How many times have you failed (gain weight back) and had to start again?

I've been on mfp since 2011. I'm only 20lbs down from where I started. I've gained back the weight so many times I suffer binge eating disorder.

lost count.. haha .. i fight the with my confidence now

I'm on my third and last round. I did it once in my late 20's, once in my early 40's, and now again at 56. I think I understand my mistakes this time around. Each time I'm talking about losing more than 65 pounds.

In my 20s and 30s I couldn't count the times I lost and regained. Thank goodness I found MFP in 2012, I never looked back and have been in maintenance since 2013. Before when I lost it was due to fad diets or extreme diets that weren't sustainable. Now I eat all the foods but I take in no more than I burn = maintenance.

I've varied between a 10 lb range since I was in my early 20s, and am in my mid 40s now. (Except three pregnancies.) I think some people might technically call that "maintenance," but I've tried a variety of approaches when hitting the top of my range to get back down to the bottom.

Once I decided to lose weight (around 2012), I did it and never got back to my original starting weight BUT I do seem to get in a standstill right where I am now (again) and usually go up and down 10lbs so this time I'm hoping to break through this barrier even if it's at a slow, turtle pace.

I’ve only lost a significant amount of weight once. I lost 40 pounds without even trying when I first went vegan about five years ago. Then I discovered vegan butter and it was all over. Not vegan anymore and hoping conscious intentions will stick much longer than accidentally eating lower-cal.

I was severely overweight in 2010 and finally decided I'd had enough and walked off 120 lbs in about 8 months. I then started working in the culinary industry and the hours on my feet made it damned near impossible to do any walking because my feet were so sore. I also moved to an area where there were loads of bears, which I have a major fear of, so I didn't do my regular 2 hour a day walk anymore. Over the course of 7 years, I've gained all that weight back, and then some. Most of the gain was in the last 4 due to overuse of alcohol after work and on weekends. I also lost my job because I couldn't do it anymore due to the weight and the health issues that it brought with it.

So, here I am starting over again. I didn't have a starting weight to go by but just started going to the pool 3 days per week. About 1 1/2 months in, I decided that wasn't enough so for the past 2 weeks I've gone 5 days per week, doing several exercises/aerobics for about an hour a day. I weighed in at the beginning of the two week period and I was 434 lbs. I lost 4 lbs last week and apparently nothing this week. I know I've gained a lot of muscle and I see droopy skin where it was full of fat before, so I know I'm still losing fat, but I think the muscle is making it not really show up on the scale.

I guess what I'm trying to say here is that you can't always go by the scale since muscle weighs more than fat and your body holds different amounts of water as well from day to day. Don't get discouraged. Go by how you feel and how your clothes fit and don't beat yourself up for a little failure. We're all human and nobody is perfect. Just keep trekkin!

This is my 9th time to lose 50+ lbs in my life. Started when I was 15. I lost 72 lbs this time and am in maintenance. I continue to log and count calories and weigh most every day. I have learned a lot about moderation and it’s not all or nothing when it comes to losing and maintaining weight using MFP.

I take it one day at a time.

So many times. I have never completely lost all the weight needed. I am a few pounds heavier than I was when I stopped last time. This time I am taking a diet break on purpose with a start and end date. I wish I had known about diet breaks last time. Just hope I can come back to a deficit after next week when my diet break is complete.

I feel your pain! It’s so hard to keep on track! I follow lots of fitness models on Instagram so everyday I feel motivated, I find new workouts to try in the gym to keep me excited and look up nice new healthy recipes etc. You have to really picture yourself at the weight you want to be and tell yourself you can do it x

Too many to bore you with. I Tried alllllll the weight loss fads over the years, HFLC, weight watchers ect, medications, even brought weight loss pills online once then got scared of what might actually be in them and didn’t take them lol I’ve successfully lost 15.2kg on MFP. This has been the ONLY thing that has helped me lose and keep off the weight. I’m halfway to my goal. I got lazy for about 3-4 months and didn’t log accurately or honestly, but because I browsed forums, learned so much and logged regardless and kept up my streak (466 days) I stayed within 1-2kg of my lowest recorded weight. Goodluck!!!