Anyone here ever lost their weight more then once?

Good for you! That's terrific success, and not easy to do. My story is both different and similar. In 2001, during the stress of grad school, I got to 163 lbs. at my highest weight. I lost 30 pounds through healthy eating and exercise and kept it off for 8 years. After having two kids (in 2009 and 2011), not exercising as regularly, eating more, some medical issues, the stress of a full-time job, etc. I found myself at 162 pounds last December 2012. I am now 25 pounds lighter, again through healthy eating, cardio/weights. Life happens, and I have a few more pounds to lose, but I'm proud that I've made this effort, stuck to it, and am making good choices every day.

First time 330-192pds (138pd loss) Got pregnant back up to 270pds working on it now so far down to 253pds, ulitmate goal of 163pds

My first time I started at 223 and lost 55 pounds. I did that during my freshman year in school. This time I started at 219 and so far I have lost 29 pounds. I am a senior now. I have learned a lot more this time about what my body needs, and not trying to eat such small amounts. I am also eating what is realistic for me. My teenage boys are very active and are a great example to me. I have to keep up with them!!

1st time was before kids, I went from 180-140. (40 lbs)

2nd time was after having my first child.... Went from 165-140 (35 lbs)

3rd time was after second child ..went from 185-164 (21 lbs). This was last year, gained it back by eating junk and fast food again.


This is the 4th and final time..I have gone from 185-175 so far and want to go another 35-40 pounds. I have officially said goodbye to the 180's forever!

5'5.5"
First time: 160 to 125
eventually back up to 155
stayed there for about a year, the half a year after I slowly lost about 10 pounds without counting calories
was 146 when started MFP
6 months later counting calories lost another 10 pounds then plateaued (around 136)
Just broke the plateau (fingers crossed!) by giving up calories and "intuitively eating" and hoping to get to at least 125...
I may want to lose another 10 (to get to 115) if I'm unhappy at 125, but that would have to be like through a steady maintenance like notmal diet plus exercise, I don't want to diet hard for it you know I want that flux between 115 and 125 to be natural.

My mom has lost 80lbs three times and is now trying to lose the 25 lbs that are back.

I lost 120 lbs once and am now losing the 20+ lbs that I regained. I was really upset about regaining(once I finally admitted it to myself) but it is a great feeling once you jump right back at it. I also feel so much better mentally, physically, etc:)

My mom has lost 80lbs three times and is now trying to lose the 25 lbs that are back.

I lost 120 lbs once and am now losing the 20+ lbs that I regained. I was really upset about regaining(once I finally admitted it to myself) but it is a great feeling once you jump right back at it. I also feel so much better mentally, physically, etc:)

Good for you for stopping the upward trend! That took a lot of courage.

Yes, several times. The first time was 205 to 165. The second time was 265 to 190. The third time was 235 to 190. This time was 230 to currently 178. On my way back to 165. This is the last time! I now know that I can never stop paying attention to what I am eating. I am a logger for life!

I went from 350+ down to 262 over the course of about a year (using MFP from 313 to 262, and losing the majority of the from January to May 2011). I didn't use friends through MFP, I literally used it to strictly track food and activity. I didn't have anyone to help keep me accountable then, and I didn't have the healthiest of motivation for the weight loss (mentally). When I hit a major plateau at 262, I lost my focus and could NOT get back on the wagon.. I tried for 18 months and could not do it.

I've since refocused in November 2012 for some physical agility testing for law enfrcement and have been back on the wagon since. I'm helping friends through MFP to be accountable for their activity levels and lifestyle changes, and that helps me immensely. They are helping me, too.. it's a much, much healthier place to be mentally, and I haven't had some of the issues I had before. This MFP session I've gone from 316 to 281 (so far) and feel great. And I mainly have my friends on here to thank for that.,

Oh my goodness, SO MANY TIMES! I am the epitome of a yo-yoer: Always losing it fairly quickly and then gaining back far more than I took off.

1st time: 2003 - 160-140 -20 lbs
2nd time: 2004 - 180-160 - 20 lbs
3rd time: 2010 - 220-170 - 50 lbs
4th time - this time I started at 253. When I saw that number I wanted to cry. I couldn't believe I'd undone all the work it took to get those 50 pounds off in 2010. I just got to 170, felt SO MUCH better about myself, and lost my motivation to continue losing weight, instead steadily putting the pounds back on (plus an extra 30) over the next 3 years. I was so disgusted with myself.

So I've had to do A LOT of reflection on why I gained the weight back each and every time. I realized there were a lot of emotional issues I hadn't dealt with, and until I recognized those issues and the causes behind them, I was doomed to continue losing/gaining/losing/gaining. I'm so tired of the cycle. I want to lose/maintain.

I figured out that every time before, I lost the weight fairly rapidly and rarely plateauing. Every time I get to a plateau, my confidence takes a nose dive and it suddenly occurs to me that I can't do this. So instead of trying and failing (or inevitably succeeding) I tell myself that I don't care. And then I eat fast food at every meal, 2-3 times a day to prove to myself just how much I don't care about my weight. But that's a bold faced lie I'm telling myself as there's not much else in life I care about MORE than my weight. It affects every aspect of my life, from how I sleep to how I interact with the people in my life.

And this time will be different. I've already plateaued a couple of times in the 2 months I've been losing weight, so I put the scale away and am concentrating on forming healthy eating habits. I know the weight will come off eventually, and I know that if I take my time with it now and don't put the pressure on myself to weigh a certain amount by a certain date then in the end, I will keep it off for good.

first time : 250 pounds down to 210

second time: 220 ( I gained 10 pounds) down to 175

goal weight: 136 pounds

First time round: 400 lbs to 250 lbs

This time: 370 lbs to 241 lbs

My initial goal was to get back to 250 lbs and I've done that (and then some). I don't have a specific goal now... I'll know when I get there.

yep! In 2011 I went from 205lbs to 165lbs in around 4 months. Between 2012 and 2013 I went from 194lbs to CW 169. GW is 137ish. You are right, you learn a lot from gaining weight back after losing. Its a feeling I never want to have again!

"Oh my goodness, SO MANY TIMES! I am the epitome of a yo-yoer: Always losing it fairly quickly and then gaining back far more than I took off"

This is also me. At 59+ years old I have lost track of how many times I lost weight, gained it back plus more. When I peaked at my all time high of 190# this past December I decided enough, I am not getting any younger and if I want to enjoy getting older I had better get it figured out. Then I discovered MFP. I lost 23 pounds fairly quickly and have plateaued as of this past couple weeks. I am increasing my calories a bit to try and break that cycle whereas in the past I have always just given up and resigned myself that it was not possible to lose any more. I wish I had just done it right the first time.....

In 2009 my boyfriend at the time passed away so I went from 200 to 170. Then turned 21 so I gained it back then some. Then I revisited being bulimic when my parents got divorced. ( I used to be all through middle school and high school) so I dropped from 215 to about 190. Got over that again but the body does what it does so I gained all that back again...then some. Then I actually met the man of my dreams and got pretty comfortable until I saw some pictures of a vacation we took. So starting AGAIN at 238 this time I'm doing everything right...at least, healthier than the last two times.