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

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  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    Loving good food way to much...
  • RockinTerri
    RockinTerri Posts: 499 Member
    Lack of exercise, not being able to say no to my grandmother's cooking, becoming sedentary (in part due to medical issues), my own lack of willpower to stay focused. Even now, I continue to struggle with getting in exercise and staying focused.
  • SwanBuch
    SwanBuch Posts: 9 Member
    Oh where to begin... I have always loved food and when I became unhappy used it as a crutch to make me feel better. I hit a very rough patch in life and starting eating and don't think I quit. I ate because I was very unhappy and food was my friend (or so I thought) which lead to me putting on weight and being uncomfortable with my body which lead to me gaining more weight because I was even unhappier PLUS I wasn't getting any exercise because I was embarrassed to go to the gym, walk, etc. I got to where I could control my eating during the day but at night when the "demons" and loneliness got to me I used food as comfort.
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    Raptor2763 wrote: »
    fluid retention brought on by sensitivity to salt

    No. A calorie surplus is the cause.
  • mspris2u
    mspris2u Posts: 161 Member
    My love of food. I get WAY too excited at the prospect of eating. It's not just fuel to me and I wish it would be!
  • cadpro78
    cadpro78 Posts: 125 Member
    Halloween candies got me! :neutral: I just gave all my candies that the kids didn't get in my breakroom at work... lol
  • jonni82014
    jonni82014 Posts: 1,534 Member
    Question: Am I feeding my body or an emotion? 90% of the time. Unplanned foods that I eat are triggered by emotions. This is a struggle. Awareness is the 1st step.

  • ratherbeskiing
    ratherbeskiing Posts: 847 Member
    I'm not consistent. On my days off I am really good. I work out I eat mostly healthy. I go to work (12/14/16 hr days) and I eat like crap and am mostly sitting.... and I really lack drinking water now that is is cooler.

    *eating disorder does not help but I can not use that as an excuse just something to be aware of.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    Alcohol twice per weekend. But now that it's "bulking" season (in line with football season, how convenient) I made a pact to myself to lift hard 6 x week (Sunday is my rest day, surprise!) and eat super in-line with my macros all week so that when the weekend comes around I can guiltlessly drink that beer, eat those wings and relax and watch the Eagles game on Sunday. Worth it.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    ratherbeskiing wrote: »
    I'm not consistent. On my days off I am really good. I work out I eat mostly healthy. I go to work (12/14/16 hr days) and I eat like crap and am mostly sitting.... and I really lack drinking water now that is is cooler.

    *eating disorder does not help but I can not use that as an excuse just something to be aware of.

    SAME! It's hard to drink water in the colder months. You forget. I usually drink warm stuff like tea and coffee instead. My downfall.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Thinking that i deserved to eat whatever I wanted to and that a few pounds a year wasn't a big deal.
  • xaryo
    xaryo Posts: 104 Member
    Too much food, even though i eat réatiively healthily.

    I like to eat good stuff and i can't stand leftover and spillage, ao i will "scrifice " myself to finish other's plate.
  • tinamarie6624
    tinamarie6624 Posts: 182 Member
    The main culprit in my weight gain was excuses. I always had an excuse why I couldn't do something and why I ate so much. I always had a ready excuse as to why I couldn't get exercise. I see now that none of those excuses apply any more and certainly didn't apply then. My philosophy now is just do it!
  • ChaleGirl
    ChaleGirl Posts: 270 Member
    Mine was definitely overeating, eating the wrong foods and not moving enough! That simple!
  • jvcjim
    jvcjim Posts: 812 Member
    Me, sedentary job, boredom and i am a great cook who enjoys my food, wine, beer, distilled liquor, chocolate cake.... and did i mention me?
  • KyleGrace8
    KyleGrace8 Posts: 2,205 Member
    Emotional eater and lazy as f***. I thought exercise was evil and food was my god. I thought it was "genetics". idk man, all the reasons.
  • rachelr1116
    rachelr1116 Posts: 334 Member
    Desk job and a tendency to eat all of the cake, cookies, candy, etc. instead of just a serving.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Going from very active - such that I could eat pretty much whatever I wanted, in whatever quantity I wanted, whenever I wanted - to muuuuuuuch less active. But not proportionately changing my eating habits. As such, I ended up eating too damned much.
  • princessalmz
    princessalmz Posts: 8 Member
    Going out to eat all the time, eating too much sugar and junk food, fast food. Basically no self control.
  • MegzC321
    MegzC321 Posts: 152 Member
    Getting a car and eating more fast food in college.
  • vnb_208
    vnb_208 Posts: 1,359 Member
    My love for cakes, cookies, chocolate, and no exercise glad i turned that around!
  • LynnBBQ72
    LynnBBQ72 Posts: 151 Member
    Denial, excuses, and plain ignorance about the sheer number of calories I was stuffing into my face all day long. I went from a normal weight working in retail (on my feet all day) to a desk job and gained 20 to 30 lbs the first year. Then spent 10 years losing and gaining 20 lbs of that weight. Then I stress-ate after a string of bad situations and gained another 30 lbs. Still in denial and making excuses. Then over the next 10 years I lost and gained and gained and gained up to my all time high of 245 lbs. I still was in denial for another couple of years even though I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. This year I finally woke up and got control of myself. I can't believe I let it go on so long.
  • MimiGroveOwen
    MimiGroveOwen Posts: 9 Member
    Snacking in the evening....I'm fairly reasonable staying in my range, but I do eat night time sugar free ice cream and don't lose when I do.
  • mccormf1
    mccormf1 Posts: 153 Member
    Good food tastes like *kitten*, Sh!tty food tastes great
  • Treece68
    Treece68 Posts: 780 Member
    Eating to much and not being active ... Celiac also played a part
  • 3bambi3
    3bambi3 Posts: 1,650 Member
    This election cycle.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited November 2016
    I went from being very active to sedentary basically overnight when I was 30 and graduated college and took a desk job. I never concerned myself with eating because I was always very active and never had a weight problem until my 30s.

    I was a track and field sprinter from about 2nd grade through my senior year in highschool and also played football, swim team, gymnastics for a few years, and a short stint with wrestling. When I graduated I went into the Marine Corps and PT'd my *kitten* off most days...in college I didn't have a car so I biked and walked everywhere...me and my buddies were also really into hiking, playing ultimate frisbee, and I was in and out of the weight room depending on my mood...

    I went from that to commuting in a car and spending 10-12 hours or more on my *kitten* at a desk, but food stayed the same.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Parents who didn't teach me about proper nutrition and portion sizes, then adulthood where I still didn't care about those things and was super lazy.
  • tenwolves13
    tenwolves13 Posts: 5 Member
    Sugar addiction, MSG addiction. The invisible addictions. Partner isn't into the sexy look so I let myself fo too
  • Grathiael
    Grathiael Posts: 86 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    Lifestyle change to sedentary and ignorance of how many calories I was eating and how many I should be eating.

    A BIG yes. That is why I am now trying hard to be mindful to take control.

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