100 lb. Club - In Again, Begin Again

Hi, everyone! :wave:

It's been over two years since I posted here, and it shows when I look in the mirror, or try to walk up a flight of stairs.

Back in 2005 my starting weight was 247 pounds, and I shifted 70 of them for a low of 177. I went back up to around 190 where I stayed for quite a while, and then life got in the way, and I got really lazy. Depression came back with wicked force, and with one thing and another by January this year I was up to 224 pounds.

Instead of doing something about it then, I quit smoking and gained another 23 to put me slap bang back at where I started!

So, I'm back, and determined to shift some of this excess weight. :yes: I keep thinking how much better I felt two years ago, and I could kick myself for getting complacent. I was so sure that I wouldn't regain it... again. You'd think I'd learn one of these times!

Well done you! both for the loss inj 2005 and for coming back!

please can I stand in your shadow? mine is a similar story 242 down to 136 back to 217. I keep starting and starting and getting fatter and fatter.

Ok, if you're re-committed, I'm going to jog behind you. (Jog? Moi?)

So how are you planning to Do It?

Same here...i lost 70lbs a couple of years ago and I have slowly regained 35lbs. I have GOT to get started on something that I can stick to. Since my previous weightloss I have gotten married and moved to a different city. i am finding that it is much harder to loose weight in a relationship that it was when I was single. Not only do I cook more meals, we are eating out too much. I do exercise regularish[I] but I am consuming way too many calories for the exercise to be making a difference.

Something else I noticed is that I am having a hard time committing for the long haul...i do really great with eating and exercising for like 4-5 days and then all **** breaks loose. i HAVE to find a way to stick with these things for the long term. I am also going to try and be more active in this fourm...I read 3fc everyday, however I hardly ever post...maybe b/c I am not doing well. I am going to try and partisipate everyday.

Same story here. I lost 100 and gained back 60 after a relationship that wasn't as happy as it should have been. (The weight gain was my fault, not his! It's not an excuse, I did this to myself)

We should start a thread for the second time around.

:welcome3: back! I too have come back to posting after a long absence!

Welcome back! I think alot of us can share the same story... the lovely struggles of weigh loss and gain. We're just glad to have you back! I have noticed my weight is best when I remain on the site =]

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Welcome bakc :) I'm right where you are, too, so you are definitely not alone. GOOD LUCK this time around!

I agree with Iowa Girl - I think its much harder to keep on plan being married / in a relationship. Sometimes I come home with my sensible dinner all planned out, but then can't say no when he want to go out for dinner, or eat a good dinner at home. Any advice??

Dish - HI

I'm back, too. But I managed to stop at 20 lbs below my recorded high, and am slowly racheting my way back down.

Maybe we can do this together - I was so jealous of you when you had so much success.

:welcome2: back and :bravo: for recommitting.

Welcome back. I did the same thing, but on a smaller scale. Lost 16 pounds, put it back on plus a few. I know it isn't the same, but the frustration is similar! I guess we have to recommit until we get it right. :)

ALI!!!! :D :hug: :cp: :hat: :dancer: :grouphug: :high: :twirly: :cheer3: :cheer2:


You have no idea how much I've missed you, my friend!!!! Maybe my display of silliness will give you a taste of how I REALLY feel :)

I LOVE you, Lady...and I'm SO happy that you're back! You've done this before, and you can do it again. I'm right here with you my Dear :hug:

xoxoxo
Linda

Thanks for welcoming me back! It's a pity that so many of us find it so difficult to keep the pounds off, but it's great that 3FC, and especially the 100 lb. Club, is here.

Lots of new [to me] people, and a few familiar faces: Hi, seashell, ChoLabLover, and KristasMom! :wave:

Ailidh: Plan? What plan? LOL. That's something I really need to get sorted out. Counting calories was what worked for me last time, and the time before come to think of it, but I couldn't keep it up for the long haul. The only things I've decided on so far are to drastically reduce portion sizes, and severely restrict carbs for the first two weeks. I don't intend to do this long-term, but I like to see a quick result in the beginning. I fully intend to nose around here, and steal others' good ideas. ;)

iowa girl: I find it more difficult to lose weight since I marred as well. I need to get through my thick skull that I can't eat the same amounts as he does without getting fatter.

seashell: Sorry about your bad relationship. Emotions can really mess things up foodwise. Looks as though your ticker's headed in the right direction now though. Good for you!

ChocLabLover: What can I say? Super-congratulations on reaching Onederland! :yay:

jillnicole03 and purpleorc: Look at your tickers! :cheer2: Brava!

KristasMom: I'm proud of you! You caught the slide before you gained it all back, and you're making good progress. Nice loss there showing on your ticker. :cp: I would *look at the scale, vaguely tell myself I had to do something, and leave it another couple of weeks; repeat from *.

Slashnl: I don't think it makes a difference how much is lost and regained; that feeling we get when we realise what we've done is the same whether it's 10 pounds or 100.

Thanks again to everyone for making me feel welcomed back. You're all the bees knees!

We were posting at the same time! :lol:

:hug:
Linda

Welcome back! :hug:

Linda!! How wonderful to see you here, sweetie! :carrot: (I must confess to not lurking much... *cough*... at all before diving right back in. :o )

I'm really happy to see that ticker of yours! 31 pounds off is fabbo!

I love your avatar too, btw. ♡

Off to read up on the forum now....

Welcome back! :hug:

Thanks, gumboot. And congrats on your weight loss! :cheer2:

I'm finding lots of inspiration here already.

Look who's back!!!! :hug: :hug:

Sorry about the re-gain, but your here now and starting again and that's all that matters!!

Aww :)

I must admit that I'm NOT at 31 down anymore. I was doing GREAT from Jan 1st of this year, until around the end of March. At that time my Mama was diagnosed with lung cancer, and things went downhill from there!
The last time I weighed myself I was 236, which would make me 17.5 pounds down now :( (still down, though!)

HOWEVER...I'm OK with that at this point. My focus NEEDED to be on my Mom. She's doing GREAT at the moment. She had 20 rounds of radiation in September. We're still waiting for a November scan to see how well it worked. But Mom is feeling great, and thank God it was caught at stage 1b, which is a miracle for lung cancer.

Today I am grateful, and happy that my Mom is doing well, but am having a hard time turning my focus back to myself....so you see, I really am right there with you!

xoxoxoxo
:hug:
Linda

Good attitude, Linda. It's great that you keep things in perspective and focus on what is important. It just doesn't help us when we get discouraged and down on ourselves.
(easy for me to say... ha)

Hi, Sandi! :queen: Still doing a fabulous job of modding, I see.

Linda, I'm so sorry about Mom, but glad to hear that she's doing well. :hug: My Mam died from lung cancer six years ago, so I understand what an impact it has. (She wasn't diagnosed until it was in the very advanced stages though. We don't really "do" doctors in our family; over 6 years in Canada and I still haven't registered with one myself.)

17.5 pounds down is still quite the achievement! You're always so kind and giving to others, and are worth every bit of time and effort you focus on yourself. :hug:

Hello All-

As the title suggests, I am new to this site. I wasn't sure where to post, but I figured the 100 lbs support forum was an apt choice, as I have 100 lbs to lose.

My story is the same as many, always was a heavy kid. Tried different diets growing up. By the time I was 14 I weighed 246 lbs. Then I developed an eating disorder and I was thin for about 5 seconds ;), well, between 15 and 19 when I didn't actually eat anything I hovered around 150 lbs. From college onward my weight went up and down, but I never actually went over 200 lbs until 2 years ago. Now I am 28, 250 lbs and I'm 5'7". I blame my past eating habits for the situation I am in now, it wrecked havoc on my metabolism.

In general, I don't eat badly. I don't have a sweet tooth, so sweets is not my problem. I decided to join this site because I figured with so many people going through the same struggle, I am bound to find the support I need. Number one on my list is to start excercising again, that will help me the most. I probably could stand to cut some calories too. I kept a journal for the past two weeks of what I was eating, it ended up being an average of 1700 calories a day which I don't think is excessive and I don't think it should put me at 250 lbs......but who knows I could be wrong? Thats why I'm here.

Looking forwarded to meeting some wonderful People here!!!

Good Luck to you All

Liz

Hi, Liz! :wave: Welcome to 3FC!

This is definitely the right place to be when you have a lot of weight to shift. The support here is tremendous. (I've been away for a few years, :rollpin: but I'm back now, and looking forward to getting some of this weight off.)

Jump in and post often. You'll probably find you get more responses and welcomes if you start your own thread to introduce yourself. :)