Starting over! Need support!

I had to restart again myself. I am sticking to it this time. Feel free to add me!!!

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Im beginning my journey again as well, feel free to add me for support.

i am here if you need support through out the day.

I'm also in the same boat :ohwell:
April 2011 - August 2011 lost 42lbs (252 down to 210lb)
September - March 2012 gained 37lb (210 up to 247lb)
As of today I weigh 241 lb, but hope to be below 200lb by August for my summer holiday. Fell free to add me :flowerforyou:

I lost the first of my weight last year 28lbs, then I took a year off and maintained it (well gained 4lbs in a year so not too bad) Now Im back on track and ready to remove the last 26lbs. So far since joining about 10 days ago I have lost the 4lbs that I gained over my year of "maintenance" soooooooo 22lbs to go

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I'm sorry for your gain. However it does happen to many people, including winners from the Biggest Loser. Unfortunately when we gain lots of extra fat our cells are not only getting larger (hypertrophy), but they are also multiplying (hyperplasia). Therefore when we work out and lose the extra weight the cells only "deflate" but they don't disappear. So when you fall off of your diet and have an excess of calories they fill back up very quickly.

Hi. I went from 52 kg to about 80 kg within a year - I had twins and made up for all the not being able to eat through being sick for both of them once they were born and piled on the pounds. I went on a weight loss programme with our local pharmacy and got down to 71kg within about a year. That was 4 years ago. I since yo-yo'd back to 80kg, back down to 75kg and finally back up to 85kg. When even the biggest clothes I had were getting too tight and I finally threw the towel on my old clothes that I had been determined to fit back into, I cleared out my wardrobe, looked at all the nice things that are ready to wear - just not with me in them. That was last November. I started exercising again - something I'd given up as I felt just too heavy, wobbly and tired. By 9 January I was down to 79 kg. Today I weighed in at 72.7 kg. Although the weight loss might not seem that much, the slow approach of 1 to 2 lb per week is the one that is most sustainable as it concentrates on losing fat whilst retaining muscles. In fact, I have put on about 2.5 kg in lean tissue since January. Since that's heavier than fat, it's made big difference in my size - I'm down from a very tight UK size 18 to a comfortable size 12.

The programme I'm following is Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle programme (you can find it online). The information made loads of sense, especially why conventional diets are doomed to fail and we end up putting the weight back on (often more) within about 2 years of coming off the diet. It's highly motivating (losing motivation is one of the biggest causes of falling off the wagon and piling on the pounds again after). Anyway, the book is well written, easy to understand and easy to implement. It's helped tremendously and if you are prepared to put in the effort, the results will surely come.

I use this website for tracking the cals on a plan directly based on my current body composition to ensure what I lose is body fat and not lean tissue (which needs about 30% more energy than fat just to 'live', hence uses up more cals even when doing nothing).

I admire anyone who goes for their goals in the battle of the bulge. So good luck ladies!!! (and gents if anyone joins) I hope you all reach your target weight.

As you can tell from all that rambling, this is my very first post. I normally just 'do my own thing' but felt I'd like to help if I can when I saw the post.

Once again, good luck everyone!! See you all on the slimmer side.

I am starting over again to. I never did get to goal but close. At first I log 25lbs, but I have gained back 20. I am new to MFP so anyone need friends we can do this together.:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: You can do it..welcome back!!

I am starting over too! I will help you if you need it...feel free to add me as a friend!:happy:

I started my journey last August and have just gained back some weight so instead of getting depressed, I think of this as a journey with no end destination because when I get to my goal weight I still have to maintain it. My best advice is to take this a day at a time and change things incrementally, not all at once. First, I ate as I normally do so I coudl track it, then I made some better food choices. Then I increased my exercise time, etc. So stay strong and welcome back to the weight loss journey, remember you are not alone!!

Hey girl! You can add me!!! I love to support and motivate! :happy:

I've been at this weight loss game for 2.5 years, I'm here for good now!

Feel free to add me!! I lost 112, gained back 18.... working to lose those 18 and then continue as I still have another 30-40 lbs to lose. Let's get it!!!