Has anyone lost weight and then put it back on?

designdoer

Oh heck yeah - I've actually gotten about 30 lbs. off, twice, and back on they went! It's so frustrating and emotional. I started asking myself what was wrong with me... Then I realized, unless I make a real life change, and not just follow some fad diet, this is going to keep happening. So, I've let myself get accustomed to the fact that the change I'm making will be a forever change, and now I've kind of warmed up to the idea! I haven't gotten far weight wise, but, learning wise - I think I've made leaps and bounds. Keep it up - you can do it.

NoxDineen

I've put on 6 lbs since Easter... almost back to my starting weight of 132 lbs. All I need to do is get myself out the door to run for a couple consecutive mornings and I'll have momentum to keep working out, but it's proving hard. Taking 3 days off fitness and eating well because "It's a vacation" was a terrible idea.

tkdgirlms

I did! While it's not the best excuse, not long after losing the weight I had knee surgery and then 3 years later had another knee surgery. In the past year, I've taken steroids for about 6 months due to asthma flair-ups. All this contributed to my weight gain but the cold hard fact is, I like to eat!

Thatsdatdiva601

Story of my life...I'm getting back on track starting today and I refuse to let anything stop me!

KarmaLaine

Oh yes, I lost 25lbs in 2008. Maintained for a while, went up and down by 10lbs several times. This is the first time that I've really "lost it" since then.

jirwin323

I was always "husky" as a kid (actually I was extremely obese) and at the end of high school at age 17 I weighed 272 pounds. I went in to see a new FD and he put me on the diabetic diet. I lost 75 pounds and kept it off for the most part of college. And then I got a F/T job, did a lot of drinking, eating out, and had absolutely no self control over what I put into my mouth. By the time I was 23 I was back to 275 pds. New FD and he put me on the DD again at 1100 calories with regular weigh-ins. I gave up drinking, watched and recorded every morsel that went into my mouth, and started to walk and bike. With-in 4 months I was down to 170 pounds. I managed to go 8 years under 200 pounds (170 was really too small for my body type). And then I got a new job were I had to commute 1-1.5hrs each way each day. Started munching on the drive. Went back to drinking and eating whatever I wanted with no exercise and with-in the year I was well over 260 pounds. In between then and now I have lost many pounds only to put them back on once I stop actively controlling what goes in my mouth. This year, in January, both my wife and I made a commitment to change our eating/drinking habits and I have added a lot of exercise to my life to the point were when I do not do cardio I feel something is missing. The results are FANTASTIC. I've lost 50 pounds and I have all sorts of people stopping me here in the little village I live in to tell me how good I look. I guess I just have a body type that I can't let bad habits overtake me or I'll be back up to 288pds (the highest I have ever been - August 12th, 2013).

PinkyFett

When I was 18 I lost 40 lbs in 3 months. I put it on up to 205 lbs and lost to 174, got pregnant, up to 234, had baby 204, developed hashimoto's, and I've now been yoyoing between 204-228 for years and that's including 2 more pregnancies.

MichelleAymond

since i was about 15! up and down, up and down.....i had maintained around 135 for about 4 years, then this past year gained back up to 155. this time, i said screw the diets, screw starving myself. i'm focusing on clean eating, working out once every morning (small 15 mins but enuf to get the blood pumping), heavy workout later in the day, sometimes another 15 mins before bed. i'm ok at 150, if i'm solid.....im far from solid at this point! my baby just told me this morning i was fluffy....i just said thank you (because it's better than her saying fat, right?!). i'm so pissed at myself that when i lost it the last time i just quit my routine, gained it all back fast and then some.....this time, doing it right though. start the 21 day fix tomorrow! can't wait.

let's say 135 to 160 to 115 to 160 to 205 (pregnancy) to 120 to 165 to 130 to 150 to 135 to 150 to 115 to 145 to 130 to the 155 i started this journey with.....see, alot of yoyos....

nilbogger

Yup, a couple times.

Can't slack off on exercising and logging now.

Siigh_duck

I was 120lbs a couple weeks ago, now I'm 135
I went on the most epic binge week , not even water weight either, that was 137
SIGH
I did get dumped though so Ice cream is permitted, back on track now though

helenbroom

Most of my adult life (55 now) ive yo yo,d, and its taken over my life..I lost 33ibs two years ago and thought "this is it, ive done it"..Then I suffered with painfull knees through all the excercising and stopped working out and going to my class, and have gained most of the weight back :mad: Im back on track now and through this site and support I hope to lose about 2stone..

keeponkickin

I did. Nine years ago I lost over 100 pounds. I was even part of a main article in Prevention Magazine. I kept it off for about a year and then allowed life issues and old habits creep back in. I gained it ALL back. I was so embarrassed and pissed at myself. I finally figured it all out and I lost all the weight and then some, got in the best shape of my life and I've now kept off my 110 pound loss for 3 years. I'll never gain it back. I'm a new person.

HardyGirl4Ever

Yes. I've actually gone up and down most of my life. When I was in grade 3 I was in the hospital and off from school for 3 weeks, and barely able to eat during that time, most of it I was on an iv. I lost a bunch of weight and it scared my dad so he kept trying to get me to over eat so I would put the weight back on. And I did. By the time I was in grade 4 my friends were telling me I was fat, and I went on my first diet. I ate much less, and lost the weight. I feel like I've been dieting ever since. I was pretty much fine (but thought I was fat) until I was 21. My friend had anorexia and didn't want anyone else to go through what she was and encouraged us to eat. So I did. And I gained. I gained up until I was 21. My one guy friend who was a pain and enjoyed picking people up and torturing them, spinning them around and stuff. He had just finished doing it to my skinny friend, and then did me, and said I was super heavy. That's when I realized I needed to lose weight. I didn't want to be the super heavy friend anymore. So I started to diet. The complete wrong way of course. I ate one meal per day consisting of 200-300 calories per day. I lost 33 pounds in 4 months. It was the only time I actually felt comfortable in my skin since I was in grade 3. I could wear anything I wanted and it felt great. Although, I was hungry all the time so I was grumpy all the time. Then when I was 23 I met the guy that would be my first husband. He became an abusive alcoholic. I was always dieting, but never losing weight because I was drinking a lot (cuz he wanted me to try and keep up with him) and because I was also sneaking food all the time cuz I was always upset. I got up to my highest weight of my life. It took until after our divorce before I was able to lose weight. The year I was with my next boyfriend I was able to lose 15 pounds without much effort. Then my next boyfriend (my wonderful husband now) came along. When together I went up and down with my weight because he loves to eat, and he loves to eat fast food and junk food most. So we would eat all kinds of bad things. But, when I realized we were getting married and I wanted to fit into my dream dress and actually be okay with the way I looked in my wedding pictures, I wanted to get serious. I lost 10 pounds doing Weight Watchers. Then I lost my job and quit. I kept doing all different kinds of diets after that. I was actually on here then, but then switched to Fat Secret. I was doing okay, and managed to lose 10 more pounds. But when I went back to work, I was finding it too hard to cook after work and ended up getting bad foods. That's when I decided to join Jenny Craig. On Jenny Craig I lost 17 pounds. I was almost at my goal weight and I was super happy. But then I lost that job (it was a temp position) I couldn't afford to pay for the expensive plan anymore. Also, I found out that every single product that they had has soy in it, which is bad for my thyroid. (I had major thyroid problems in 2010 for 9 months where I felt like a zombie and couldn't do anything. That's how I lost my job at the time). So then I was on my own. Since then I've gone up in weight. Then at the end of 2012 I went on Weight Watchers again and lost 10 pounds again. Then put more back on after I had to go off of it. Then last year I got sick at the beginning of March, and was sick on and off for most of the last year. When I get sick, I get super sick where I can barely move, and sleep most of the time. I couldn't exercise, couldn't cook, and pigged out all the time on junk food and fast food to make myself feel better. Got back up to my highest weight. I gained 39 pounds from the beginning of January until July last year. Then I went on the lemonade cleanse twice to get rid of my mono. It worked I got rid of my mono and I managed to lose 18 pounds. My mom asked my to join Weight Watchers with her, and I did. But when I went back to eating, I gained weight, and then kept going up and down between 5 pounds. Then on New Year's Day I got super sick again until the beginning of March when I started going to a Wellness Chiropractor. During that time I went back up to my highest weight ever for my 3rd time. Since getting better, I've been going up and down between the same 5 pounds until today where I got down to a 6 pound loss from my highest weight. I just hope I keep going in that direction. Sorry for the ramble!!!

N3rdyBird_

Yeah. I've learned that you need to lose weight slowly and by healthy means in order to keep it off. If ya force the weight off it'll come back with extra pounds. -.- Stupid fat.