Went from 169 to 185 in 2 1/2 months :(

sunflowerhippi

Yes, Last summer I never made it to the gym. I am a nanny and normally go when the kids are at school since they are in 1st grade now, so summer I have to watch my food even more just to maintain. I thankfully only gained back about 10lbs but those have taken so long to lose again.

dianaeatworld

I started dating my boyfriend and went from 140 to 147 then I quit smoking 13 months ago and went from 147lbs to 165lbs in a matter of 3 months. Been struggling to lose it since. Last September I was down to 152 but put it all back on over the holidays. I'm down 4 lbs now. Just bought a food scale today. Portion size is my problem. I can eat only three meals a day, but those three meals would be ridiculously huge. I lost 60 lbs twice before, one when I was 21 and once again after I had my son. It was easy back in the day...now, not so much....

Jestinia

I'm a binge eater. I can gain that much in two and a half weeks, plus some water weight. I use MFP to remind me of that. I put in all my calories when I have a binge day. MFP helpfully tells me, "If every day were like today, in five weeks, you'd weigh 200 pounds." (It thinks I weigh 118. Actually, I weigh 125 and I'm trying to get back to 118 and then a bit below that). The shock of seeing that number generally keeps me on track...most of the time.

In a way it's good that I have a binge eating issue, because the weight doesn't creep up on me unexpected. It pounces. I can bust out of my skinny jeans in way less than a week. Which is another way I keep myself from completely losing it. Or rather, regaining it. I threw out all my baggy jeans and loose skirts and dresses, except one house dress, because damned if I'm sitting around in confining clothes all day. If I can't zip any of my zippers when it's time to leave the house, I have no choice but to go naked or lose weight, because I sure can't afford to buy more. Lucky for everyone out there in the world, I've never yet had to resort to going naked.

nxd10

The key, of course, is to not let loose. Accept--and even try to embrace--that this will require a lifelong commitment. Try to make it fun over the long term.

That's it.

ianthy

Hi

I have the same issue - if I take my eye off the ball then I gain weight really quickly. Holiday and Xmas are time for me - the only thing that seems to work and limit the damage is to keep tracking /logging during those periods.