Starting Over........ Again.
albalpal
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I have seriously gained 30-40 pounds in the last 6 months & I am no longer comfortable in this body. I want to be healthy and confident again! I keep falling off the wagon, and I'm thinking that maybe if I have some community around me doing the same thing, it might help encourage me. Anybody?
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Sending you a FR.
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I'm in the same boat. Sending you a friend request3
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Im beginning again trying to lose at least 20 pounds. But my difficulty is that my scheduled at work change every week so I can't have a steady rhythm of healthy food and exercise. 😫 Who's with me?5
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Yep, I’m in the same boat. Except this time I’ve taken the big leap and had surgery. I’m now two months post op and about to get seriously started with exercise. Sent you a friend request!2
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I'm in the same boat! Regained the 80 pounds I lost. Sent a pm4
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have gained and lost the same 40lbs way to many times. we can do this together.
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I get a bit sad reading this ... as I too am in the same boat . I don’t understand why that amazing feeling we get when we lose weight and get fitter does not override that craving to over eat or eat what we know is not good for us 😢7
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I'm in the same boat! Regained the 80 pounds I lost. Sent a pm
I think I gained more than I lost previously... feel like kicking myself. But I believe my soul is trying to tell me something... weight gain is deeper than skin deep... it is an opportunity or some spiritual challenge to want to self-transform.3 -
Im beginning again trying to lose at least 20 pounds. But my difficulty is that my scheduled at work change every week so I can't have a steady rhythm of healthy food and exercise. 😫 Who's with me?
I try to squeeze in 30 min of exercise any time during the day... if I cannot go to the gym, heavy dance routine at home or at least 30 min jogging in the neighbourhood around the block.1 -
I get a bit sad reading this ... as I too am in the same boat . I don’t understand why that amazing feeling we get when we lose weight and get fitter does not override that craving to over eat or eat what we know is not good for us 😢
Because it is a biological drive to regain lost weight.....4 -
psychod787 wrote: »I get a bit sad reading this ... as I too am in the same boat . I don’t understand why that amazing feeling we get when we lose weight and get fitter does not override that craving to over eat or eat what we know is not good for us 😢
Because it is a biological drive to regain lost weight.....
What if at times the emotional drive behind weight gain is stronger than the biological drive to be healthy... mmm.. all about balance... body & mind.. it is funny what the mind may subject the body to.. until the body screams for the mind to pay attention.2 -
StephaneJ777 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »I get a bit sad reading this ... as I too am in the same boat . I don’t understand why that amazing feeling we get when we lose weight and get fitter does not override that craving to over eat or eat what we know is not good for us 😢
Because it is a biological drive to regain lost weight.....
What if at times the emotional drive behind weight gain is stronger than the biological drive to be healthy... mmm.. all about balance... body & mind.. it is funny what the mind may subject the body to.. until the body screams for the mind to pay attention.
huh? Lost me. there can also be emotional issues as well. our environment makes it difficult too. Yes, the biological drive to regain is in the "brain". Maybe not the same way you look at it......
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psychod787 wrote: »StephaneJ777 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »I get a bit sad reading this ... as I too am in the same boat . I don’t understand why that amazing feeling we get when we lose weight and get fitter does not override that craving to over eat or eat what we know is not good for us 😢
Because it is a biological drive to regain lost weight.....
What if at times the emotional drive behind weight gain is stronger than the biological drive to be healthy... mmm.. all about balance... body & mind.. it is funny what the mind may subject the body to.. until the body screams for the mind to pay attention.
huh? Lost me. there can also be emotional issues as well. our environment makes it difficult too. Yes, the biological drive to regain is in the "brain". Maybe not the same way you look at it......
Yes the brain is always asking for what it is doing anything or WHY IT LOST WEIGHT... for what? 😁😁0 -
IMO eating fulfills our happiness hormones. We need to find alternatives for that to replace over eating or eating the wrong foods too often. Eating anything loaded with peanut butter and chocolate makes me much happier than stuffing my face with raw carrots.
Until my body shows the signs again.
I think the majority of us go into this lifestyle already feeling deprived, that we're giving up all the fun tasty stuff and our lives will be filled with nothing but resentment, feeling left out, healthy green stuff, tormenting our muscles, and never indulging in those treats we like, again. And a lot of us feel the magic is in the losing; once we get to our dream weight we'll stay there and be fine.
But in truth, it all takes much effort, work, dedication and determination, along with adding lots of self discovery, fun, indulging(doesn't have to be food oriented), creating habits that we enjoy enough to break us out of our self-destructive molds we've created.
I've been there too. I've lost anywhere between 50-85 lbs. more than once in my life. I remember how great it feels to be down in weight, feel like I can breathe again, only to start right back in with all the old ways. Very disheartening and depressing. But the best thing we can do is keep getting back to it.
MFP is a major help with sticking to it. Good luck!!3 -
StephaneJ777 wrote: »Im beginning again trying to lose at least 20 pounds. But my difficulty is that my scheduled at work change every week so I can't have a steady rhythm of healthy food and exercise. 😫 Who's with me?
I try to squeeze in 30 min of exercise any time during the day... if I cannot go to the gym, heavy dance routine at home or at least 30 min jogging in the neighbourhood around the block.
I begin today 😁 I'm gonna tried to be consistent. Wish me luck.3 -
I have been on and off the diet wagon for the past few years. I am beginning to ask myself what is going on. I just can’t seem to find my groove and keep consistent. My schedule consumes me, but I wanna feel good again. Sending friend request.1
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Oh my, I'm in the boat with you! I've lost 15 on MFP, just to gain it all back and then some. I've grown out of all my clothes and feel and look plump. So sad that I was on the right track... Sending you a friend request also. Let's lose it for the LAST time!1
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I am in the same boat. I lost 20 pounds and gained them back by eating chips and takeout most days. Taking it off will be hard work and hoping this is the last time I have to.0
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I’m exactly the same! So frustrated with myself. I go to the gym 6 days a week and lift weights but I don’t seem to get anywhere because of my eating habits. Can people please send me friend requests? I’m not sure how to do it 😂. Maybe it would help if we can all support each other?1
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For me, if I am not mindful of my eating- I am overeating. I need to keep track because it's the only way I can lose weight and maintain. And sometimes it just feels like a lot of work. Planning is key too. When I had lost the weight and kept it off for a few years- exercise and eating right became a focus in my life. Then I went through a depression and that gradually broke down until I lost all I had gained in my life and gained all the weight I had lost. Back to the beginning again. The three basics for me:
Logging in my foods
Moving more- exercise
Community- talking about it
That's what worked for me.
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Just starting again, gained back the 30# I lost. So far so good. Trying to use the gym membership to my advantage but have to be very careful because of my RA. This app really works for me. It is difficult because I'm the only one who wants to eat healthy in my house. Argggg1
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I have lost the same 10-20 pounds over and over and over. I feel great when I lose and then it's either a trigger or just a little here or there and I'm back to my old ways. I am a closet eater and have absolutely no idea why. My life is good. Now, entering my mid 50's I'm so tired of always being on a diet, just coming off one or about to start one. I desperately want to change and have being healthy as a normal part of life. It gets harder to lose every year and now I have arthritis in my hips so exercise has become something I always hated to something that causes pain too. It's such a mental thing for me. How do you all stay on track? I'm great at tracking food for a few days and then find myself apathetic again. I have to succeed this time as my hope is less weight on my hips will mean less pain.1
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Same 🙋🏼♀️ I lost 50lb, felt AMAZING. Loved shopping, holidays, confident! Met an amazing man, got comfy.... happy.... pregnant..... annnnnd piled on 70lb ☹️ been ‘starting on Monday’ for the last 156 mondays!! Never felt so self conscious, lacking in confidence and wrecked with anxiety yet I always turn to food to make me feel better, then feel worse again. Horrible cycle
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Small steps - great job showing up here x0
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I’m in the same situation. This is my third or fourth time hopping back on the wagon. Friend me? Perhaps we can help motivate each other!0
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