How did every 1 gain weight
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Falling in love and getting too comfortable!0
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babies0
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Pork and beans0
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Haven't seen this one yet: I quit smoking. At least now I can taste my food! Also, I started dating a skinny guy who loves food and loves to cook.0
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After high school (12 years ago) I started eating what I wanted and whenever I wanted. Mix that in with no exercise and thats where these extra 120 pounds came from. I guess I should just be glad it wasnt more than that0
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taking winters off0
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I done got knocked up.0
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I've always been overweight, but in the last 2 years got really lazy and started piling weight BACK on. Looking at my family (and the fact that I was overweight at like 5), I'm certain I have some sort of genetic predisposition to obesity. So when I quit going to the gym-- at all, ever-- and started indulging in all of my favourite food groups [cheese, beer, pastry, and french fries] very regularly, the obvious thing happened. I have to work harder than a lot of people to stay healthy, but hey, that's who I am. I'm back at it and so far it's going well!0
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I was never really "big" but back in 2007 I was diagnosed with high blood pressure (runs in the family). So I started eating better and getting more exercise. Even did a half marathon in 2009. I have gotten my blood pressure under control so now I just need to maintain it. At my biggest I hit 199 and now I am down to 165-166. I think that is a good weight for someone 5'8.
No more high blood pressure for me!
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Pregnancy i was a gestational diabetic went back to work and the stress made me eat and drink. I piled on the pounds without noticing and i didn't have the time or energy to notice.0
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I coped with grief in an unhealthy way. Then I habituated to eating too much.0
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I was always quite skinny and then hit my 20's and I didn't adjust to that well. Then having 7 pregnancies in 5 yrs (5 miscarriages) which lead to a temporary depression.0
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No matter if it was stress, kids, pills, depression, or the like, it all comes down to eating too much and doing too little. I know I can blame my weight gain on personal issues, but I still chose to sit down and eat half a pizza, or a couple candy bars, or huge bowls of CapN'Crunch, or whatever else I shoveled into my mouth.0
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Falling in love... and the subsequent falling out of love... and repeat. Also, going away to college and not having the healthy food my family bought all the time. I moved to Texas, and the junk food really is bigger, everything was spread out where I lived so there was less walking. Mix those factors with a glutton-y personality, and voila! 60lbs in 4 years. Uck.0
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I was always underweight up until about five years ago i quit smoking and started eating to much,i used to hate eating now i think about food all the time.0
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Stopped cycling 15-20 miles/day, and mountain bike racing after I left the military. My eating habits are atrocious also, another item I'm trying to correct.0
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For me it was several things:
Having 2 kids
Working overnights at mcdonalds for 4 months when my son was a baby (overnight shift got free meals)
Quitting smoking
Going on Lyrica for fibromyalgia (going back off it a few months later)
In general, being a SAHM to 2 kids, one with Autism who before going to school, I couldn't even go pee alone let alone exercise.0 -
I've always been 'big' or bigger than my peers but as a teenager the combination of finding the internet, being able to feed myself & sleep at ridiculous hours resulted in insane binge eating. I'm the definition of emotional eater, I over eat for every emotion.0
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I ate more than I burned... by a pretty significant margin, since I gained most of my weight over the course of one year.0
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5 stone within 4 years ...combination of medication,huge portions,not enough exercise and contentment have lost over a stone since being at my heaviest but still a couple more to go0
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I don't remember ever having been a normal weight. I've struggled with my weight since childhood so there's really no definitive period where I gained it all. I put my current heftiness down to a lack of understanding nutrition, emotional eating and a strong love of all things chocolate and carb.0
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A vicious cycle of antidepressants (which I am completely off of now).0
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Went from being single and eating pretty healthy and working out 5-6 times per week, to being married to a man who loves to cook using real cream and butter! ) We then got custody of his three children from his first marriage who had a lot of needs, and I stopped going to the gym after work...too tired and too stressed. Add two pregnancies on top of that, and it is a recipe for disaster. I made some pretty horrible choices and am paying for it now. So, getting back on track, and giving myself permission to be a bit selfish with my needs and time again. It is a learning process!!0
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3 kids. I love sugar and didn't pay attention to portions. My husband can't gain an ounce and eats a lot. I think I was eating almost as much as him. lol0
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I was lazy and I like chips.0
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I like McDonald's, beer, BBQ, pizza, chicken wings (oh God I love chicken wings), and donuts. I hated working out at the same time. So it's kinda combo of those. Yeah...0
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The death of my Mother, I was suprised how well I took it until 6 months later when I got on the scale COMFORT FOOD!!!0
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car accident + stopped exercising + steroid injection in my back + eating more = me gaining over 60lbs0
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I continued to eat the way I did when I was playing football. I thought it was cool to see how much I could eat and would often engage in eating challenges. Unfortunately, I was not getting the exercise to offset the calories I was putting into my body. Eventually it was a habit and, like all habits, it has been difficult to break.
Now I am focused on making a significant lifestyle change which included eating better and getting exercise. So far I have lost 20 pounds and look forward to loosing much more.0 -
I never met a carb I didn't like.:blushing:0
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