How did every 1 gain weight

gombolyu

I work from home, sit a lot, and I am quite a hedonistic person, so with time I gained a lot. My partner really loves my figure, and I receive a lots of compliments from men, so I am quite ok with my figure even now.
But it is really hard to buy good clothing in my size.
First I just checked that how much I eat... Than I realised step buy step that what kind of changes I need in order to be healthier.
My partner is a sporty person, and I like that. I wanted to be more energetic and wanted endurance and strenghth as well. Even my mum was in better condition than me. So I started my journey.

Kebby83

I ate too much and moved too little.

Cambrendle

desk job 12+ hrs per day, got used to my pregnancy and breast feeding metabolism, bought a car - so I didn't walk everywhere I went anymore, started buying mad quantities of food I could afford i.e. ramen and potatoes and mac n cheese (all high carb, high cal, high sodium) - moved and restarted my life from absolutely nothing, tried to walk again but the 100+ deg weather unmotivated me - antiseizure meds side effects... developed insomnia - and don't let me forget some depression in there too ... all to the tune of about 100 lbs in 3 years!

MamaSonyaP

I've been pregnant for the last 5-6 years...preggers now, so looking at getting back to ME when this one is out! I've just been size 'Preggo' for too long!

XXXMinnieXXX

A abusive relationship over 5 years, and a year of being stalked and harassed afterwards left me with a nervous breakdown, an eating disorder, chronic fatigue and pain syndrome and llttle self worth. I gave up on myself. I truly believed the only way I'd get the weigh off was if the NHS granted me surgery.

Being told I was diabetic and couldn't have an operation I needed at 301lbs kicked me up the *kitten*. 55lbs later I'd need major surgery and I'd be so glad of the weight loss. Along the way I've had counselling, fought hard, I'm starting to realise I am worth it! I discovered exercise its helped my fybromyalgia and depression so much and I found this site! 1 friend I made in particular on here has helped me incredibly. Life is finally starting to feel good and the weight is coming off again after a 6 month plateau, thanks to changing macros and starting hiit training! I've reversed my diabetes too! :-) X

kinghavok

I quit smoking and started eating to suppress the habit. I did not exercise and gained around 50 lbs. I eventually went over 200. I am finding out it goes on a lot easier than it comes off.

SusanLovesToEat

Ate too much and stopped moving. Gained 5 pounds a year for 10 years.
(Even losing only a pound a week I've lost a years worth of gain in only 5 weeks!)

CazLovesCalories

Two babies, and my ex leaving me for my best mate. That will do it everytime

HMVOL7409

Got married and moved about 30 mins away from a gym. Fell out of my routine and started eating and cooking comfort food. Then tried to get pregnant for 2 years; along came infertility drugs. Combine that with depression and more comfort eating over not being able to conceive and I was up at my highest weight.

SuperSexyDork

I've been overweight since I was a teenager.

I had developed anorexia very early and ate almost nothing between the ages of 11 and 13. I wrecked my metabolism so when I finally "got over it" and started eating again I ballooned up very, very quickly.

Combine that with the attitude I developed toward food (to keep from going back to anorexic behavior, I simply didn't think about the food I was eating and just ate) and the fact that I was constantly ill and sedentary, it's easy to see why I was an obese teenager.

My Junior year of high school I took a class called personal fitness. My teacher was an amazing woman who armed us with a TON of nutrition and fitness knowledge. I started losing weight quickly and it felt amazing.

However, that was short-lived as I moved out of my parent's house the following year. My Senior year, I was a class officer, president of one club, vice-president of another club, worked 30 hours a week in fast food, took the most challenging high school courses that I could as well as several college classes. I lived in a tiny apartment with my obese boyfriend, we were planning our wedding. When I graduated, I was Salutatorian but I had ballooned back up due to all of the stresses and adopting my boyfriend's eating habits.

Immediately after I graduated, I found out I was pregnant. I went to the OB and found out that I weighed in at a whopping 276 pounds... When I gave birth to my beautiful daughter, I weighed 310.

In the time following that, I got serious. I wanted to be around for her. I left her abusive father. I lost 105 pounds. I weighed 205, the smallest I'd been since I was 13. I then started fainting. I went to the Doctor and found out about several previously unrecognized health conditions that were most likely linked to my early anorexia. Instead of adapting to my new requirements, I felt betrayed by my body and stopped trying to lose weight...

Right before discovering my health issues, I met my current boyfriend and fell in love. However, he lived 15 hours away... I couldn't deal with the distance and ended up moving and uprooting my entire life. I became an emotional eater... and with all the stress involved from uprooting my life, I gained 80 pounds in 2 years... Lovely, right?

sirabe

Had a kid and started staying at home playing video games while eat pizza

ChelseaM18

I got REALLY thin after a serious operation and people that came to visit brought me boxes and boxes of chocolate and sweets, crisps etc. I always made my own meals beforehand, but because I was unable to move when I got home my mother made all my meals (high in calories, big portions) and I began to eat whole sandwiches as snacks because I was so thin and honestly didn't believe I could gain much weight. I gained a stone pretty quickly, but I was still thin I guess, just not as thin as I was.

Then I lost just under a stone of this weight I gained after my op and then college happened lol. A whole different ballgame when it came to takeaways and alcohol amongst junk food.

Amy911Gray

Always ate...and then...

New corporate office had a gourmet cafeteria. Warm made from scratch fruit pastries with honey glaze, deep fried bacon, fluffy eggs, sausage gravy and buttermilk biscuits with hash browns every morning at 7. Lunch was fried whatever with gravy or cream sauce with fries and more fried stuff. For dinner, I filled my dinner plate with a lot of food and ate it all. Before getting home there was maybe a stop at Sonic or at McDonalds too.

I did that for 2 years and gained 10 sizes. Couldn't sleep, couldn't walk. Two knee braces later I was still eating..forgot to mention the bag of donut holes before the breakfast about and all the Starbucks caramel yummy goodness a person can stand.

I'm here and I'm getting it done. It is perfection at its finest!

cramernh

...a misdiagnosis of gestational diabetes that caused a chain-reaction of medical problems for me

NoSharpei

Having two kids, giving up smoking and working full-time at the same time as studying. Two kids and two degrees later I was huge!! Time to deal with that!

hunter624

Nice steady 12 stone (168 lbs), then gave up smoking Aug 2010 , then it crept up on me 14st 8.5lbs (204.5 lbs) Feb 2012, thank god i join this site, after being recommended by a friend, now 14st (196 lbs) and loosing. oh and 7.1 cholestrol int life great?

treasa327

i quit smoking in november 2004, plus i was in my late 30's so i was getting to the age where my metabolism was slowing down. i managed to go from 105 lbs up to 150, and then in the past year i put on another 10lbs. that is when i said enough already. i don't want to be 105lbs again, but @ 130 lbs would be nice.

rachylouise87

went on the contraceptive injection at 18 gained the weight and could never lose it i was 8.5 stone and then ballooned up to 13 stone

only_5mom

Always struggled with weight to a certain extent. the biggest thing over the last 20 years has been having babies-gain pregnancy weight-eating to nurse-lose pregnancy weight just by nursing -look fabulous and feel great about the time the baby weans- not changing eating habits after baby weans-mommy gains. Do this 5 times and add age factor , metabolism slowing, baby is now 7 so children don't need the same level of activity from mom, they like to eat fast food and I did it with them, A LOT last summer. Went for a physical to go to camp with my cub scout and got a huge wake up call. Lose weight or blood pressure meds and cholesterol meds. Went back for a 6 month check after losing 25 lbs. Levels are back to normal!!!! This summer, they are eating salads with me!

lbelle987

I started gaining weight after I stopped playing sports in high school. My eating habits weren't stellar as a teen, so once I stopped being active, I started gaining a little weight. I gained more in college & then gained 40lbs with my first pregnancy. I had a hard time losing the baby weight. Eventually lost all of it, then gained it all back with my next pregnancy. After my second, I lost most of my weight quickly with breastfeeding and chasing after two active kids. Now, I really enjoy exercising and staying active again.

moepwr

I was very sick with both my pregnancies and basically adopted the policy that if I could keep it down I was eating it. I was never heavy until I had my second baby. After I had number two she didn't gain weight fast enough and my doctor told me to increase my calories to make sure I was producing high fat milk. I took this to be eat whatever you want when ever you want especially cheese cake, cup cakes and really anything with cake it the title. I ate 16 cupcakes with buttercream frosting in one day! After that I thought I need to re-evaluate as my baby was still not gaining weight but I certainly was! My baby is now 7 months and I have lost half the baby weight!

smareeh

I am a binger....stress eater and a person that has to exercise to lose.

AKosky585

Plain and simple, I started the Dukan Diet, then went to Atkins, to lose the last 10 pounds. I lost them, but then gained 20 back, putting me back where I was when I first started. It took me 1 1/2 years to lose those first 10 pounds, and I gained 20 back in 3 months.

NEVER doing low carb again.

sweetsoonergirl

It's encouraging to see other people struggling with their weight as well. I've struggled with my weight since puberty: up and down 20 pounds here and there. Recently, my challenge has been being a newlywed, working 40-50 hours a week, and being in grad school part time. The challenging part is in the evenings I may not be very hungry but my husband is so I've found myself eating portions more his size than mine. I've gained 10 pounds since our wedding and we've been married barely 2 months. I know I have to make the change now before I gain anymore weight.

YaBoiMUGS

These things were so good, but so not worth the 30 lbs of fat it added to my body. I'm yet to have one in 2 years.

greendoggie1487

I was just being lazy. Now I am making walking and tracking what i eat a priority. In a great relationship also, I think that made it easier to eat happy all the time! Now just need to get active. When I met this great guy 2 years ago I was running, cycling and swimming to be very mildly competitive for sprint triathlons. kinda just got out of the habit. Have put on 30 # and need to get it back off! I will happen, just need some time. Good Luck to everyone!

edena1987

Had to stop competitive swimming after hurting shoulder so badly that it would need surgery. Did not change eating habits after stopped swimming. 70 pounds later, here I am.

emom3boys

I could blame it on my boys, but I was a big girl even before they came into the picture. I could blame my family history, but I made my own decisions. I don't have anyone to blame but myself and my bad choices. I do know that I am an emotional/stress eater and I need to be more conscious of that.

yoovie

I was a super active highschool track coach assistant type chick, who got runned over by an 18 wheeler and fell into a deep dark depression while undergoing several years of physical therapy, during the first year I gained 100 pounds. tada fat.

yuliyax

Alcohol, sweets, takeaways, contraceptive injection, not exercising, used to work in McDonalds.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/yuliyax/view/why-did-i-gain-weight-before-and-after-238797