How did every 1 gain weight

had a baby

Beer.

was having issues in my marriage and i ate everything and did not work out. Since than things have restored back to normal for my hubby and I am back to working out and eating right:bigsmile:

Just posted the "I'm New" thread, but I strongly believe being on Paxil for 6 months caused me to gain 15 pounds. As a 35 year old woman, I have been the EXACT same weight since I was 18. All of a sudden I gained after I started that drug. I just got off Paxil, and coincidentally quit smoking as well. Having a hard time getting back down to my normal, comfortable weight...

I was on Lexapro for 2 years and I gained about 40 pounds. I tried everything. Low carb, no carb, hrs at the gym..nothing worked. Doctor told me it was what I was eating, but I know in my heart it wasn't. I wasn't on a strong enough dose to not make me care about my weight! So, I went off of it in July and started exercising @ home and logging what I eat in Novemeber. Im about 25 pounds lighter now.

Wow, a lot of things. First off having three kids. I had my first kid and four months later I got pregnant again with my second daughter. And then almost three years later I was pregnant again just when I was starting to lose weight. I quit smoking a couple years ago and I think I used food in place of the cigarette and just started eating to much. I was eating way to much food and food that wasn't healthy for me. I also write books for a living which doesn't get you out of the house and active that much. So its a combination of a lot of things, now just a matter of doing something about it which I am! Good luck everyone!! Add me if your in a similar boat.

I was always very slendor, but did it the wrong way growing up. Then I was in a major car accident that put me in a state of depression. I let myself go and did not can what happen to me any longer. I went from 105 pounds to 192 pounds before I had another awakening in mylife. This lead to kickboxing and self defense and I found that I loved to work out. Now im down to 144 pounds and will not stop working out and will eat right to keep my energy to work out. I have even went back to school to get a degree in fitness and nutrition.

Jenn, you have made an INCREDIBLE turnaround! My hat's off to you!:bigsmile:

It's a weak term to use because it really all boils down to self control but my cause of so much gain over the years was due to "stress eating". Often times, due to my work schedule, I literally couldn't stop to eat until 9 or 10pm. And then, having no energy to cook, I would hit a drive thru somewhere. I'd be starving at that point and my eyes would somehow be bigger then my stomach and I would order 3 sandwiches and a large fry then go home and shovel it all in my mouth while "getting caught up" on other things for the day before crashing shortly after. Basically I'd be ingesting anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 calories at the very end of my day, then going straight to sleep and not give my body a single second to burn any of it off.

For whatever reason I was too stupid to see this until the fateful day when it finally hit me of just how fat I was and just what exactly I was doing to myself and I have since managed to get things under control, both with my work schedule and diet. If I HAVE to eat late at night for whatever reason, I take a little extra time to find something healthy, but I also make sure to eat more during the day so that I "slow burn" and keep myself from getting that "starving" feeling.

I had a baby and then I just got really lazy and decided to eat anything that I wanted. lol

stopped exercising but didnt stop eating

thyroid disease and listening to every thing that conventional diet wisdom told me to do. now i do the exact opposite of whatever mfp says or the fda or any other conventional diet advice. i have lost 34 lbs and 11 left until my goal