lost 54 then gained 40 within 10 months

[paradiddle]

I have been avoiding looking at this forum. I did great last year lost 54 in 6 months. Just diet and some outside activity and walking. I dropped pants size, everyone noticed. I put the fat pants away and swore I would never have to wear them again - ha..............

Then November came and holiday excuses.... eventually I had to wear the fat pants again. I was so surprised how fast the weight came back. Of course I start getting depressed after Xmas and I love sugar & carbs for comfort. I still eat my same regime at work as before but then I add some snacks etc.

I can't believe how ravenous I got at these holiday events. I can't get enough. I seem to have stabilzed at 285 no matter how much I eat badly lately. I know what I need to do but I can't seem to get restarted especially in the exercise/activity area. Beware that success is very fragile.

[Peytonn]

Re: lost 54 then gained 40 within 10 months

yeah... I've gained and lost a thousand pounds in my lifetime.. at least.. for one reason or another...

right there with you... (I lost down to 135 and was doing very well.. stuff happens)

[2BANewMe]

Re: lost 54 then gained 40 within 10 months

You fell, so brush off, get back up and press on.
Now that you have had a taste of 'thinner', you will know that it tastes better than the carbs!

Tis ok, just jump back in! Good luck!

[ziggy]

Re: lost 54 then gained 40 within 10 months

candy, pop, pasta, bad carbs etc they are posion can you really eat them knowing they are posion to your body?

all them toxic blood sugar spikes from them bad types of carbs are stored in your fat cells
your body had to either burn it off or store it as fat before it reached and damaged your kidneys

look what these foods do
YouTube - TWINKIE vs. TORCH Why Hydrogenated Oils and Trans Fats Cause Disease


find new comfort foods try new recipes of low carb foods im sure you can find something that works and that will keep you healthy too

[poobears1972]

Re: lost 54 then gained 40 within 10 months

I've found if you keep the fat clothes around, eventually you will get back into them. You'll think wow these are getting tight. I will just wear this next size until I get a couple pounds off (if they are stretchy waist, watch out there's no stopping you after that).

This time everything that gets too big is going. If I don't have fat clothes I can't slip back into them for comfort. Right now I have a handful of shirts and 1 pair of jeans that fit. All the rest have to go. Been in and out of them too many times. They are gone for good this time.

When you figure 40lbs in 10 months that's really only around 1lb a week so you didn't gain that rapidly it was just a long time of being off plan. Now you know the consequences and maybe the next time if you go off you'll have to willpower to get back on quickly.

You can do this. You know it won't be easy to restart but once you are back on plan a few days you'll fall right into Atkins mode I bet. Good luck

[Mick2360]

Re: lost 54 then gained 40 within 10 months

Hey Para, This is an experience that most of us have had. I am hitting the restart button myself so maybe we can encourage each other. Take it easy, work the plan and start some exercise. Three or four days from now you'll feel great and when that happens, the pounds will start sliding off again. Go get it!

[Suzanne_H]

Re: lost 54 then gained 40 within 10 months

I haven't had a physician proclaim me to be hypoglycemic or what have you, but I definitely have blood sugar issues that snowball into exactly what you describe here. I turn to carbs for comfort, and the blood sugar sharply rises then crashes, so I feel down, so I turn to carbs, and... yeah buddy. Before long I'm heavier than ever.

Atkins has been the only eating plan that has made my blood sugar stable and enabled me to stay on a diet for any length of time.