How did y'all gain your weight?

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  • michelleepotter
    michelleepotter Posts: 800 Member
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    Partly it was marrying a man who cooks. I used to *never* eat. Not on purpose, I was just lazy and I tend to forget about eating. (I lost 10 pounds in my freshman year of college because I'd forget to eat until everything was closed, and all I had in my dorm room was canned ravioli.) Then I met my darling husband. I gained 10 pounds within just a few months of moving in with him, and that was from dinners ALONE (I still didn't bother to eat breakfast, and only a little snack for lunch.)

    Partly it was giving birth to 5 children. Although, I only really gained with my first. The middle three I barely gained anything, and with the youngest I literally did not gain a single pound (and since he was 9 pounds, I actually lost weight). So mostly it's my husband's cooking.
  • ro_girl68
    ro_girl68 Posts: 66 Member
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    thyroid :(
  • kittycraft
    kittycraft Posts: 17
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    I'm not really sure. I've been overweight since third grade, but I guess it was a combination of growing up in a household of sweet-loving people, my parent's divorce (I lived with my dad, he wasn't the best cook, we'd eat a lot of unhealthy things and I'd eat my feelings at being away from my mother), and genetics. Also, most recently, I broke my foot and gained even more weight due to my inability to walk and exercise.
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
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    Most recently? Got pregnant and wound up 21 lbs OVER my original MFP start weight. Originally, I am genetically predisposed to obesity, but comfort eating all kinds of junk food and bingeing definitely didn't help! Before I got pregnant I was 4 lbs from Onederland. I'm hoping to get back to that point by the fall and see how things go!
  • MMAQueen
    MMAQueen Posts: 279 Member
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    injuries + pizza and icecream.
  • quona9
    quona9 Posts: 8
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    Laziness.
    Swiss Cake Rolls.
    Orange Soda.

    I have nothing to blame but myself. Not sure if that makes it better or worse.
  • faedreamer1
    faedreamer1 Posts: 47 Member
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    I let my lifestyle dictate my body. I work from home as an author so I spend upwards of 12 hours a day at my computer. My desk is in the converted dining room I use as an office so it's oh so convenient to the kitchen and food. That's pretty much how this happened. I'd graze constantly while sitting on my *kitten* all day working.
  • mejustsmaller316
    mejustsmaller316 Posts: 134 Member
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    I have always used food for emotional comfort. I believe this stared because the only time my family as a child was together was when we ate. So I associated happiness with eating. Now I associate happiness with losing weight. lol
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
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    Marijuana and a soda habit.
  • serena569
    serena569 Posts: 427 Member
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    Drinking mountain dew out of 2-liter bottles :)

    ^^^^This. And quitting smoking.
  • VWilson_Momoftwinsplus1
    VWilson_Momoftwinsplus1 Posts: 35 Member
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    Eating too much of the wrong things. i use to blame it on my relationship because we love to go out to eat ! But there are healthier options out there, and I learned to be more consciouse and caring with my body and what i eat.
  • NoraMich84
    NoraMich84 Posts: 109 Member
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    Eating too much and being lazy....

    Love your honest! This is totally me, I mean did I need to have a snickers a day, it wasn't an apple for goodness sake.
  • midcoast_mommy
    midcoast_mommy Posts: 127 Member
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    I'd like to blame thyroid problems and marriage, but I could have made healthier choices!
  • chameleon77
    chameleon77 Posts: 124
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    It's never just one thing that leads to weight gain. I have hypothyrodism (spell check), I have bipolar and the drug I take is called Lithium, which made me gain 40 lbs, I have high blood pressure. But really those are all just excuses. Yes, unfortunately they all took a toll, but I just wasn't willing to do the hard part and work my *kitten* off. I think I am finally ready now. :)
  • Kristin0ls0n
    Kristin0ls0n Posts: 4
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    I quit smoking.
  • kalkat
    kalkat Posts: 48
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    Let's see, I quit smoking, but i've since started again, I had babies. i was severly depressed after the loss of my son. I started eating out 2-3 times a day. thyroid. birth control. lazy.

    but I'm doing better, a whole lot better and I've kicked lazy and fast food. Smoking is next!
  • ArtGeek22
    ArtGeek22 Posts: 1,429 Member
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    I ate CRAP instead of FOOD :ohwell:

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  • ChasingSweatandTears
    ChasingSweatandTears Posts: 504 Member
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    My love of cooking, gourmet food, good cheese, wine, olive oil all things, Italian, French, Spanish, Indian... Pretty much eating all of the time, drinking too much wine, having a highly stressful LIFE, trauma, and a lack of activity..... For years :/

    The hardest part of dieting for me is that my meals are so dang boring! When I get to my goal weight I'll start adding back in the foods I love but in much more moderation and much less often.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
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    Repeatedly following the "low fat, exercise more and watch those calories" dogma. ;)
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
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    Short answer? being a total fatass. Never working out, eating out wayy too much, at times every day every meal.

    Long answer: boyfriend loved to eat, when we broke up I kept eating, add depression to the mix and a broken foot for 2 months and I gained a size that year! once you pack it on its hard to drop it.

    It took me about 2 years to gain 40lbs, the rest I've slowly gained since 2008.

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