206lbs. Wtf.

I did the same. Went from 198 to 170 and stress, lack of gym time, and losing motivation got to me. Add me and we can motivate each other!

I am here and I hear you!! I worked hard, logged and tracked everything for a year and a half, went from 180 to 12 125 from summer 2014 to March 2016. Then slowly over the course of a couple of years gained about 12 pounds but was still in a healthy range so wasn't too worried about it. Fall of 2018 hits and all hell breaks loose at my job and stress eating takes over and boom- up to 150s. Stress continues throughout year and into next (slightly better now), but by then I'm back into the old habits of ordering fried chicken sandwiches and french fries, grabbing a candy bar in the checkout line, etc. I go on and off for a few weeks at a time all throughout last year and started (again) in November when I was around 162. So beginning of December there are treats and candy, food galore everywhere at work and at home and of course at all of the family gatherings, so I thought- well I'll just exercise and hope to just maintain (I had lost four pounds between Nov 11 and December 2). But NO! Boom! Gained SIX pounds in the course of FOUR weeks of crappy eating!! So here I am AGAIN- not quite where I was in summer of 2014, but need to lose about 30ish pounds (125 was a bit too thin for my age). I find that losing is SO much easier than maintaining. I can't find that sweet spot I used to have when I just ate whatever and my weight didn't change - of course I was younger then. I guess once I get down to my goal I will just have to continue to log and track everything to maintain with a splurge every once in a while. You'd think of a year and a half of eating right and tracking would be enough to retrain my brain. But obviously it was not.

Definitely understand! I went from 190 to 320 after I finished playing high school ball. Got down to 220 and then shot back to 320 after getting married and having kids. Back to 260 again on my way to 200. We know how to lose it we just have to develop a healthy relationship with food and stay motivated to continue a healthy lifestyle. Good luck on accomplishing both of those this year!

shonnakraft89 wrote: »

I swore I wouldnt get up into the 200s
Again.
I went from 235lbs-157lbs and I let myself get here again.

Looking for motivation and accountability.

I went from 165 to 212 from April to now. UGW is 145, but it feels like it will take forever. I could definitely use accountability friends.

2 years ago I gained 25 lbs and that was a lot on 5'4 lady. Four years before that I lost 40 so I was so unhappy to have most of it back on, DEPRESSING. I gained 10 lbs, scales were off 10 lbs, then got mad and gained another 5. Lesson Learned. I weigh daily now, got weight back down to 159. 184 lbs, not 199 like 4 years ago but bad. I logged my food, ate 100 gr or less of carbs and got it off. This Xmas up 3 lbs, been sick with sinus infec so not too bad. Hope to lose it this week, yes 3 lbs doable, not 25! 162 lbs now, 159 soon! Ya can do it, depressing putting on all that weight, learn from your mistakes.

I hear you I am right there with you. I had gastric bypass surgery 13 years ago . I was desperate at the time. I was over 200lbs and my self esteem was at an all time low. I swore I wouldn’t let myself get back to that point. But like the emotional eating food addict I am, I gained the weight back over the last 13 years. So we are all in this together. We can do this!