How concerned are you abut gaining back?

I'm far from goal but the thought of this scares me sh_tless! All that hard work and time gone! The sad thing is that to maintain this I'll have to be doing the same thing over and over again for the rest of my life, but then I balance that with the fear.

I agree 100%. People who say they will never go there again need to be realistic. We didn't want to gain that much in the first place. It can happen agaiin. There are days when I know that I could resort to the same old habits very easily. I envy people who don't give a second thought about what they eat and don't gain weight. Thank good ness for MFP. I'm older than most so sometimes I wonder if they will have a computer for me to log on when I'm in assisted.:ohwell:

Were you logging your food when you gained back? I know I wasn't. Am I going to continue logging when I reach goal? You bet I am.

^^this. Not afraid. But I'm definitely more aware of my habits now.. Also the means of getting healthy were different for me now. I wasn't looking for a "quick fix" I've accepted I will be logging calories. When I don't I'm less accountable.

My only concern is that I will lose the ability to stay active and keep lifting heavy things. I'm due for some quite serious back surgery in the next couple of years that will restrict my ability to exercise (but make the pain stop, so there's that.)

Terrified that I'll regain. Or just that I'll get skinny fat and have this loose, flabby body even if I do maintain the weight.

Zero fear.

Same.

If my clothes start to get tight, I know exactly what to do to get them fitting again. If I did it once, I can do it again, if I have to.

QFT!

not.

It isn't even a possibility.

I have all the tools and knowledge I need to make sure I am the person I want to be, inside and out.

I love this:)

Concerned enough to be mindful of the possibility and aware that it could happen if I don't pay attention, but no more than that.

I lost once, and gained it back, and I know how and why it happened (exactly the same way I gained in the first place) so I feel prepared.

To be honest, I'm not afraid at all. I started running and doing Crossfit to lose weight and gain strength for my job but they turned into both my sole source of social interaction and personal pride. I've basically made these things huge parts of my life that I can't imagine not doing anymore. I'll always run and do Crossfit (until I am physically unable) because I love it. I'll always eat healthy foods because I like the way they make me feel. I'm not afraid of going back to my old ways because they simply don't appeal to me anymore.

I used to be so afraid of gaining my weight back, for the longest time. There is still a very small part of me that fears it, but that fear resides very deep and I sometimes think it will always be there, to some extent. I have learned over the past couple of years, however, that i need not worry as much as I previously thought I did. I used to worry that if I missed a work out, I would gain. If I ate out, I would gain. If I went on vacation where there was lots of good food and no gym, I would enter that downward spiral of gaining all my weight back. But time and time again I have found myself in those situations and have still been able to maintain my weight. I have also become more knowledgeable about how the human body works, in general (as well as what works for mine, specifically) so I rarely worry or stress out about those things anymore. I think it's normal to worry in the beginning, but with time and experience, that fear will dwindle down if you don't let yourself fall back into your previous, unhealthy lifestyle. Staying positive and motivated (even when you're struggling) is important. :flowerforyou:

Since it took me 5+ years to regain the 60lbs from the first time around, definitely. Though I'm now very aware of what things get dropped first to try to mitigate that on the way down. It will be a slower process but I want to make sure I do things that are sustainable without lying to myself. I also am seeing what mistakes were made the first time that I wasn't aware of so I do have more tools for myself with the information I've gained while using the site.