Whoops! Putting it all back on!

Katrina_O_M
Katrina_O_M Posts: 6
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I lost 52 lbs brilliantly by eating sensibly and exercising but now I've put 24lbs back on. It was great to lose so much weight and I still feel pretty good but I've stopped exercising and started eating too much! I am just about to grow out of the lovely size 10 clothes that I bought after losing so much weight and I haven't kept any bigger ones so this is urgent now. I must get back in control! Motivating speeches please!

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  • jhellwig828
    jhellwig828 Posts: 109 Member
    You can do it! You did it once before and know what works. A 50 pound weight loss is a huge accomplishment and you can get back to it! Just go back to what you know :) Good luck!
  • ruthejp13
    ruthejp13 Posts: 213 Member
    According to National Weight Control Registry, the vast majority of people (percentages shown) who keep substantial weight off (average 66 pounds) over the long term (longer than a year) do the following:

    Exercise 90%
    Eat a healthy breakfast 78%
    Step on the scale at least weekly 75%

    excerpt from Diary of a Fat Female
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    WTH...how did you do that?

    Did you stop logging? Maitenance isn't about going back to "old habits"

    Develop better ones this time. Ensure you don't do the following:

    To big of a deficit
    Give up foods you love/crave just have them in moderation
    don't stop logging/weighing food
    don't stop weighing yourself...allow for a maitenance range and when you are hitting the upper range take a good hard look at what is causing it...

    Do however choose an exercise you love so it's not "work"
    Do log/weigh/log accurately
  • Katrina_O_M
    Katrina_O_M Posts: 6
    That's good - because I suspected as much! My breakfast remain great and I do plan on using exercise to turn things around.
  • Katrina_O_M
    Katrina_O_M Posts: 6
    I just signed up to MFP but never logged anything on it. Had a nice little flowery notebook instead for recording weight, food, water and exercise. Lost 2lbs on average per week but weighed every few weeks. Then after maintaining for about a year (until Christmas just gone) I stopped weighing. Was a bit surprised last week to find out my new weight.
  • NonDebutante3dot0
    NonDebutante3dot0 Posts: 50 Member
    Katrina, it happens. All the time. You can get back on the horse, though, that's what I am doing! Friend me if you like. :wink:
  • brenn24179
    brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
    yep, I lost 40 lbs, turned around and put 15 back on right after the holidays. I now weigh daily and do my logging. It can sneak up on you quickly. I have developed some self control after was told I needed it by some of ya and it made me mad but it was true. It takes a lot of discipline but worth it. It is simple but hard, log your calories, have healthy foods in the house where there is not a lot of temptation. You can do this.
  • RHachicho
    RHachicho Posts: 1,115 Member
    Look mate you just need to know one thing. The lifestyle change is permanent. Unless you keep a healthy diet and exercise regime you are ALWAYS going to put the weight back on. And you will end up yo-yo dieting which is probably more unhealthy than simply being a bit overweight. So you need to decide where your priorities are.
  • dfnewcombe
    dfnewcombe Posts: 94 Member
    Its a journey not a marathon- and you have taken a detour. No big deal!!! Time to get going in the right direction. You have weighed yourself- now focus on what is going right and build on that.

    I know for me I am slipping when I stop preparing meals to take to work. I am then grazing on the community snacks we share- the chips, the candy drawer, and the occasional everyone chips in for pizza. Shortly after exercise becomes a chore and "I will get on it tomorrow." Uh huh....

    Get loaded up on your arsenal of what you need to be successful- a good healthy trip to the grocery store. Commit to your exercise and add opportunity to take a walk in addition to what you have been doing. You will feel much better in a few days and will be re-energized to reach your goals.

    Good luck! You can do this!!!
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    It's part of the learning process. Figure out where your weak spots are and put systems in place that will correct them.

    I've always been active, but I eat too much. I got almost to goal last summer, and then I gained half of it back again throughout the holidays. I was under the mistaken belief that after eating less for 6 months, I had developed the ability to maintain new habits. Wrong! I will never be an "intuitive eater." I have accepted that I am someone who needs constant data- I need to log daily and weigh daily or I very, very easily go into denial.

    I learned my lesson, and now I'm inching back towards my goal and I will not stop logging or weighing once I get there.

    Start logging and weighing, and then you can use the information to change whatever is getting in the way of your success.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    WTH...how did you do that?

    Did you stop logging? Maitenance isn't about going back to "old habits"

    Develop better ones this time. Ensure you don't do the following:

    To big of a deficit
    Give up foods you love/crave just have them in moderation
    don't stop logging/weighing food
    don't stop weighing yourself...allow for a maitenance range and when you are hitting the upper range take a good hard look at what is causing it...

    Do however choose an exercise you love so it's not "work"
    Do log/weigh/log accurately


    ^^This! Great advice!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I lost 52 lbs brilliantly by eating sensibly and exercising but now I've put 24lbs back on. It was great to lose so much weight and I still feel pretty good but I've stopped exercising and started eating too much! I am just about to grow out of the lovely size 10 clothes that I bought after losing so much weight and I haven't kept any bigger ones so this is urgent now. I must get back in control! Motivating speeches please!
    I'd lost 70 pounds about 10 years ago, put 30 back on in a five year span, and started on MFP last year to lose that 30 pounds.

    I didn't lose the 30 pounds......












    I lost 42!!!!! :bigsmile:

    If I can do it, you can to! :drinker:

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