Biggest Regret in your Weight Loss Journey

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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    • I regret using MFP for so long without venturing into the forums and learning from the wisdom here.
    • I regret spending $200 on supplements that would supposedly suppress my appetite when I was a grad student and had no money. (And funny enough, just eating less would have been far more effective both at losing weight and saving money.
    • I regret not taking the opportunity to do shot put in middle school when it was offered to me. I didn't want to do the running part of track. But I likely would have discovered my love of lifting at a much younger age (and who knows how different my life could have been if I had actually gotten into sports back then).
  • shalonda01
    shalonda01 Posts: 11 Member
    My biggest regret is waiting so long to start again. Now I'm afraid of the scale.
  • JennieMaeK
    JennieMaeK Posts: 474 Member
    I wish I had taken before pictures. When I first started out in January I didn't really believe it would work this time. I had tried to lose weight so many times before, but had an all or nothing approach. If I messed up, even just a little, I would say screw it I'll start again on Monday (even if it was Tuesday). Now that I've lost almost 50 lbs and am over halfway to my goal I realized I can go over calories or fit that treat in and it won't ruin my week (or month). I wish I had believed in myself enough before and shed my all or nothing mentality.
  • pfgaytriot
    pfgaytriot Posts: 238 Member
    edited October 2015
    That I restricted my calories too much, didn't pay attention to my protein intake, and didn't include weight training from the beginning. Because of this I now have a saggy belly and my inner thighs somewhat resemble hamburger from extra skin; both of which are improving with weight training, but it's slow going and I fear it may never be completely corrected.

    ETA: That one month a few years back I wasted $15 on raspberry keytones because I heard it on Dr. Oz. I stopped watching his show shortly after.
  • mysteps2beauty
    mysteps2beauty Posts: 493 Member
    ashlee_e13 wrote: »
    That I restricted my calories too much, didn't pay attention to my protein intake, and didn't include weight training from the beginning. Because of this I now have a saggy belly and my inner thighs somewhat resemble hamburger from extra skin; both of which are improving with weight training, but it's slow going and I fear it may never be completely corrected.

    ETA: That one month a few years back I wasted $15 on raspberry keytones because I heard it on Dr. Oz. I stopped watching his show shortly after.

    These are words of wisdom I will take: (1) strenght training cause my big belly will definitely need toning; and (2) Dr. Oz meant well, I suppose, but he was just all over the board on some stuff...too much for me...
  • brb2008
    brb2008 Posts: 406 Member
    I regret losing so quickly at first. I dropped 100lbs in a little less than a year. It was amazing, I got so many positive comments and praise. People didn't recognize me! Then I burnt myself out while trying to maintain that 100lb loss while returning to unhealthy habits in my diet. Cant out exercise a bad diet. So i threw a fit and decided to eat what I want and stop exercising.
    I dont know how much I have gained back, only that my clothes feel uncomfortable and my coat from last winter wont zip. I'm back on track in my nutrition and I'm feeling better. I am trying SO hard not to get extreme and to keep this slow and steady. Id be happy to never drop below 200lbs (lowest was 202), but to be back to where I was at the beginning of this year. I felt great, looked great, and had a lot of energy.

    So the regret was the speed and intensity. I made myself miserable to be honest, loads of guilt over missed exercise or from being sick. I was in tears at Thanksgiving dinner because I didnt want to eat a single bite. Keeping a healthy mindset is key.
  • 123juliaj123
    123juliaj123 Posts: 76 Member
    I regret not cutting out carbs sooner, in particular bread. I knew it made me bloat and didnt seem to suit my body but I loved eating bread and potatoes so didnt cut them out til far too late.

    Got there now but I regret letting my joints suffer for so long with the extra weight bearing down on them and all the things I could have been doing that I put off as I felt too fat

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