What to do when you have gained it all back

For the past two years I have been dying to lose weight and I finally lost 20 pounds.
But after I had my final exams I gained it all back and more.

One thing I definitely recommend is making a habit of checking the scale. I check nearly every three days in the morning.

But gaining weight back is just LIFE! And I know how much it sucks. You just got to look at the end of the road and see what you want. Like talk to yourself in the mirror and motivate yourself. Cause if you lost all the weight once..I know you can lose that weight again and much more!

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Been there. It sucks. I got to a point where I felt great, looked good, had lots of energy. Then I went backward. Sometimes I think people are afraid of change, even when it comes to good change. I look back and wonder what the moment was that started the turnaround. If I knew when it was, I'd go back in time and kick my *kitten* for it.

Start again. I'm with you on this one - I lost about 40lbs a couple of years ago and have put it all back on. Giving myself a kick up the backside to start again. The good news is if you've done it before you know you can do it! You can aspire to that again.
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" I also haven't been to the gym because I am afraid, I don't want to be "That Girl" again. The one huffying for breath because she is so heavy she cant breath, the one that cant run longer than 1 minute without stopping or lift more than 5lbs without hurting. Its all very discouraging when I think of where I was at, running about 15miles weekly maybe more, lifting 100+lbs ugh"

But if you aren't "That Girl" again, you will never get back to running 15 mi a week and lifting 100+ lbs. If you don't go back to the gym, you run the risk of becoming "That Other Girl": the one that can't even go up a flight of stairs or walk across a room without huffing for breath. Trust me, That Other Girl is much worse.

If I ever fall off my diet (like eating a whole bunch of food and getting plastered at a friend's house) it takes almost a week of normal diet/water intake for me to get back down to my actual weight. Eating garbage food makes me retain water like crazy, but it all falls back off within a week.

I think that once you start tracking your calories and drinking plenty of water (I drink a gallon a day at least), a lot of that will fall off quickly and then you'll have a more accurate measurement of how much you've really gained.

I've been there and I am heading back down. YES it takes time. It is not linear, you may have bumps in the road, you may have days or weeks or even months that are rough. You need to learn how to deal with those situations to keep the weight from coming back on. If you get busy again, remember to log your food....I find that meal prep works wonders! I have two boys very active in sports, this means crock pot meals and make ahead meals. Cutting up veggies ahead of time so things can just be thrown together quickly. Buying healthy quick snacks like fruits and vegetables. Figure out what things you can fit into your life when you are busy as a safety net. Hold on to those things for dear life when time becomes elusive. You have done it once so you KNOW you can do it again. Dig your heels in and do not give up!

My triggers are soda and fast food too. I have been a chronic yoyo dieter my entire life but the most sustainable weight loss I ever had was during personal training and eating a complex carb, lean protein, veggies, and fruit diet. I lost 40 pounds over a year ago, probably closer to 2 years with this diet and I have kept it off without a lot of close attention since then. I attribute this to the muscle i gained. Recently I realized i had gained about 20 pounds back. I decided I did not want to ever yo yo diet again so I have stopped all fast food and soda in my life. Every time I do this I just throw myself into healthy eating and deny deny deny (it helps my blood sugar return to normal so the cravings are reduced). The taste, the salt, and sugar are all appetite stimulants that make us want more everyday. I have faced the fact that for my current and future health, there are just some foods I will have to stay away from for the rest of my life. A doctor told me that ice cream is one of the worst things you can eat because it causes an increase in your insulin that makes you crave more sugar and fat. I live in Hawaii and there is a lot of shave ice here, which hesays is better than ice cream because it only contains sugar, without the deadly combination of fat. Right now I am about 50 pounds down from my highest weight about 3 years ago. I have about 40 more to go until I get to my first goal and I still won't be the lowest adult weight i haveever been, but I know I need to get back there and it will be a lifelong thing. One deterrent from gaining the weight back for me has been the fact that once you regain weight lost, it is harder to lose that same weight In the future. I think you are at an advantage because you have put in the hard work before and your muscles will remember this and they will work harder for you sooner. Muscle memory is everything. You might be that girl at first but not for as long as you were before. My issue is laziness and succumbing to whatever is most comfortable wheni get tired, so that is what i battle. I don't just deal with weight gain, but also with money management, cleaning, preparing my food. I know i have to push myself, esp wheni get busy, and i can't let myself off of the hook. It will be a trial to take the weightoff, but if you don't have your health, you have nothing else.

5 years ago I signed up to the gym it took me two years to lose 74lb and getting fitter and strong then I stopped going and then 3 years later here I am I put 64 of those lb back on but I'm going at it again but more serious than before and I aim to do it in a year but this time I won't be stopping going to the gym it's for life now. I've lost 8lb in the last two and a half weeks

I am in the process of gaining it all back, but have (hopefully) caught it before it gets too far. I the same as you have had a work schedule change and no longer am able to workout on my lunch break. This is the only time I can workout and actually get anything out of it. I am on thyroid meds, but am still tired all of the time, so mornings and evenings are not an option, or I half *kitten* it and dont get anything out of it. My motivation has just become my sucky mood, bloated belly and feeling of universal grossness!!! No matter what has happened, its done. Move on and get that mojo back!!! I had to change my ticker today. I was so proud of that 80 pounds lost. It was a bitter pill to swallow to change my ticker to my actual weight lost.

I haven't gained it all back but I got a little set back when I had a rough month. Back on track and almost done losing what I gained. I know exactly how I gained some back, eating way to much junk.

My previous bouts with weight loss I would gain it all back. This was because my diet wasn't sustainable.

If you know you will eat "bad" foods ones you lose the weight,..or when you get stressed. Find a way to fit some in your diet. Also make sure you know how much you can eat when you aren't exercising. Having a plan ahead of time will help with not getting defeated when life happens.

You can do this!