Scared of putting my weight back on

alisonwoodrow12

I'm really scared of losing control and putting my weight back on. Am I the only person who feels like this?

livingleanlivingclean

No - but losing control, and going back to "normal" is why many people regain the weight they lost.

Treat maintenance just like you did losing - it still requires dedication to logging, exercising etc to create an energy balance rather than a deficit.

88olds

In the end, I joined WW to lose the last 40lbs. I'd never been to WW before. 1st thing I noticed was the revolving door. Regaining is a big problem.

Depends on what you do with the fear. Stay mindful and vigilant. I kept tracking for 5 years after I made goal. I eventually learned to maintain without it. But 2x I had issues and went back to tracking for a while. Worked every time I've done it. I've been at goal 11 years.

I've actually seen posts on WL message boards asking how long it will take to get back to normal. This is my normal.

mrsbower22

I lost the weigh once and let life interfere....I am terrified that I will lose it again and the same thing will happen....I know that I will have to continue to log for a very long time....because I stopped logging and that is where I started to gain everything back....

rustacyur852

I'm really struggling right now and feel out of control with eating and staying motivated to excercise. I've lost 70lbs. over 2 years through really hard work. So why am I having such a hard time making the transition to a lifestyle change? This past month I've strayed from eating healthy, and have not been very committed to excercise. I've gained 20 lbs back! So why can't I get my head wrapped around that to get back to doing what I need to do? Help!

Mary90Mary

I have the same fear, every time I try to lose weight I do well for about a month then I lose motivation and the weight climbs back up. Hope you find a way to keep your weightloss.

kommodevaran

I have been anxious about this too, because I have regained before, even though I promised myself I wouldn't, and believed I had the necessary knowledge and habits to keep the weight off. But as time goes by, I discover there is always more to learn, and I'm getting more and more confident. I'm almost three years into maintenance now, the longest ever.

This is my new normal. The changes I have made are so small that I hardly notice it, and seem so unimportant that I have to remind myself of them from time to time - but together, they constitute a major difference from my earlier eating, moving, living and thinking:

• I'm eating food I like. I'm not on a plan I can't wait to get off and start to live again.
• I eat enough, regularly, balanced and varied, instead of trying to restrict for as long as I can, and then eat large portions of boring food and junkfood.
• I plan my meals and shop with a list based on the meals I've planned, instead of "hoping" that I'll be able to find a use for the set of randomly picked items, and then scooping it out of the fridge two weeks later.
• I'm not afraid of any foods, but I stay away from my trigger foods on the daily, instead of buying "just in case I get visitors".
• I enjoy what I eat and allow myself to enjoy it, instead of denying myself pleasure and try to only eat food I deem healthy.
• I don't eat just because there's more left, or someone is offering, or it is on sale. I understand that even free food comes with a cost.
• I portion in advance and eat up. This means that I almost never become uncomfortably stuffed. When I cook, I don't just fill up because I "don't know how much I'm going to want".
• I don't eat between meals. I actually like being hungry and look forward to meals, because I have planned meals I like and know I will eat, without feeling bad for liking to eat.
• I weigh myself every day and look at the trend - if it starts to hover around the top end of my range, I cut down on treats. I no longer fear the scale and avoid it, to try to pretend I'm not gaining weight.
• I don't feel helpless or out of control around food, or envy towards people who seemingly can eat "whatever they want". I too can and do eat whatever I want. What I want, has changed a lot. I no longer want to eat anything, or all the time, or too much. I have become selective, instead of eating whatever.
• I don't do any planned excercise, which I hate. I get enough from daily activity, which I enjoy. I don't exhaust myself so I have to take a nap afterwards.