How did every 1 gain weight

Annie_Oakley

I was always very slendor, but did it the wrong way growing up. Then I was in a major car accident that put me in a state of depression. I let myself go and did not can what happen to me any longer. I went from 105 pounds to 192 pounds before I had another awakening in mylife. This lead to kickboxing and self defense and I found that I loved to work out. Now im down to 144 pounds and will not stop working out and will eat right to keep my energy to work out. I have even went back to school to get a degree in fitness and nutrition.

Jenn, you have made an INCREDIBLE turnaround! My hat's off to you!:bigsmile:

jenn_if_er24

having 4 kids in 6 years. Eating waaay too much. Getting depressed. Eating out of comfort, anger, or just bordom. Getting PPD, going on Celexa added an instant 20lbs, then 2 years later another instant 20lbs. Qutting nursing... I would say all of this together caused my weight gain. As of today I am going to track my calories on this site and see if that will help me get control of my weight. I've been "watching" my calories and excercising since Dec, and haven't seen very many results. I did read online that having taken anti depressants will slow down your metabolism. So I think that's my main problem. I also read it should come back within a year of being off of the meds. Here's to hoping so!!!

heymayer

It's a weak term to use because it really all boils down to self control but my cause of so much gain over the years was due to "stress eating". Often times, due to my work schedule, I literally couldn't stop to eat until 9 or 10pm. And then, having no energy to cook, I would hit a drive thru somewhere. I'd be starving at that point and my eyes would somehow be bigger then my stomach and I would order 3 sandwiches and a large fry then go home and shovel it all in my mouth while "getting caught up" on other things for the day before crashing shortly after. Basically I'd be ingesting anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 calories at the very end of my day, then going straight to sleep and not give my body a single second to burn any of it off.

For whatever reason I was too stupid to see this until the fateful day when it finally hit me of just how fat I was and just what exactly I was doing to myself and I have since managed to get things under control, both with my work schedule and diet. If I HAVE to eat late at night for whatever reason, I take a little extra time to find something healthy, but I also make sure to eat more during the day so that I "slow burn" and keep myself from getting that "starving" feeling.

MrsMrtz

....had a baby and it has been very difficult to lose the weight (btw, my baby will be 5 years old soon - hahaha)

Irisballoon

I had a baby and then I just got really lazy and decided to eat anything that I wanted. lol

angela828

eating WAY too much junk food (mcdonalds, pizza hut, candy, ice cream, etc) and not exercising a lot. I was definitely an emotional eater! I still am but have learned to control it/allow for cheats!

lacewitch

stopped exercising but didnt stop eating

gleechick609

Eating out all the time with the boyfriend. Going to fast food joints on my lunch break. You name it, I ate it. Now, I still do that but I portion control every thing and exercise 3-4 times a week. Dropped 52 lbs in 8 months. Boom.

weathergirl320

thyroid disease and listening to every thing that conventional diet wisdom told me to do. now i do the exact opposite of whatever mfp says or the fda or any other conventional diet advice. i have lost 34 lbs and 11 left until my goal

amymt10

Having 2 kids!!! Had a kid gained 45lbs, lost it in one year. then 2yrs later had another kid and gained 40lbs. It took me 18mos to loose the weight that time. Now I'm just maintaining. But if I get off track its easy to start gaining again, darn kids. LOL. but they were worth it!! I just never had to watch anything before I had them.

pbird12

This is my first post here, I hope it's okay to pop in

I was always fairly slim but was wrongly diagnosed with thyroid disease and took a lot of meds for 5 years, I put on almost double my body weight in just over 10 months.

Now I'm trying to get my life back, but with PCOS and all the health issues that came with such a rapid weight gain, i find it very very difficult to lose weight.

I hope to find lots of inspiration here! :flowerforyou:

Sheriemae

Plain and simple. I got lazy and ate junk.

Ruger2506

I stopped playing rugby and stopped working out and still thought i could eat and drink what i wanted i went from 224 to 260 in 10 months

I'm down to 233 in 4 months

1. I got lazy.
2. I got married.
3. With marriage came a wife who can really cook great tasting fatty foods in large portions.
4. I started aging.
5. Worst thing I ever did. I took a desk job. Humans are not meant to sit on our fat buts in front of a computer all day. I hate riding a desk.

I've always struggled with my weight, but the older and more settled down I got. The worse it got. So.........We as a team are trying to get back into health. With the arrival of our new son, we want him to see healthy living and not struggle with weight like we did growing up.

iloveboysthtsparkle88

I am an emotional eater. past life experiences have made me that way especially not being taught another way to cope besides eating. I have always ate way too much and excercised very little to none. I then lost 80 pounds in high school by not eating right (starving) and exercising excessively and also a combo of topamax(Headaches) figuring out i had severe constipation and getting on medication for that. However the way i lost it was not healthy . I moved in with my skinny boyfriend who had awesome metabolism and could eat whatever he wanted...I gained back 30 of the 80 i lost. so when i got pregnant with my son I ate way to much and gained 71 pounds. i am now 23 and 266...I am determined to get the weight off and then some, slowly and the right way. I can no longer use the excuse of "baby weight" since my son is now 4 years old and i now know that is not the full cause of my weight gain. I have now lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks and i am happy with that. Thanks for reading

iloveboysthtsparkle88

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ValHallaGirl

I started plumping up at age four and just never quit...until now!!

I have PCOS and Type 2 Diabetes now (from age 12ish) ..I had lots of issues and was an emotional eater.

Fit_and_Healthy

Mostly beer. Lots and lots of beer. Also, was hooked on world of warcraft for a while which resulted in uncountable hours sitting on my *kitten*.

Purple_Orchid_87

I comfort ate through sexual abuse from 14years to 17 years old

snlperdue93

I got busy with my 4 kids and live and forgot to eat breakfast and lunch and therefore stalled out my metabolism. My biggest challenge is remembering to eat and hitting at least 1200 calories per day. I have alarms set in my iPhone now to remind me to eat and no matter what I drop what I am doing and eat something. Still having trouble hitting 1200 calories per day, but at least I am eating 4 times a day now.

MinimizingMichelle

Went on high dose steroids for a couple years. Gained 70 pounds off of it.

Mollydolly10

Eating like my boyfriend when we were in college. Lots of pizza, buffalo wings, mozzarella sticks

angiemartin78

Eating too much and lack of exercise

CoffeeNBooze

I stopped eating the right foods and starting eating too much, big portions in one sitting which mostly consisted of simple carbs. I love bread and cake, etc.

caramel1920

Well several years ago I lost 85lbs, kept the weight off for a couple of years until I went to grad school. Over the course of three years I gained every ounce back! Always on the go, fast food, stress eating and I stopped exercising the last year of school, I literally said the words "I quit"...big mistake. That's when the last 30lbs came on, I have been on this up and down thing since then. It's really hard for me, but I will never quit again! I'm healthy and I want to stay that way, being hot would be the bonus!!!:drinker:

Aileen46

I weighed 125 when I was a teenager, then met my ex husband and had two kids over 5 years. I gained around 60 lbs in that 5 years. Then for the next 20 years, I guess I dated or was in relationships with men that were thin or had fast metabolisms and I ended up eating like they did. So that was another 30 or 40 pounds on over the years.
I won't let what a guy can eat change what I know I should have so that I don't gain that weight back again. It's not worth it. They can have the fries and gravy, and I'll have the salad, thank you very much! lol

booboorocksout

I done got knocked up.

This!! :bigsmile:

Plus, after my last pregnancy, my husband was deployed so I'd lost the weight more quickly because I didn't have a husband buying me chocolate doughnuts all the freakin time! :mad: Lol!

why do people do this? I'd rather get a card or something. I has no self control.

bellanena

I stopped taking care of myself because I became very ill trying to take care of my drug addict fiance. There were many years of not giving a damn about myself. I ate my feelings away and basically did nothing with my time, except worry about what he was doing. It was a very long emotional road.

I'm proud to say now these days are much better. I never sit home and sulk. I stay active, and I make better choices for just me now! He's doing great also!

ajclemons5

having a baby. I was also a runner and ate fairly well. I didn't run a lot while preggo, but worked out. however, i ate a TON! mostly healthy choices, just a lot of it. I had morning sickness day and night for a straight 14 weeks. i only felt better when i was snacking. Anywho...i'm slowly, but surely, getting back to where i was pre-baby. I still overeat at night which slows my weight loss. at least i know how to fix it, i guess thanks for sharing!

Msaip

I got married....had a baby.....lol

bwattelet

Oh wow! I got out of high school and discovered fast food at midnight and later