What is the root of your weight issue?

ThinUpGirl

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

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

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

I just liked food way too much.

katiekeene86

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

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

I'm lazy. :happy:

edames

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

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

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".