Starting over...yet again

Oh, and full disclosure I am a PA, hopefully you are ok with them. Feel free to add me.

I am in the same boat. I am looking for supporters when I can't make myself stay on track.

I am starting again also. I lost 50 lbs in 2014 and was just 10 lbs shy I gaining it back... We can do this!

I am starting over again too. I have tried weight watchers it seemed everyone was losing weight but me. I joined again on Dec. 26, 2016. I have only lost 2.4 lbs.! What a waste of my hard earned money. So now I will work this program and at least it is free!

Anyone looking for support, please feel free to add me. We all need a kick in the butt now and again, and honestly the "starting over" thing literally happens with EVERY food choice and exercise time choice you make. It's not "day by day", but second by second every time you make a decision. You can do this

Believe me, dear, we've all been there. After my second child and gaining 10 pounds (my first pregnancy I had gained 100 and lost 70), I'm right back at it! We're all here to support each other so don't hesitate to reach out

i'm back at it. 27 years ago i was in pretty good shape. i had to work at it to get there though. eating well, rollerblading an hour a day 6 days a week. i had a soloflex on the front porch.

then i lost track. i ate poorly and drank too much and had zero exercise.

then i got back on track about 16 years ago. did atkins. put a precor in the living room and lost north of 40 pounds. i was so happy i went on the Hagan daaz celebration tour. you know how that went.

a few years ago i found myself fat drunk and stupid to quote dean wormer from animal house. i gave up the drunk partt and dropped a bit of weight. then last year i went on the 1st part of my diet. i lost 145 pounds in 6 months without exercise or dieting. incredible you say. absolutely no problem. old what's her name and i finally called it done and separated. we're actually great friends.

then this last february i found myself weighing in at a svelte 256 pounds. my diet was nothing short of death by fat gram poisoning. i got home exhausted and picked up a deep dish pizza...again. i ate a normal portion of 4 slices and felt like i'd eating a lead basket ball.

i ended up driving myself to the hospital the pain had gotten so bad. turns out i had pancreatitis. amazingly painful. i went on a drip and stayed for 3 days. i got out and starting doing better at watching what i ate. way better.

i started doing intermittent fasting and didn't even know it. then i figured it out and have been doing it since then. i don't eat conveniently anymore meaning i eat what i cook...mostly. i don't eat fast food or pizza. i don't use any packaged meals. i try to prep out a few meals when i cook. i don't eat between 8ish pm and noonish. i find i'm usually hungry every day but the feeling goes away. i sit down to eat. i eat slowly. i log everything i eat before i eat it so i can adjust if i have to. not days ahead just usually right before i eat. i fitbit. i can mostly always get 9k steps at work. yesterday i had to add a protein bvar just to get above 1200 cals. add me and we can motivate each other.

I am also starting over. It's always been very hard for me to lose weight. I try and end up getting discouraged. 1.5 years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer and the upside was that I lost 80 pounds! However, once I finished treatments and went into remission, I have steadily gained all but 5 pounds of that back. I want to lose a total of 115 pounds. Right now, it's extremely important for me that I succeed because I have started seeing a fertility doctor (my reproductive system took a major hit from the chemo), and I am 4 pounds away from them being unable to do treatments. So it's now or never. I could use all the support I can get, so anyone willing to help me, please feel free to add me! I'm also willing to be there for anyone else who needs encouragement.

I start over all the time but I guess you get to that point where you will get sick and tired of being sick and tired and do it..im here if needed

What is the single most important lifestyle change you are working on?

For me it is not eating after 8:30 pm. I've been working on it for fifteen days....I've done it for 13 out of 15...
My goal is fifty days in a row. I once read that after fifty days a change begins to take root as a habit.
I am currently on day 5.... five down....forty-five to go.......

I also just realized I do not know how to add any of you as friends. Any help would be appreciated.

This is my 2nd real attempt using MFP. The 1st time I lost about 35 lbs, but then I got pregnant. After having my baby I went back to my old habits and gained almost all of it back. I finally decided to do this again for real in March. As of today I have lost 19 lbs. Still have about 60ish lbs to go in order to be in a healthy weight range. I'm always open to new friends because support and motivation are so important, so feel free to add me. It's good to know that we are not alone on our journeys. Good luck everyone!!

Hi Jamie
I too need to loose 100lbs I have done all kinds of diets and nothing has worked, let's re phrase that I've not pushed myself and let myself down, years and years of being overweight I moan and say this year will be different never happened then for some reason 2017 looks like the year on march 1st I decided gotta do this so I've lost 10lb since but put on a couple of pounds then lost them again then last week I thought I need to get over this barrier so started using MFP all I do is either log or scan what I eat and it's helping me ...started doing gentle exercise and ab crunches for now will work harder as I feel stronger as I went to a boot camp and on the 2nd visit hurt my knee and it's been playing up now for 3 weeks. and I'm determined this time so slowly but surely I think we can do this. Please anyone that wants to be part of a group to talk about are journey whether it be positive ness or just general that would be great... motivation and knowing your not on yr own will help us and make some friends along the way.. FB/Messenger ID. Credduk@yahoo.com or MFP ID. Cmredding69

I'm 21 and have been overweight my entire life.. one of my best friends is getting married this October and she asked me to be in her wedding.. I can't wait of course but it has made me realize that I need to start working for myself! I was dumped recently because I was "too big" so this is revenge on him and to make myself feel better about myself and be healthier! I have tried to start this journey many times and have failed but this time, I'm excited, I just need that little extra motivation from other people on this journey! Right now I weigh 240 and my ideal weight would be 150.. 90 lbs is a lot but here we go!!