What is the root of your weight issue?

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  • ThinUpGirl
    ThinUpGirl Posts: 397
    I never had to worry about weight until I became a mom.

    I got all my exercise from going out and dancing all night at clubs and could eat whatever I wanted.

    Now I'm a homebody and spend most nights watching movies and snacking.
  • margiemaillard
    margiemaillard Posts: 1
    The root of my problem is probably taking gabapentin. I have neuropathy of my feet and hands and it drives me nuts at night. I take half a gabapentin and all that goes away. But it makes me put on weight. I weight 148-150 then went on gabapentin and now I weight 153-155 no matter what I do. I haven't been taking that drug for a while, just in dire emergencies. Also when I eat out or with others, they are bad influences on me. Ha ha ha blaming others. I would like to weight 140 lbs. Any wuggestions?
  • mtdewforyou2
    mtdewforyou2 Posts: 1
    Never thinking about calories....just thought I was supposed to be a big guy....now that I;m joining the Air Force, looking at a chart to see I'm way overweight is a huge wake-up call.
  • mjhedgehog
    mjhedgehog Posts: 249 Member
    I just liked food way too much.
  • katiekeene86
    katiekeene86 Posts: 12 Member
    Pure laziness, I'm not gonna lie. Portion control problems didn't help things. I've lost and gained over the years, but never really been a "healthy" weight. In the process of changing that.
  • chelseascounter
    chelseascounter Posts: 1,283 Member
    I never gained weight and ate junk food all the time, then all of the sudden I started gaining weight. I gained 20 lbs in 3 months. Now I eat healthy **Wish I did that sooner.**
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I'm lazy. :happy:
  • edames
    edames Posts: 8 Member
    I thought it was just me! I don't think I have a problem. I just like food. For the most part it's kind of healthy. Not too much fried foods. Fresh veggies. I probably eat too late though. I hate being hungry again when I eat early. I don't go to sleep before midnight. And I skip lunch usually. I loves me a good breakfast! Which is usually around noon... When I worked I ate lunch but no breakfast during the week. My mind wants to lose weight but my body is sooo comfortable...
  • JonnyR214
    JonnyR214 Posts: 228 Member
    my problem is eating, I could eat healthy all day, then comes the stress of work ( retail ) or coworkers criticizing me for eating healthy and making me feel awful, also eating when im bored
  • lessjess0887
    lessjess0887 Posts: 2
    The root of my weight issues at this point in my life now are a combination of my "all-or-nothing" thought process and allowing myself to binge out of hunger, desire to eat, being tired, emotions, etc. Somehow in my mind I've decided that if I "slip" a little or skip one workout I'm screwed for the day/week and then give myself permission to eat like its the last time I ever will.

    Up until this point in time, I've been able to healthily lose almost 80lbs, but I still struggle. I let myself do things that I know in the moment will hurt me later, but I'm too focused on having my immediate gratification to care.

    I know I'm capable of a lot more and have surprised myself at my strength and resilience in committing to myself and my health. For some reason though, I like to sabotage myself to have that temporary "happiness".

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