How did every 1 gain weight

I gained weight because I used to eat more and move less. Now I eat less and move more....it's not rocket science ;-)

My husband and I got into a cooking contest to see who was the best cook. When we each gained a 100 lbs. we called it a tie. I kept the weight on for several years and had more health issues. I finally had enough and decided to do something about it. I joined the YMCA. Then I did the biggest loser twice at the Y. I didn't get to finish the second biggest loser because I herniated my disc while shoveling snow & had to have back surgery. I still have 30 lbs. to lose. I still love to bake & cook but I just don't eat it unless it is healthy.

Same for me!! I had 4 babies and learned to cook and it just went from there...

I used to love carbs and I tend to drink a bit too much especially on weekends we have plans with friends. I am under 5 feet, so every ounce shows. I really like working out, though I wasn't working as hard as I thought I was, and ate too much to compensate.

Originally was due to the freshman 15 back in college, but when I lost that very unhealthily I developed an eating disorder. It has since evolved into many different forms from restriction, binging, compensating... the whole nine yards. The weight has come on and off and on again. Goes beyond just "eating too much" if you ask me.

Combination of medication and eating out too much.

One of My Favorite Things to Do is Read and Eat....and i never exercised..so id find myself laying on my bed reading and eating..Id dget Giddy if i had a great book and a Plate of food!....so yeah..lol I eat alot and do not enough

Pregnancy (steroids and bedrest) and eating.

I got fat by eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted...and then eating some more.

surgery and not being able to exercise + lack of portion control

Well, was living alone and struggling to afford to buy decent food to eat so ate very little or lots of bread! Then met and married my hubby two years ago and spoilt him by making cakes, biscuits and desserts and of course joined in and ate them myself! Throw in depression and too much time spent on the couch and there you have it!

When I was in high school I was about 130lbs. I was a short and scrawny kid no girls seemed to have any interest in. When I was 19-20 I decided to bulk up and generally appear more awesome. I got a gym membership and got up to 140lbs, but it just wasn't as sufficient as I wanted and I got discouraged and tired of it.

Then I finished school and got my first professional job. For the first time I had more money than I knew what to do with and I bought all the (junk) food I never felt I'd gotten enough of before. So basically, stopped exercising, and starting having ice cream floats for every meal's drink. Finally, I found the secret to gaining weight!

My food got a least a bit more reasonable, but I never did really start exercising again. So 10+ yrs later I found myself up to 195lbs. Standing straight and looking down, I couldn't see my toes anymore. I stopped getting shoes with laces. I stopped trusting the buttons on my pants, which were already a couple sizes higher than I told myself I'd go.

I made a few dieting attempts that I didn't stick to more than a week, but finally came here and decided I meant it this time.

I was always bigger, but quitting smoking added 30 pounds real quick, and that made it official.

I think for me I thought Id be thin forever i thought I would never have to battl with weight weighing only 90 lbs most way through hs & 120 after 4 children, I thought I had great genes then I stopped exersising I kept eating whatever I wanted & however much I wanted & before I knew it I did not reconise the person in the mirror or in my photos. It has been a very hard thing for me & I am not sure how to fix a life long habbit of bad eating

I quit smoking, and in three weeks had gained 20 lbs! I started smoking again and stopped gaining. I quit again and gained another 20 lbs. Went to see my doctor who said "you're 35 now, can't keep eating like you're 20!" so I watched what I ate, and tried to quit smoking again, another 20 lbs! Went back to the doctor, he was no help, so I went to another doctor, who diagnosed me with hypothyroidism. Blech! Now I am trying to lose the weight.