How to cope with a gain after reaching target weight

Isla30
Isla30 Posts: 7 Member
in Motivation and Support
Last year I lost six stone with a combination of diet and exercise yet in January I have been travelling and since coming back have realised I have put on a staggering two stone. Abroad all diets and healthy eating habits flew out of the window and now I face the cold harsh reality of the scales. I guess calories seemed a long way away. I feel low at the prospect of having to start afresh again so soon after maintaining my goal weight. Pictures of a slimmer me at christmas makes me want to cry. Unable to kickstart my diet I wish I had the motivation as all bad habits have returned with a vengeance,

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  • 1Kristine1
    1Kristine1 Posts: 697 Member
    Youve got this. Just get back into things and the weight will start coming off.
  • Log_n_Jog
    Log_n_Jog Posts: 64 Member
    I did the same thing. I lost 55 lbs and then gained 15 lbs back all within 9 lbs of my goal weight. It was hard to face and I was very disappointed with myself, but I knew I had to get back to logging and exercising before I gained it all back and then some. Try to focus on what you have learned from this experience and remember that you were able to lose it before, so you can do it again!
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    Do you travel a lot?

    If so, time to sit down and make a plan. I am on the road and making progress using leangains, my TRX, a speed rope, and some resistance band.

    I know, it is much, much harder to stay fit on the road, but it is possible.
  • _Liz_M_
    _Liz_M_ Posts: 26 Member
    When you say you are going on a diet it presupposes that at some point you are going to stop dieting, which is what you did.
    It would be better to learn about healthier eating and making better choices as you change your lifestyle. Then you can do as you wish without putting on all that weight again.
    Good luck with losing the extra you have gained. This site is very helpful.
  • TJMiddaugh
    TJMiddaugh Posts: 67 Member
    i had same problem. i got into the best shape i was ever in, and then ended up having to take another culinary job again. working around all that crazy food everyday was too much, especially when it comes to menu and recipe design. you have to make sure everything is up to par. staring at cheese cake everyday, and other home made desserts was to much also. need to get back to that comfort zone that you created when you were doing good. even if it takes drastic life changes again. i had to quit my job, and this time for good! lol im searching for something else now after devoting 17 years in the profession. it just doesnt fit into my healthy life style any more. and i refuse to sacrifice my health for work. out of sight out of mind for me, untill its been long enough for me to be strong about it. hope you can get it back again. im back to eating healthy everyday and workin out hard again. feels great. maybe time for some changes, i wish you the best of luck!
  • redrose129
    redrose129 Posts: 57 Member
    I know exactly how this feels......almost four years ago...I set out on my first journey.....after almost a year, I lost almost 100 pounds and I kept it off for a little over 2 years. LAST YEAR, was the year from hell......I gained every single pound back plus a little extra for good measure. It was one of the most devastating things I've ever gone through and to be honest, I still struggle with trying to get 'real' self back!

    I've learned so far, it takes patience, consistency, and a huge support system! I'm here to support!!

    <3
  • mangins40
    mangins40 Posts: 5 Member
    I totally know how you feel im wot you call a yoyo dieter when im good im really good but when im having a bad day im really bad and eat everything and anything even though I know I don't want it at the moment im at a place where I feel happy but im going away on holiday in 2week and I know I will eat everything and anything in sight hope you manage to find it in you to start again I know its so hard
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    I lost 45 lbs and gained back 8, so I know how you feel. I realized that I need to watch what I eat and not let it get away from myself for the rest of my life to maintain. I didn't think a little here and a little there would really affect my weight much, but it does!

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