What do you think is the main culprit of you gaining weight?

Grathiael
Grathiael Posts: 86 Member
edited December 4 in Motivation and Support
Me? My sedentary lifestyle. I didn't have body/weight issues back then but when I started working home based, I also started having problems with maintaining a healthy weight and getting rid of those unwanted fats.
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  • hzl22
    hzl22 Posts: 157 Member
    9pounder w/cheese baby
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,683 Member
    Travel. And all the good food in various parts of the world. :)
  • DEBOO7
    DEBOO7 Posts: 245 Member
    Ignorance.. about what I was eating and how it was affecting my body. The change to a ketogenic way of eating (LCHF) has changed how I view and need food.
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    Desk job, sugar, wine.
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    In the past, when I went from being overweight to obese, it took place at a time when gym/PE was no longer required as a part of my classes. On top of that, I was eating more. Moving less and eating more packed on the pounds.
    I knew I wanted and needed to lose weight (pediatrician always recommended weight loss at annual checkups), but I did not have enough tools, knowledge, and desire to make anything happen.
  • PoundChaser2
    PoundChaser2 Posts: 241 Member
    Recent thyroidectomy and feeling sorry for myself
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    A calorie surplus.
  • kristikitter
    kristikitter Posts: 602 Member
    Not being able to say "NO" to surplus sugary food!
  • Misssynth
    Misssynth Posts: 179 Member
    Sugar. I have a massive sugar problem.
  • Shelley8266
    Shelley8266 Posts: 29 Member
    Netflix and cheesecake
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Too many trips to the fridge and kitchen pantry..
  • Raptor2763
    Raptor2763 Posts: 387 Member
    fluid retention brought on by sensitivity to salt
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Growing a baby ;)
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Snacking on chips, gummies, chocolate, etc. AND eating out at restaurants


    So, i try and keep both to a minimum
  • Grathiael
    Grathiael Posts: 86 Member
    edited November 2016
    neldabg wrote: »
    In the past, when I went from being overweight to obese, it took place at a time when gym/PE was no longer required as a part of my classes. On top of that, I was eating more. Moving less and eating more packed on the pounds.
    I knew I wanted and needed to lose weight (pediatrician always recommended weight loss at annual checkups), but I did not have enough tools, knowledge, and desire to make anything happen.

    I agree with moving less and eating more.
  • Grathiael
    Grathiael Posts: 86 Member
    courtneyfabulous wrote: »
    Desk job, sugar, wine.

    I can super relate with the "desk job" .. :neutral:
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    Grathiael wrote: »
    Me? My sedentary lifestyle. I didn't have body/weight issues back then but when I started working home based, I also started having problems with maintaining a healthy weight and getting rid of those unwanted fats.

    For me it was pain, a sedentary lifestyle, and snacking. Back when I worked more manual labor type jobs and had less time to sit around I stayed a normal weight. Then, doing too much, I managed to fold one of my knees and injure my back. Pain over a few years from those injuries forced me to go back to school, and find a better paying less manual labor job. Here's the rub though, the pain didn't go away because the less I moved the more out of shape I got, and the more physical activity hurt. That is a vicious cycle to get into. I spent my days in a desk job, my nights on the couch eating snacks with the wife in front of the TV. Fast forward about six years and I was 115 lbs overweight (morbidly obese) and was in probably even more pain than before. It cost me much more pain to reverse all that, but I'll never go back to it now that I've lost the weight and become even more fit than I've been my entire life. ;)
  • JLG1986
    JLG1986 Posts: 212 Member
    Eating to quiet any and all emotions, including binge eating.
  • Grathiael
    Grathiael Posts: 86 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Eating too much, especially fatty foods. I was oblivious to the enormous amount of calories that can be packed into such a small serving, so being a volume eater didn't help.

    I also love fatty foods. #guilty
  • Grathiael
    Grathiael Posts: 86 Member
    Misssynth wrote: »
    Sugar. I have a massive sugar problem.

    I also have sweet tooth. Another problem. But I have managed to keep it to a minimum now.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Lifestyle change to sedentary and ignorance of how many calories I was eating and how many I should be eating.
  • hamjamishere
    hamjamishere Posts: 7 Member
    Major heart attack ,loss of 35 % of my left ventricle heart function dropped to 9% , and led to fluid retention every one of the meds from my GP caused weight gain i was eating 1400 cal a day then
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