Lost it before, I can do it again right?
fletchleg13
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So a few years ago alongside Jillian Michaels dvds and this lovely site I lost 96lbs. I was looking and feeling so so confident and fit. Then I got complacent. I skipped workouts, had one too many high calorie days and in the space of 18 months I'd gained every single pound back. Yup and another twenty on top!
Trying to get this going again to get myself on track. Last time I was unemployed and didn't have a social life. Now I'm trying to fit this around work and my boyfriend and it's much harder. I've done it before, I can do it again.
Looking for some friends in the same situation or those with a lot to lose, I'm aiming to get down to 220lbs and reevaluate there so I've got 120lbs to lose this time around and I'll be in this for the long run. Down almost 10lbs already in the last two weeks so I'm on my way. Feel free to add me lovelies
Lynds x
Trying to get this going again to get myself on track. Last time I was unemployed and didn't have a social life. Now I'm trying to fit this around work and my boyfriend and it's much harder. I've done it before, I can do it again.
Looking for some friends in the same situation or those with a lot to lose, I'm aiming to get down to 220lbs and reevaluate there so I've got 120lbs to lose this time around and I'll be in this for the long run. Down almost 10lbs already in the last two weeks so I'm on my way. Feel free to add me lovelies
Lynds x
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Take it a day at a time. Good luck on your journey.3
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Hi there! I lost 105 pounds and it took a full year. I've been maintaining for 2 years. Don't be in a big hurry. Concentrate on getting the diet right, a slight deficit in calories with foods you like and can eat forever. Just a side note: everyone I've known who's done Jillian Michaels programs for weight loss has gained it back....no judgement, just an observation.
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You can totally do it again! One day at a time, find an exercise that you love and will continue long term. Ex: walking is very much overlooked but great exercise
I've found I love the elliptical! I have spent two years going up and down, but losing over 85 lbs.
The best thing I have done is if i "take a break", no matter how much I gain back, start again! The time will pass no matter if you gain or lose....where do you want to be in 6 months? A year? Two years?1 -
Yes! Absolutely you can!2
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I'm in the same situation. I lost weight and became complacent and then out of control with poor eating habits. I'm now motivated to get fit again and lose the weight. One day at a time!0
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Last October I did 30 DS for 60 days and lost 38 lbs on MFP. I too was unemployed. I gained it all back for the same reasons you did. I've restarted again now. Here are the facts. We know how to get the weight off now. We LEARNED how to do it because we were immersed in the lifestyle. We had not yet learned about maintenance. Now we KNOW maintenance is necessary, and we will have to learn that too to keep the weight off this time. I hate the fact that I have to do all this part again to get the 40 lbs off, but I'm not going from 200 to 160 again. I will fight this hard to get from 160 to healthier weights, but never from a whopping 200 lbs again. That is what I have learned. Also, I QUIT my food service job this time intentionally to fucus on this. Another thing I've learned because I'm 43 now is that I don't want or need a boyfriend because it takes time away from ME. I think you already know that you can do it again, but you also know how long it will take; and, that is the real killer.1
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I gained 30lb back and am here losing again. If I can, you can.1
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Same here, I wanted to post something similar to find people in the same boat but thought I'd search first in case there was already a thread for us
I was 125kg (276lb), got down to 95 (209) and got complacent. Now three years later I'm 133kg (293) :-/
Got back on the wagon from 2nd Jan and have lost 4kg (9lb) in those three weeks so planning to just chip away slowly til I'm back again... but I'm really worried that I'll just keep doing this on a three year cycle forever, now I know how easy it is to slide right back.
New supportive friends welcome please, and if anyone has done similar to me and then relost and kept it off longterm I'd love to hear about it! 3 -
Same here, I wanted to post something similar to find people in the same boat but thought I'd search first in case there was already a thread for us
I was 125kg (276lb), got down to 95 (209) and got complacent. Now three years later I'm 133kg (293) :-/
Got back on the wagon from 2nd Jan and have lost 4kg (9lb) in those three weeks so planning to just chip away slowly til I'm back again... but I'm really worried that I'll just keep doing this on a three year cycle forever, now I know how easy it is to slide right back.
New supportive friends welcome please, and if anyone has done similar to me and then relost and kept it off longterm I'd love to hear about it!
Hi... I am in the same boat lost 30kg in 2007 and slowly and surely have gained it all back plus an additional 11kg! I have had quite a few false starts even losing 15kg this time last Christmas, only to gain that back too!
This is my first time here at MFP, and my first time logging food seriously, and this time I will make it to the end. I only started again yesterday, but this start feels different - I think I have got it this time.
Looking for friends to inspire and support along the way, add me if you like
BTW noticed you spoke in kgs first, where are you from, I'm Australian living in New Zealand...
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@essbe Just looked at your profile lol... I used to live in Cairns 0
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Funny, I'm a New Zealander living in Aus!1
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The best plan is one that you can be consistent with and teaches you food choices/planning that will allow you to maintain your weight. Good luck.2
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I used to be 260 pounds and I lost 60 pounds in the span of 3-4 months. Sadly I gained it all back plus some.... since January fifth I've been trying to eat better and have smaller portions. So far I'm down 12 pounds! My first goal is to get down 50 pounds, from there I'll try to lose more. One step at a time though!0
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Glad to see I'm not alone in this struggle of regaining weight after losing it. Down a total of 21lbs now so I'm on my way. Really back into it after playing at it the last few months of 2016. 2017 is gonna be my year. Feel free to add me anyone for support and motivation4
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My advice to you: As you get closer to your goal weight, start to figure out how you plan to maintain a healthy weight for the rest of your life. For most people, that means continuing to weigh their food and counting their calories. Over time, you may find that you can maintain without counting calories or by being a little more lax in how you count them.
Taking a diet break at some point during the weight loss phase (eating at maintenance for a week, usually) is a good way of practicing maintenance - and seeing what works for you and what doesn't - before you get there.2 -
I lost 78lbs back in 09/2010 with this site ...then life and tragedy got in my way ( I deleted my old account) only to have gain everything I lost plus some .....I came back on Jan. 2015 I have lost 91 lbs with 30 more to go in a little over 2 years ...Absolutely you can do this ...wishing you much success ...Feel free to add me 2
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I'm in the same boat. Lost 55lbs then regained 35lbs over the following year. I'm back on track and down by 10lbs, 25lbs to go. I'm so mad at myself! I think that last time I:
1. Failed to take maintenance seriously - thought I could eat more than I could
2. Gradually rediced my exercise
3. Stopped weighing myself daily
4. Eventually stopped logging altogether (which is where the big gains started)
It's easy to see where I went wrong! Hopefully I'll do better this time.
Good luck to everyone trying again - if at first you don't succeed...1 -
You can do it!
This might sound backwards, but maybe being busier this time around is a blessing in disguise. It makes it more important to plan your meals ahead, manage your time, and eliminates a lot of that "bored" overeating. I know this has been true for me, anyway.
When I've been gone all day at work it sounds so good to get home, see my dog, and eat the meal I already cooked, rather than having to deal with even one more person at the drive thru or local restaurant 1 -
Im in the same boat lost 45lbs, had a few life bumps, gained all back. Down. 14 now though so back on track, but it. Does feel very disappointing. I'm trying not to be too hardon myself, as I really went through a difficult time.0
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IN the same boat too.
I am around 325lbs and need to get down to 220 (or less), I was down to 250, the climbed up to 320, then down to 280, then back up again. Biggest problem for me is my work. I work in a very remote location for a month at a time, with buffet style meals, and usually "good" foods at every meal. I have managed to cut out in between meal snacking (there are cakes, cookies, muffins, trail mix, very little fruit) and have started counting the calories again. Hopefully it will work. I have also started being more active/exercising again... But it is very tough.
My biggest problem is I have no interest in being an athlete, but it seems to be sort of necessary to maintain any kind of lifestyle, if one should be able to eat any kind of "good" food (good as in bad foods). I have given up all sugared drinks, I drink Coffee, with a splash of 1% only, but it is tough tough tough...0 -
Of course you can do it. Just make responsible choices one day at a time and you will get there.0
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I've also experienced weight gain the past 3 years. Right now I am 25 years old, 5'7'' at 177 pounds. My heaviest was at 200 when I was in high school and lowest was 138lbs in college. I'd lost 25-30 pounds in an unhealthy way in college by taking extremes: exercising 6x a week for 1.5 hours/session and ate super low cal ~1000-1200.
Long story short, I gained 30+ pounds cumulatively two years ago after I had a pituitary disorder and had unbalanced hormone levels for a couple years.
Now I'm trying to get back on track. I'm doing well with my exercise, since I go to the gym or park regularly 3-5 times a week BUT I reaaaaalllllyy struggle with my food. I feel embarrassed and ashamed but I am trying to be kind to myself and take it one day at a time.
YOU CAN DO ITTTT!!! and even if I don't feel like it, SO CAN IIII!!! (=1 -
Omg im in the same situation lost about 15lbs and started feeling really good about myself got allot of compliments but i wasnt done i wanted to lose 25 total.but then, i slowly started eating more without tracking my self and stopped working out cause i was thinking i still look good but as days passed months passed and i gained every single pound back plus an extra 5 I have been trying to get back to eating health and working out but its so hard ill fall off from my calories then call it a loose and eat everything in sight and start all over the next day. This is getting old and i really need to stick with it, i want to feel good again, i need help and motivation, please add me and we can help each other get back on track0
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I lost over 60 lbs a few years ago, over the summer and my senior year of high school. My methods were not sustainable and I had no plan or understanding about maintenance, I just exercised a lot and ate very very little. I gained it back so quickly, which lead me to almost daily struggles with binge eating, and gaining almost 20 more pounds than I started at.
I'm currently down 30 lbs from my heaviest, which I have maintained for about a year with some mild ups and downs. It's been hard for me to get back into a deficit at times, but I think time focusing on maintenance has been good for me. I've worked on creating better habits, like eating more whole foods. I go to the gym 4-5 times a week to lift and do cardio because I've learned to enjoy it. Lifting has also changed my body composition a lot, I look at lot better at my current weight than I did in the past.
My goal right now is to lose another 25 lbs, putting me at 160 at 5'1'', and then take some time off before deciding how much more I want to lose and also to focus on muscle building/performance for a while.0 -
Same. Lost it over 9 months. Held it for 6. Put it all back on dealing with life. Strange thing is I always do well just by coming in here and knowing I have to record my weight.0
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fletchleg13 wrote: »So a few years ago alongside Jillian Michaels dvds and this lovely site I lost 96lbs. I was looking and feeling so so confident and fit. Then I got complacent. I skipped workouts, had one too many high calorie days and in the space of 18 months I'd gained every single pound back. Yup and another twenty on top!
Trying to get this going again to get myself on track. Last time I was unemployed and didn't have a social life. Now I'm trying to fit this around work and my boyfriend and it's much harder. I've done it before, I can do it again.
Looking for some friends in the same situation or those with a lot to lose, I'm aiming to get down to 220lbs and reevaluate there so I've got 120lbs to lose this time around and I'll be in this for the long run. Down almost 10lbs already in the last two weeks so I'm on my way. Feel free to add me lovelies
Lynds xfletchleg13 wrote: »So a few years ago alongside Jillian Michaels dvds and this lovely site I lost 96lbs. I was looking and feeling so so confident and fit. Then I got complacent. I skipped workouts, had one too many high calorie days and in the space of 18 months I'd gained every single pound back. Yup and another twenty on top!
Trying to get this going again to get myself on track. Last time I was unemployed and didn't have a social life. Now I'm trying to fit this around work and my boyfriend and it's much harder. I've done it before, I can do it again.
Looking for some friends in the same situation or those with a lot to lose, I'm aiming to get down to 220lbs and reevaluate there so I've got 120lbs to lose this time around and I'll be in this for the long run. Down almost 10lbs already in the last two weeks so I'm on my way. Feel free to add me lovelies
Lynds x
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Same boat, I was 130 kg 3 years, lost 25 of them, then oooops back each single KG.. I believe I can do it again, started 2 weeks ago 5 down 25 to go.. support is always needed in such journey.. how can I add u as a friend...please0
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