What is the most weight you've ever lost...then gained back?

I was at 400, got down to around 250, then found myself at 360 before I knew it. I'm at 269 right now. Getting back to 250 is my immediate goal, then I'll see what I want to do from there.

Previous to this time? 50lbs lost was as far as I was able to go. And that was a side effect of medication I was on. Otherwise it was 25-30lbs. I gained slowly over the last 17 years so I don't think there were any times I could pinpoint that I gained a great deal in a short amount of time (relative here because I WAS 362lbs so 20lbs in one year wouldn't have looked like a lot when you are nearly 200lbs overweight).

my ticker shows the most I have ever lost and I plan to keep going ALL THE WAY. Then reconstructive surgery, then lose a little more

I have lost 40+ lbs numerous times using things like Weight Watchers.

This time I have lost 87lbs but I decided to change the way I eat, and exercise, and not only have I lost double the weight I ever have in the past, I have kept it off as well. It's all about lifestyle change!!! its not a diet, this journey will never end.

I went from 200 to 150 when I was a teen. Gained 65 pounds at 19. Lost 70 pounds at 21. Kept it off until the last two years and then I gained 45 pounds again. I had three jobs one that was very demanding on my time plus I am taking university courses. I ate the wrong things because they were quick. I stopped paying attention to portion sizes and was even matching my husbands portions. I found excuses to not exercise usually I don't have time. I stopped going on the scale for weeks at a time to avoid the dissapointement.

I lose and gain the same freaking 10lbs. I am currently at 151, I dance between 162 and 152... Would like to be 140-145, depending on body composition. Highest post pregnancy was after I stopped breastfeeding, but didn't change my eating. I was ~170lbs. I am 5'8 and 32y/o

I lost 60 pounds once on Jenny Craig. I started at 190 and got down to 130. Then I couldn't afford to pay for the food anymore and it all came back on.

Every time I see that commercial for Nutra System with that woman that says, "Open the box...eat the food....lose weight.", I want to scream.

Lost baby weight with 1st and 2nd child (30 lbs each time) didn't gain that back until I pregnant again. After 3rd I had 50 lbs to lose. I lost 20 in the first year and then gave up. Lost the other 30 a couple years ago and I have gained 20 back since then. After I lost the weight with first 2 kiddos it just stayed off. After my 3rd though it crept back slowly. I can't really put a specific problem to why I gained it back except that my metabolism must have slowed down with my age. When I had my first 2 I was in my 20's. Now I'm 35 and it's much harder to lose it and to keep it off. I also had a much more active job with my first 2. I went from being a server to a desk job.

this topic is depressing to read!:sad:

I lost a total of 70 pounds when I was 16. After 4 years I gained back 100 pounds. horrible I know, but I got it this time.

Lowest adult weight: 120. Gained 100 pounds, got down to 185, then bounced back up to 232. Down to 171, then up to 252. On my way back down, currently 202.

Every time I got stuck, I quit. Working now on changing my thinking. This is NOT a diet, it's a lifestyle. I've blown through a major milestone though, I've never been able to stick with a plan for more than 5-6 months. The fact that I'm at 8+ months is a really big deal for me, and tells me that I am changing my mindset. I'm also far more focused on fitness and health than on the scale.