I gained back 30 pounds. :(

Hi - i too gained back half the weight i lost last year.

boo

anyway, you can lose weight by lowering your calories so maybe lay off some of the exercise for now till you find its fun again.

Then try something other than just cardio to increase metabolism. Lift some heavy weights to activate muscle.

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Last year I stopped counting and I gained 25 pounds of the 85 I'd lost. I've since lost 20 of them and I really think that this time I'm just going to keep logging through maintenance. It doesn't take me very long to log and it does make me look at what I'm doing every single day.

Now I have gained back 30 pounds, quickly... like in the last 3 months, while still going to curves...

Why?

So I lost 56 pounds.. . It took me 10 months... I kept it off for a year... Now I have gained back 30 pounds, quickly... like in the last 3 months, while still going to curves... I don't think its fair that I have to eat next to nothing, workout 5 days a week, and walk 5 miles a day and golf 3 days a week, and work 50+ hours a week in order to stay skinny. I am so frustrated. I don't know what else to do... so here I go with round two...I dunno If I have the steam to do it again. Or the willpower...

You need more lean body mass. On average, you shouldn't have to workout more than 4 to 10 hours a week to stay fit.

Second, whatever your maintenance calories are, deduct 20% from them, that's your maintenance calories. Metabolisms are slower after you've been overweight, and you lose roughly 20% of your metabolic ability. Lean body mass will increase that number, but, it's safe to say that you'll always eat a bit less than most your size.

I'm in the same boat as you! I started MFP in Feb 2010 and had lost 52 lbs by Feb 2011 and kept it off for 2 more years. Then the old unhealthy habits crept back in and I gained almost 10 lbs between January & June last year despite still working out a lot. My problem is junk food and sugar.

Then in June I got a bad soft-tissue injury in my left hip during a bootcamp and went from working out 5 or 6 days a week plus being fairly active outside the gym to not being able to exercise AT ALL for 6 months. I couldn't even walk my dogs and some days could barely walk from my car to the office. Instead of cutting back on calories I allowed myself to continue to pig out on junk and I gained another 15 lbs by the end of 2013! At least I know how it happened!

I never gave up logging food even when it was really bad (most days) and after months of physio just recently began to work out very lightly. Tomorrow I am meeting with a registered dietician to find out how many calories I really should be eating (compared to listening to a thousand different opinions on MFP) and in 10 days I start sessions with a personal trainer who specializes in injury rehab.

My advice to you is to never give up, you haven't failed, it's just a temporary relapse and you can get back on track! If I can do it, anyone can!

I could have written this as well. Lost 60 quickly and kept it off for about 8 months. Then gained back 30. I gained because I cut back on exercise and ate more. My fault. This time around I am counting calories, lifting weights and staying more active. It is taking longer but it is worth it.

When I was sixteen-seventeen I lost twenty kilos (About 44ish pounds) and managed to maintain for about two years before I began slowly putting it back on, then towards the end it started stacking on. Just before I joined MFP I was at my heaviest, I gained more than I lost (to be fair I'm now 21, so I'm going to weigh more than I did as a teenager)

The way I look at it when trying to keep motivated, is that do I really want to be that chubby person again? I got to a healthy weight and it felt great, I can either work hard to become that person again, or I can keep doing what I'm doing and make that a thing of the past, just a small phase where I looked great, like it wasn't meant to be.

No, I'm going to look great again. Just watch me.

I've maintained for almost 3 years so far. How do I do it? I've kept logging calories consistently. And I'm going to keep logging them. it's really not that hard (it only takes a couple of minutes, make it a habit like brushing your teeth every day) and it's so worth it to be able to STAY in shape. Good luck on round two. You can do it! :flowerforyou:

ETA: I just thought that I should add another perspective. Not everybody wants to log all the time for the rest of eternity. My husband keeps it under control by watching how his clothes fit and checking the scale now and then. When things start getting a little tight, he jumps back on MFP for a bit. No need to gain back half the weight you lost. Just pay attention to how your clothes fit. When you start to see yourself gaining a little (don't wait until you've gained 20 or 30 pounds) start logging again.

So I lost 56 pounds.. . It took me 10 months... I kept it off for a year... Now I have gained back 30 pounds, quickly... like in the last 3 months, while still going to curves... I don't think its fair that I have to eat next to nothing, workout 5 days a week, and walk 5 miles a day and golf 3 days a week, and work 50+ hours a week in order to stay skinny. I am so frustrated. I don't know what else to do... so here I go with round two...I dunno If I have the steam to do it again. Or the willpower...

You don't think it's fair? I understand your frustration and most like you (including me) would, too. I lost 65 pounds and then regained 30. It's very common even while continuing to exercise and watch what we eat. But I saw eventually that I just wasn't being as careful about as I should have. A few extra calories here, a few missed workouts there and I was going backwards. It wasn't that big of a deal for me to be more careful and I've lost the 30 again plus some. Yes, it's unfortunate we have to keep working at it. But if your attitude is that it isn't fair, then I would worry that you're going to be rebounding like a yo-yo for the rest of your life. Do you see what I mean?

Good luck to you!

I lost 140, gained back somewhere between 15-25 depending on the week (my body is a freak of nature).

It's MUCH harder to lose it this time (I only want to lose about 15). I can't be as active due to health issues, groceries (especially produce and meat) are more expensive here than where I used to live, and I can come up with about a thousand other excuses, all of which are valid.

Bottom line, though?

If we want results, we have to put in the work.

We lost it once. We can do it again.

Figure out what your goals are - a number on the scale is one aspect, but what else? Do you have health issues, like diabetes, that you want to improve with weight loss? Do you want to be a runner? Do you want to be stronger? Do you want to get rid of your muffin top or feel comfortable (note: I didn't say look skinny) in a bathing suit?
Once you've figured out those goals, then think of how you should adjust your lifestyle (nutrition and fitness) to get closer to those goals.

Not sure if anyone is still reading this, but, the key to staying on this time is my determination in my mind. I still had the floundering feeling like where do i begin, i dont think i have the stamina, i dont really want to give up the things i was enjoying eating. eating was so enjoyable. but i decided i was going to try again, so i just started one day. thats was Feb 11, 2014. now 6 weeks later i lost 15 pounds. and it took only 3 days to get my mind set back.

if you get that focus/determination/mindset back, thats the huge key that will keep you, I beleive. its the mind over matter. yeah the food is really good that made me fat, but i have my focus back and that is what is keeping me on track.

if we go back to our old ways and start allowing ourselves the things that got us here, then we will gain back the weight. well i was gaining back about 20 pounds i lost last year. i was starting to creep back to that original weight.. didn't want that to happen..

my freind started very low carbo and he was losing a ton of weight, he was on a doctors program, but what he said was low carbo seemed to be a huge help. well im not going that drastic so i keep my carbs about 80-100. not sure if thats low carb or what, but im going to eat a few things that will keep me going enjoyable now. anyhoo, the hard part is i wish i was below a particular amount of weight, but it will take time.

i think just begin again, dont look at the past, but start again, because the past is gone. we have tomorrow to make a change. it took a couple weeks for me to get over some addictions to food, and sometimes i had to just say no and choose not to eat all the food around me.. like the valentines day treats, and other free food around the office. i try to eat when im hungry and not to give in to my old triggers.