Repeat offenders

I wouldn't say that I quit, but life gets in the way and I can't devote as much time or effort into achieving my goal. I usually find that I will gain about 5lbs back and then I get back on track. It's a cycle that I think others go through as well. What matters is that we don't let a little set-back ruin everything, right?!

I've never lost more than 5lbs before getting disinterested before. I hope I dont become a repeat offender.

first time on mfp - but I have dieted before and put it all back on plus some....
hoping this will be the last time I lose the weight :happy:

I lost 50 pounds in 3 months before. Gained it all back then some the lost some and got divorced and gained it all back, lost some then got pregnant and gave up. After starting at 160 and going to 210 I was ready to jump on and stick to it this time. I've fallen off some days but jump right back on. I have a feeling it's going to be a constant struggle for me for the rest of my life.

Me! I was doing really well for about 6 or 8 months about a year and a half ago. Took off around 25 lbs but got discouraged because it was such a slow process. Put it all back on but when I got back to that original weight, I realized that I needed to do something. This time around, I'm totally happy with 1-2 lbs per week lost (as I should've been the first time) and I'm not hard on myself if I don't have time to exercise. I'm controlling what I can, which is my diet.

I've also cut back to weighing once per week because the first time around I'd get really down if the scale went up or stayed the same after I thought I had a good day.

Best advice to not become a repeat offender: Just stick with it and don't let the scale get you down. If you're measuring your portions, the weight will eventually come off.

Not a repeat to MFP, though I'm taking my good ol' time here, but I have lost and regained.

I have probably been through this cycle 20-30 times in the last 25 years.

Two years ago I dropped from 200 to 175 by eating only 1200 calories per day and running like a madman. I was always tired and "hangry". Gained it all back in a few months!

Then I tried last summer and I went only from 200 to 187 .. then went back again to between 205 and 210!
Once Again I was "starving myself" and was very inconsistent.. I could not make it a lifestyle.

Now.. I am am really taking my time making small changes and I have lost 17 lbs over the last 5 months.

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I am planning for this to me my last time!

This is my first time losing on MFP. However, the list of other times I've lost this same weight is nearly endless.

Let's see, lost 35 on Weight Watchers, stayed off for over a year, but ultimately gained it all back because I learned nothing about nutrition or healthy eating.

I've lost weight using Metabolife (when it still had that stuff in it that jacked up your heartrate) and lost 25 pounds or so.

I lost some of the weight just calorie restricting and exercising too many times to count.

My all time favorite <insert sarcasm font here> weight loss effort was taking Alli (not sure I spelled it right). It's that stuff that makes your body not process fat in foods, so it goes right through you. The idea is you eat a low fat diet but the fat you do consume doens't metabolize. Word to the wise. Do not go to Chili's and eat an order of Texas Cheese Fries while taking Alli or you may find yourself losing weight because you run to the bathroom fifteen times in one night because oily stuff is coming out of places that aren't fit for discussion on MFP. True story. Disgusting.

Couple of reasons why I believe people quit and restart:

Went on a diet plan that was unsustainable for life

Spent more time exercising than actually trying to reduce intake

Expectation of better results and became impatience from the weight loss process



One who is truly motivated won't let any obstacles stop them from achieving the goal they are wanting. Just need to pull one's pants up and get it done.

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Repeat offender here. This is my 4th attempt. 2nd within a year. It's a mixture of things. Part of it is that I'll have several weeks with little control over my eating or several days of stress eating in a week so I give up.

The other is that people in my life are TOO encouraging. Asking if I'm wearing new jeans even if they're the same ratty stained pair they saw me in the last time we got together. When I say no they'll say something like "Well good, because they look really baggy! How much have you lost so far?" These are people I see 2-3 times a week, and they do it EVERY time. Plus my husband thinks rewarding with food is the only way to celebrate anything. It gets old, and I start feeling like a 2 year old being potty trained, with people clapping and cheering just for the effort. :grumble: I hate that. I'm more of the self-reliant type and I hate attention. So, to regain control of the situation, I just stop trying until they forget about it.

This time I haven't told anyone, and all of my MFP friends are complete strangers, most of whom understand a binge, and tell me to brush myself off and move forward.

Let me start of by saying 'offenders' isn't quite what I meant.

My question is how many of us have started out fine then quit or lost all of the weight then put it back on? What goes wrong? How many people on MFP are first timers as opposed to repeat customers?
Just wondering,,,

First timer and now in maintenance. I did not do MFP for weight loss, but alternate day intermittent fasting One of the biggest pluses of this plan is that it taught me to have a healthy relationship with food and I now have the tools I need to maintain successfully.

I lost 44 pounds several years ago, since two pregnancies I have been a repeat starter so many times I cannot count. We I lost that weight years ago I had also been a serial starter. I dunno - something just clicked and I kept going. I feel that now too.

Repeat offender here....I lost 135lbs and gained about 70 of it back. I lost the weight over 4 years by eating less and moving more. I thought for sure I was good as gold since I did it at a slow and steady pace.....and then life got crazy.... I am working on it again and this will be the LAST time I do this! I have been slowly working at it all summer and I have managed to lose about 15lbs, I went on vacation to Mexico last week and I decided today was the day I get serious about it! So back to MFP and back to the gym!

This is my first time here on MFP.

I didn't quit trying to lose weight, I got pregnant again and gained it all back

I haven't left MFP, but over my lifetime I have been a repeat offender (lost, regained, lost again, regained, repeat). It's always because I stop exercising regularly. Always.