The last time I was on this site was a year ago! I've met some amazing people that really encouraged me. I lost 30 ish pounds and people actually noticed! Which I thought was impossible because I was way over 300 pounds. It pains me to actually write those numbers. It pains me even more knowing that in 25 pounds away from 400. I had goals for myself. At 25 pounds I got new shoes. One of my goals at 100 was going to be a new tattoo but...I already did that and got a half sleeve. So I feel like my rewards didn't matter because my willpower to lose started lacking. We went on so many vacations and moved that we didn't care what we ate. My boyfriend lost 60 pounds and only gained back 13 in the past year. (Guys...*eyeroll*) we did so good and we were cooking amazing meals that you would think "how the heck are they on a diet and eating sooo much" but it worked! Then the scale battery stopped working and I was too lazy to replace it. After all...If I didn't see the gain then I was happy. I created a menu board and we planned out 4 weeks of lunches and dinners so I'm hoping that will work. I'm 23 and I should be proud of the body I have but I'm not. I look in the mirror everyday and I get upset. We replaced our battery yesterday and I gained it all back. I reconnected with a friend I met on here and we are going to do this together again. We weighed in every Sunday with pictures and offered words of encouragement and that truly helped. I just don't want to give up again. I want to be proud of my body. I don't want the stares anymore or the comments. I'm lucky I can still sit in airplane seats! However most of the time I have to ask for a fat belt. I want to start going back to the gym. We bought the membership but haven't used it in 8 months! I just want advice and I want to be pushed. I want to be able to sit comfortably at booths, I want to ride the rides at the theme park, I want to wear jeans from American Eagle and shirts that fit only me and not the size of a small rancher home. I just want to look and feel good.

Welcome back and good luck!

Welcome back I think that there are others that have faced the battles that you have its seems so hard to lose the 1 or 2 pound a week but as soon as we dont log our food or weight ourselves it come back with more than there was before I cannot believe that I am over 300 pounds but all we can do is to keep coming back and keep trying. Good luck to you and your boyfriend.

Thank you! I'm going to try to stick with it this time!

Welcome back. Go get it. you deserve it.

Welcome back Chelle! I know you can do this if you keep it in your mind to do so! You deserve health and happiness, go out there and get it girl! Do you have a plan or a small change that you are starting with? May I suggest something, kindly? Don't waste even a moment beating yourself up for gaining, let go of the guilt and appreciate that you are human, slipped, and this very day, you are choosing to stand back up! That's awesome! Many of us have "been there". I myself have regained and lost the same 20 lbs three times, the faster I let go of feeling bad about it, the faster I am able to get back on track losing. We believe in you, let's make it happen, together!

Welcome back!!!!! You got this! Sounds like you're well on your way to rockin a new thinner you We're all human, we're not perfect... stuff happens. Just got to make the slip a part of the dance

Thank you everyone I love the supportive community and that's why I came back! Just since I posted my post I've already lost 4 pounds

YAY Congrats on the loss!!! That is fantastic news!

Hello Chelle!

I disappeared from this site for 2 years and gained my 50+ pound loss back, and then some. I started over again about 4 weeks ago when my scale told me 330 after my last high weight was 300. It's definitely scary and discouraging.

Kudos taking the first few necessary steps to get back to it, and congrats on your loss already.

Woohoo! Good on you for losing 4 lbs! That's wonderful!

Fancy meeting you here hang in there girl, we got this, even though we stumble and getting up is sometimes hard, at least we are getting back up, dusting ourselves of and continuing on.......

Pick it up. Dust it off. Get 'er done!

Time away, stumbling off your weight loss path, etc. etc. don't matter. What matters is finding what works, and getting back to it if you slip a little.

Not that I know anything about it though...

Congrats on the 4 pounds!!! Some of my goals are similar to mine - one of my biggest NSVs will be, not being afraid that I won't fit on a rollercoaster. Last time I went to Disney World, I was 380 (but with lots of muscle and much smaller than I am now, at 383 after having 3 kids) and was able to ride everything I attempted to ride, but I was terrified I'd get turned down or be too big. I know I'll never be "thin", and I don't want to be, but I DO want to be able to do whatever I want without my weight restricting me! We can do this!!!!!

Omg... you sound like me! I avoid booths because I'm terrified I won't fit! I want jeans to fit me perfectly. When I lose this weight I'm going to Carowinds and I'm going to ride every single ride until I throw up... lol! We can do this!