doctor just to make sure everything is OK.

You both don't know how fortunate you have been. I have been battling my weight it seems like my entire life. I have yo-yoed through the years and now in the process of going back down. I have just lost 60 pounds and want to lose about 40 more.

Angel

Me too Angel.
I have been fighting my weight all my life.
I'd like to blame it on Childbirth - which certainly didn't help!
But I have been overweight even since highschool!

I need to lose 60+ pounds, I never seem to be able to find the time or motivation to get it done though.

I know what you guys are saying. I have been overweight since I was about 7. My mom was a single mom and she worked all the time so I was with a babysitter. The sitter didn't like to cook so all we ate was candy and drank soda all the time. Oh and our activity level we sat and watched mash this was not fun but it was what I was allowed to do while she was sitting. So I lost alot of weight while I was pregnant with my daughter only to gain it back after birth. I would like to be healthy in my life again I have thought about surgery as it seems like I can only lose a few pounds and then I am stuck but would rather put the time and effort in to it and do it right.