How did y'all gain your weight?

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.

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.

injuries + pizza and icecream.

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.

Marijuana and a soda habit.

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.

I'd like to blame thyroid problems and marriage, but I could have made healthier choices!

I quit smoking.

I ate CRAP instead of FOOD :ohwell:

Repeatedly following the "low fat, exercise more and watch those calories" dogma.

Sweet, sweet beer...

A good chunk of my weight gain came after my divorce. Eating (and drinking) like a bachelor is NOT healthy! My love of deep fried foods didn't help either. Lol.

I gained mine through my first pregnancy. When my daughter was born she was born with a cleft palate and that made it extremely hard for me to do much other then take care of her. After a few years I lost all my weight, but then got pregnant again and gained 53 pounds. I had to have a C section and from there I just didn't have the energy to exercise because I was working three jobs, which meant I was eating lots and lots of junk food.

Before i gave birth at the age of 18 im a big eater, but i dont gain weight, i love to eat rice i can eat 3 cups of rice in one sitting, but after i gave birth i gain easily, but when i was pregnant i'm thin, i was 97 lbs 9 months pregnant with twins imagine that, im only 5 ft tall, now im 165, my heaviest 180

I had low Iron as a kid. My mother was afraid because she thought I was going to die, since I was really skinny and pale skin. So she fed me a lot and blam, here I am today.