Recommitting - success stories & accountability?

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beabria
beabria Posts: 633 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello all,
Between 1-2 years ago, I lost about 65lbs - which was the first time I'd ever lost a significant amount of weight. I was very pleased, though I hadn't reached "goal". I felt it was "doable" and really appreciated an improved quality of life. But then.... dududuuuun... I had a couple health problems crop up that first left me unable to do basic daily activities (like lift pots of water) and then later I was on a soft-food only diet for a couple months. I regained a lot of the weight, and have had trouble returning to the habits I'd developed for weight loss and regained more over the following months as I struggled to re-establish myself. In all, I've regained about 2/3 of what I'd lost over the past year - but I'm on the downward slope again and am ready to really recommit.
I guess I'm reaching out to the community hoping for a couple of things:
1) Any success stories from people who regained but were ultimately successful. This bump has really shaken my confidence about my ability to maintain a significant weight loss long-term.
2) Anyone in a similar situation who'd like to be accountability partners. While I'm 100% doing this for myself, I do think having someone who is "looking" to see if I'm keeping the promises I made myself does help - and makes things less tedious!

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  • papple227
    papple227 Posts: 36 Member
    I lost 40lbs a long time using this app and kept it off for about 5 years before getting pregnant with my 3rd. I’m now about 30 lbs heavier than I’d like to be. My 3rd is now 3 and I finally have to right mindset to put in the work. It’s a bummer gaining some weight back, but I know I can lose it again. Bumps happen, but we did it before and we can do it again!
  • beabria
    beabria Posts: 633 Member
    papple227 wrote: »
    I lost 40lbs a long time using this app and kept it off for about 5 years before getting pregnant with my 3rd. I’m now about 30 lbs heavier than I’d like to be. My 3rd is now 3 and I finally have to right mindset to put in the work. It’s a bummer gaining some weight back, but I know I can lose it again. Bumps happen, but we did it before and we can do it again!

    Thanks - I wish you luck getting back to your goal! Pregnancy is definitely a challenge!

  • oksanushka72
    oksanushka72 Posts: 5 Member
    Hi everyone, I’m just starting my weight loss journey and need some kind of support partner so we could do it together
  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 1,285 Member
    This is my fourth start to losing weight. I'll be happy to support anyone. Feel free to join my group, we can all do this together.
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147555-speak-friend-and-enter
  • mucky1217
    mucky1217 Posts: 42 Member
    I'd love to have an accountability partner and or cheerleader. The scales have been creeping up on me and I really want to get down to a healthier weight and build a more active lifestyle

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