Who do you blame for your weight gain?

Yours truly! It's a cop out to blame anyone else.

I blame "The Clean Plate Club". Seriously, I know I'm the only one to blame; I made the poor choices. But growing up I was always told you should "clean your plate" so I usually ate everything on my plate no matter how miserably full I might already be. I wasn't going to get in trouble if I didn't eat everything on my plate but I guess I felt like I shouldn't waste anything. To this day, even after being on this journey for a year, I feel need to eat everything on my plate...so I've gotten smaller plates and cut portion sizes.

I would have gotten in trouble for not eating everything on my plate ~ food was NOT to be wasted nor was drink. I still feel guilty if I dont eat everything I put on my plate ~ so I dont put as much plus I cant stand to see food thrown away

I blame "The Clean Plate Club". Seriously, I know I'm the only one to blame; I made the poor choices. But growing up I was always told you should "clean your plate" so I usually ate everything on my plate no matter how miserably full I might already be. I wasn't going to get in trouble if I didn't eat everything on my plate but I guess I felt like I shouldn't waste anything. To this day, even after being on this journey for a year, I feel need to eat everything on my plate...so I've gotten smaller plates and cut portion sizes.

I eat everything on my plate at every meal, two of which usually consists of 8 to 12 oz of meat, and I am still losing.

"When you're wrong admit it wholeheartedly and emphatically,"

Dale Carnegie.

Having said that, I blame it entirely on a crappy former boss who was a complete idiot and made my life miserable, followed by another one just like him. JK

LOL!! My fault but I kinda blame my husband too for cooking all those deliciously fattening meals!! Unfortunately, I am the only one in the house who gained weight! Oh and I'm the only one in the house who can gain weight by looking at it too, so I told him if he doesn't start eating healthy with me, He's got to go too...LOL!!!

"When you're wrong admit it wholeheartedly and emphatically,"

Dale Carnegie.

Having said that, I blame it entirely on a crappy former boss who was a complete idiot and made my life miserable, followed by another one just like him. JK

Dale Carnegie, have you ever taken his courses?

Hersheys fa sho

Although it's no one's fault but your own, and trust me when I say I firmly believe it's my fault, I also believe in some cases their is nature vs. nurture involved.

I was raised in a household where my father was extremely overweight and self-medicated from food. He died at a young age from diabetes. My mother has battled with anorexia her entire life, she has still yet to admit it. Even at 60, when she weighs about 95lbs, thinks that 2 tiny clementines is a proper lunch and probably burns off about 600 calories a day through exercise, she refuses to admit that she has a problem. Growing up I had two extremes in each ear. I was constantly hearing; "You're sad? Let's eat something!", "Are you really going to eat that?", or my personal favorite, "You would be so pretty if you lost weight." I blame myself for not getting a grip on my eating habits earlier because let's face it -- I put the food in my mouth, but after a lot of therapy I've come to the conclusion that given my circumstances I'm very pleased with myself for knowing that I was in an unhealthy situation and being wise enough to finally get help. Now I feel like I'm teaching my daughter the proper way to eat, and I remind her everyday that not only is she beautiful, but she is also smart, kind, and a wonderful little girl.

The other day my mother told my daughter (she is 2) that she shouldn't eat her cookie because it had carbs and they are making her fat. My daughter is at a perfectly healthy weight for her height, at least according to her doctor, and in that moment I felt bad for my mother. I think pitying her is almost worse than blaming her. My husband and I realized that eventually we are going to have to explain to my daughter that my mother is ill so she understands why she says these things to her.

Gaining weight is something that is so easy to kick yourself over, but having the courage to try to change it is something to commend yourself for. It is my fault for gaining the weight, but it is also my good choices that have helped me lose it.

Great question.

I blame the government and all of their nutritional "experts" for pushing the wrong macronutrient on us. I mean c'mon they are telling us to eat more whole grains than fruits and vegetables!! Something is wrong there.

I track carbs (get them from veggies, berries and some nuts). I track protein - sort of - and I eat unlimited fat. Had 54g of fat already today (was just curious about my typical breakfast this morning so I logged it - I usually don't).

We see calories. The body sees fuel, not calories.

I agree with this. Americans have been brainwashed into valuing and demonizing the wrong food for the sake of agricultural subsidies. I do also believe that the individual is also to blame, we can all be free thinkers regardless of what we are continuously told.

I've never limited my carbs. I wasn't even overweight (and was quite tiny) until a few years ago. No matter how many carbs I eat, if my calories are low enough, I lose weight, and usually around 2 pounds per week (though this go-round has been a little less, but I blame that on yo-yoing).

Yes, you'll lose weight eating fewer carbs, but that's because it usually results in fewer calories.

Who's fault - that'd be ME!!!! I bought, and ate the cake, biscuits and drinkies :-) Now, the sweat and frustration is all mine too! Well done me ;-)