Inspo for people that lost and gained again -post here-

Just think if you'd never lost it you'd likely be your original weight +20lbs if not more.
I lost about 60lbs (never weighted at my biggest) maintenance for a couple of years and then got pregnant and through pregnancy and breastfeeding put about 40 of it back on. I'm halfway there - 20 left to lose but its actually a bit easier this time because I have evidence that it's possible and I can do it. I'm also healthier now than when I started. I did couch to 5k again and it was much easier. I'm lifting more weight than I did before. You're still further on your journey than when you weighed this much brie.

I lost 59 pounds in 2015. Over the next 5 years I did this: Gained back 40 pounds, lost 30 pounds, gained 40 pounds. So, doing the math, I over the past five years I have actually lost (and re-gained) 90 pounds. But here I am again. It's time. Sulking about the weight I've regained isn't going to do anything towards getting rid of it again. I have spent the last few months blaming the Covid isolation as why I am gaining weight. But instead of eating I need to use this time to make a better me . . . and, in all honesty, I am retired so REALLY my life hasn't changed that much. I had my arm tattooed last year to remind me to "just keep swimming" and that is what I intend to do!

This is exactly why I am back here. I went from 187lb (85kg) to 154lb (70kg) in 2014-15. the 154lb was just to show I could; I was planning to maintain around 160-165lb (73-75kg). I managed that for about eighteen months, but was then put on meds for acid reflux (off those again now) and menopause happened, and over the past few years my weight has gone steadily back up to where I had started, and then up some more to 195lb (88kg). I have come back to mfp to work out what my new eating patterns need to look like. So glad I am not the only one! Aiming for 165lb (75kg) which gives me a BMI just below 23 and is is a good weight for my height. The first thing has been getting into an exercise routine I can do at home whether or not we are in lockdown, and whether or not the pool is open (which at present it isn't), and now I am looking at food intake.

That is me. I lost 54 pounds the year before I turned 50. Back to my military weight. Then I had shoulder surgery and a multi-level surgery on my cervical spine in the same year. I gained roughly 15 pounds, but worked back to my goal weight by the end of a year. Then I went into menopause and gained 10 pounds again. Got that under control and was doing okay until I developed serious problems with my thoracic spine and had yet another multi-level spinal fusion. A year out from that now and I weigh 165 pounds (10 pounds again but still 30 pounds lower than my highest weight at 49). Glass is half full for me now and I am glad I didn't gain back all of the weight. I am exercising daily (pilates, yoga, 3 short walks per day to meet a goal of an hour of walking which helps my back stay strong, biking, and hoping to be able to swim laps in our neighborhood pool when it reopens (nervous about this, but the past few years I went right when it opened and there was no one else in the water. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will be the same this year. Or swim at 8 p.m. when the pool is empty again.) I have re-set my goal to losing no more that .5 pound per week. That way I can eat a healthy diet, mostly plant based with some chicken and fish without starving myself. My best piece of advice is that, when you gain, don't give up, don't feel like a failure, and keep on trying to do better. My goal is to get to 145 pounds again which would put me in a normal BMI category for weight. Right now I am overweight and with the knowledge that a heavier weight makes Covid-19 more dangerous that is all the motivation I need.

~raising hand~ Ah, yep! This is exactly where I'm at - and considering I've been a 'member' since 2012, it's definitely not my first rodeo. @kristingjertsen I'm kind of glad that I'm not the only one who uses their military history as a reference for where we ought to be. 😉 My back is jacked-up too, but not to your extent, but the VA still won't touch it. They're more like "Here, have some pain meds and have a nice day." Not helpful.

Anyway, this time I was 10lbs off from my highest weight, after having gotten "Quarantine Fluffy" (which is cute on a dog, but not on me.) I am in a constant mental battle, fighting negative self-talk and self-sabotage. Luckily, I have my shrink in my corner and she's helped me set a more-realistic goal for myself, rather than what the military would have had me at. I *know* I can get a handle on this, if only from my profile which I didn't totally delete (thankfully):
Starting weight on 9 Jan 15: 171
Initial goal weight reached on 18 Mar 15: 130
28 Apr 15 weigh-in: 122
13 May 15 weigh-in: 121 (after two weeks of sick, gaining and losing and gaining again, finally lost 1 pound, but hit a goal of 50 pound loss.)
Final goal weight, target date 1 Jul 15: 115

Sad/funny thing, I never made it to the 1 July goal because people in my life said, "You look sick." This time around, I'm just going to tell them to stick it! 😆

yep. I'm right there with you. I lost 28 pounds on my 5' 1" frame which at my age is a lot. I've gained back 16 pounds. Frustrating thing is I've been exercising the ENTIRE time. I've got to re-focus on my food intake and tracking in mfp EVERY day. Today is the first day I focus on Dropping my weight again. Oh, and I ALWAYS gain almost all of my weight directly in my stomach area.

In 2009-10 I went from 136 ( my heaviest) to 110. Weight gained due to college/ work stress.
Maintained for a while and the weight slowly came back up due to stress.
In 2015-16 I lost 25 lbs ( I’m 5feet) 124 to 99 lbs.
Maintained and slowly went back up due to stress, work, illness , taking care of elderly family who were ill.

May 9 2020, I weighed myself for the first time in almost 2 years and I was 134 lbs. Started OMAD and low carb that day and I’m at 128 lbs today.

Trying to reduce as much stress as possible to keep myself on track and continue the weight loss. But at 40 with thyroid issues, it’s extremely hard.

Ooh yes. I gained a ton while dating my husband. We ate out a lot! I lost about 30lbs and then an additional 20 before our wedding being at the lightest in my adult life.
I got pregnAnt and gained it all back and more.
Lost it all within two years just to gain it all back with my second pregnancy. 😪 .... 5 years later I only lost 25lbs of the 60lbs gained.
Fa la la!
I still live a healthy life style. Exercise 5-6 times a week, my vegetables and fruits. I just have a sweet tooth and a bad habit of snacking at night.
I now suffer some health problems so of course I need to lose an additional 30lbs.

Yes I can completely relate to this. In 2018 I was in probably the best shape of my life. It was my senior year of college, living by myself and I had all the time in the world to focus on my health. I lived in the gym, it was my escape for a couple hours every day. Mentally and physically I felt better than I ever have. I ate generally healthy and used this app to track my food intake. I looked amazing but most importantly felt amazing. Fast forward two years and I'm settled into my career and my life at home with my boyfriend and our dog. We're happy and we're comfortable but I've let my personal health and wellbeing slip. I never gave up on it, every few months I'd try a new diet or workout routine, but then the pandemic hit. I watch everyone on social media commit to their goals during this time and goodness me, I've been too exhausted and depressed to do it. But I had a great talk with one of my longtime best friends yesterday and I feel so inspired to do this thing again. If I did it before, I can do it again. It will be harder this time around. I have more to lose. But I need to be kinder to myself in setting smaller expectations.

Starting today and throughout this week my main goal is to be mindful of what I'm putting into my body and tracking what I eat, but not stressing too much if something is "bad" or over my limit. We'll work on that next week. I want to get back into the healthy habits. I am also setting a goal to move my body 3 times a week. Thinking of starting up Couch to 5K again!

The point is, you're not alone. It happens to the best of us. But I know in my core that we can all do this again. Our bodies have already proven to be capable! How incredible is that? Let's hold each other accountable and stick with it. Be gentler on yourself, it's okay.

I lost 110 lbs in 2009-2010 going from 330 lbs to 220 lbs. Gained that back and more after I "fell off the wagon." Started up again at the beginning of 2019 and I've gone from 387 lbs to 271 lbs so far since then.

It's so nice to read all of you. I'm also in the same boat.
I had a stomach surgery (gastric sleeve ) in 2008 and I went to a really good weight. Or at least I was more than happy with that weight. But they didn't controle my hormones and other stuff and I'm back to the weight I was before.
Now I wanna do it without a surgery.