We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Realizing how exactly I put on the weight

jefamer2017
jefamer2017 Posts: 416 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I began this weight loss journey in February. Currently I'm on a diet break so I am eating at maintenance. For my weight and activity it is about 2300 calories. Today I have eaten 2000(approx. goal weight maintenance) I am completely satisfied I cannot eat anything else. I have been eating exactly the same foods that I was eating before I started a deficit with one exception no Mt. Dew. I have realized that if I never started drinking those calorie filled drinks I would have never put on weight or very little. This actually makes me happy because as long as I stay away from soda I may just be able to handle maintenance. I was drinking at least 1200 calories a day in Mt. Dew and eating about 2000 calories. Why did it take me so long to get this through my head.

Replies

  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,476 Member
    Because Mountain Dew is delicious?

    I gave up soda, too. It is way too easy to drink several hundred calories worth.
  • jefamer2017
    jefamer2017 Posts: 416 Member
    edited May 2018
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Because Mountain Dew is delicious?

    I gave up soda, too. It is way too easy to drink several hundred calories worth.

    I love Mt Dew but been without it since the day before Valentine's day. Tried diet dew and it was gross.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    I lost weight immediately - twice - by just cutting out drinking canned soda and beer at home. Easily drank 800-1000 cals a day doing that b4.

    Completely cut out sodas from 4-6 cans, a day to zero but still drink a pint of draft now and then when I eat out but not the 3-4 cans of Bud that I use to drink in a day.

    Lost over 40#s each time. Slacked and fell off the wagon the 1st time but have been maintaining the weight loss for going on 2 yrs this time around.
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,445 Member
    You can pry my Mt DEW from my cold, dead, (and maybe fat :) ) hands!!!

    Once upon a time I would drink 2 or 3 cans a day. Now I limit it to weekends after my long runs. But I'll never give it up. NEVER! MawHAHAHAH
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Had days where I would drink a 2 liter of code red. Switched to diet. Have not had a regular soda in 3 years. Now, I can't tell I am drinking diet.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories