No I’m doing everything “right” and still gaining weight — I feel completely defeated

Hi Reddit, I’m 32(f) and honestly, I’m at my wit’s end. I’ve always been a small person — even growing up, weight was never an issue for me. But over the past three years, my weight has completely skyrocketed, and despite doing everything I can think of, it’s still climbing. Fast.

I eat normally. I weigh my food, I get plenty of protein, I exercise consistently — I’m in the gym lifting weights several times a week. I walk around 6–7k steps per day. I track, I plan, I put in the work. But nothing is working. In fact, the opposite is happening.

I’ve spent thousands on nutrition coaching. Literal thousands. And not only did I lose no weight, I watched the number on the scale go up. Every week I track my weight and my graphs are just a terrifying uphill slope. I feel like I’m in a never ending nightmare. For reference, I eat between 1500 and 1700 a day, I’m 5ft.

I started taking supplements recently and while I do feel more energized, it hasn’t helped the weight gain. I’ve already gone up two dress sizes in the past two years, and I’m very close to needing to go up another. I hate how I look in clothes. I hate how I feel in my own body. I’m so uncomfortable and demotivated and scared.

I’ve been to the doctor. I’ve had my thyroid checked. I was told it’s “fine” but I’m starting to wonder if I should go back and ask to actually see the numbers — maybe get a full thyroid panel?

And to top it all off, I was just quoted £250/month for more nutrition coaching — which I absolutely cannot afford. That felt like such a blow, like I had one last option and now that’s gone too.

I’m stuck. I’m scared. I’m sick of feeling like I’m broken. I’m going on holiday at the end of September and instead of being excited, I just feel like crap. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. If anyone has gone through something like this or has any ideas of what this could be please, please let me know.

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