How did y'all gain your weight?
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Partly it was marrying a man who cooks. I used to *never* eat. Not on purpose, I was just lazy and I tend to forget about eating. (I lost 10 pounds in my freshman year of college because I'd forget to eat until everything was closed, and all I had in my dorm room was canned ravioli.) Then I met my darling husband. I gained 10 pounds within just a few months of moving in with him, and that was from dinners ALONE (I still didn't bother to eat breakfast, and only a little snack for lunch.)
Partly it was giving birth to 5 children. Although, I only really gained with my first. The middle three I barely gained anything, and with the youngest I literally did not gain a single pound (and since he was 9 pounds, I actually lost weight). So mostly it's my husband's cooking.0 -
thyroid0
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I'm not really sure. I've been overweight since third grade, but I guess it was a combination of growing up in a household of sweet-loving people, my parent's divorce (I lived with my dad, he wasn't the best cook, we'd eat a lot of unhealthy things and I'd eat my feelings at being away from my mother), and genetics. Also, most recently, I broke my foot and gained even more weight due to my inability to walk and exercise.0
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Most recently? Got pregnant and wound up 21 lbs OVER my original MFP start weight. Originally, I am genetically predisposed to obesity, but comfort eating all kinds of junk food and bingeing definitely didn't help! Before I got pregnant I was 4 lbs from Onederland. I'm hoping to get back to that point by the fall and see how things go!0
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injuries + pizza and icecream.0
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Laziness.
Swiss Cake Rolls.
Orange Soda.
I have nothing to blame but myself. Not sure if that makes it better or worse.0 -
I let my lifestyle dictate my body. I work from home as an author so I spend upwards of 12 hours a day at my computer. My desk is in the converted dining room I use as an office so it's oh so convenient to the kitchen and food. That's pretty much how this happened. I'd graze constantly while sitting on my *kitten* all day working.0
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I have always used food for emotional comfort. I believe this stared because the only time my family as a child was together was when we ate. So I associated happiness with eating. Now I associate happiness with losing weight. lol0
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Marijuana and a soda habit.0
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Drinking mountain dew out of 2-liter bottles
^^^^This. And quitting smoking.0 -
Eating too much of the wrong things. i use to blame it on my relationship because we love to go out to eat ! But there are healthier options out there, and I learned to be more consciouse and caring with my body and what i eat.0
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Eating too much and being lazy....
Love your honest! This is totally me, I mean did I need to have a snickers a day, it wasn't an apple for goodness sake.0 -
I'd like to blame thyroid problems and marriage, but I could have made healthier choices!0
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It's never just one thing that leads to weight gain. I have hypothyrodism (spell check), I have bipolar and the drug I take is called Lithium, which made me gain 40 lbs, I have high blood pressure. But really those are all just excuses. Yes, unfortunately they all took a toll, but I just wasn't willing to do the hard part and work my *kitten* off. I think I am finally ready now.0
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I quit smoking.0
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Let's see, I quit smoking, but i've since started again, I had babies. i was severly depressed after the loss of my son. I started eating out 2-3 times a day. thyroid. birth control. lazy.
but I'm doing better, a whole lot better and I've kicked lazy and fast food. Smoking is next!0 -
I ate CRAP instead of FOOD :ohwell:
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My love of cooking, gourmet food, good cheese, wine, olive oil all things, Italian, French, Spanish, Indian... Pretty much eating all of the time, drinking too much wine, having a highly stressful LIFE, trauma, and a lack of activity..... For years
The hardest part of dieting for me is that my meals are so dang boring! When I get to my goal weight I'll start adding back in the foods I love but in much more moderation and much less often.0 -
Repeatedly following the "low fat, exercise more and watch those calories" dogma.0
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Short answer? being a total fatass. Never working out, eating out wayy too much, at times every day every meal.
Long answer: boyfriend loved to eat, when we broke up I kept eating, add depression to the mix and a broken foot for 2 months and I gained a size that year! once you pack it on its hard to drop it.
It took me about 2 years to gain 40lbs, the rest I've slowly gained since 2008.0
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