Ugh I am now one of those dieters most of us hope we'll never be, the kind who loses the weight and then puts most of it back on. Regardless, I'm back, and ready to change (again!).

I always figured when I started losing weight on an ongoing basis I'd never be the person who gained it back. I'd high-five myself at every milestone thinking 'a-ha I'll never see that number on the scale again' and yet here I am. I was down 23lbs since January this year, then life threw me a curveball I chose to handle with food and I gained 28lbs, resulting in a net gain for this year of 5lbs. Go me. I knew I was slipping and despite seeing every pound go on, I did nothing about it. Time for a reality check. My target for now is to lose those 5lbs by Jan 1st so I'm certainly no heavier than I was a year ago

This site was a great source of support for me when I was consistently losing and when I started gaining I couldn't really bring myself to post because I was ashamed. So here I am, bigger than before but officially back in the game. I've missed it here

Congratulations for getting back in the game! Every time we play, we learn something new and helpful. I've lost and gained 40+ pounds many times in my life, so I know all about yo-yoing. This is the first time I've kept the weight off for over a year (at 55 years old, no less), but I never assume I'm out of the woods. Very few of us can, I think.

Best of luck and let us in on your progress.

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Welcome back knoxie! Congrats on reigning yourself in. The good news is that you already know what works for you in terms of weight loss, so you can just get right back on that horse. Best of luck.

Welcome back Roxie! Yay for you on restarting. Don't beat yourself up either...we all are human and slip up at times.

Hi knoxie,

I could have written your post. I did well when I was here before and then as you say life thew a curve ball, well lots of them. We can do it this time

Good for you for having the courage to even post and get back in the game. It can be a tough mental battle and you've taken a great step towards overcoming that battle.

I'm very new to IP, but not new to losing weight, gaining, losing, gaining....... I love the support on this forum and feel a kindred spirit with everyone on here. Every day I feel I'm getting stronger just by taking one step forward.

Regardless if it was IP or any other diet in the past you used to lose weight you're willingness to continue to learn and grow through this process is powerful. You can do it!

Hugs

Welcome back. A lot of us lost the same weight to return. At least you are proactive and aren't ignoring the situation.

Welcome Back!

One of the things I have learned is, losing is easy.

Maintaining is NOT!

It has taken me 35 years to figure this out. I have maintained my current loss for 15 months. But it's been a tough row to hoe.

My best advice! Just stick with it. It will eventually stick!

I did the EXACT same thing, (I keep telling this story over and over so sorry for those of you who have seen this on a million posts), my first year of college I lost 30 lbs and got really good about working out and eating healthy, then one day the gym closed for four days, and I just never went back, it's been two years since then and I am now FIFTY pounds heavier. Worse yet, I won't really be in a place to eat healthy and work out until January haha. Ugh. I so feel you, message me if you ever need a buddy in this. I'm on here every day. Pinky promise.

I could have written your post, too. I've lost and gained the same 40 - 50 pounds over and over again. I managed to keep the weight off for about 5 years and thought I'd "solved" the weight issue for good. But here I am, back again. I've lost two pounds in a week, though, so I'm on the right track.

Welcome back! I can certainly tell you, from experience, that your body (and mind!) will thank you! I started over so many times...and each time I think the hardest thing for me was that realization of starting over "in the hole" - I'd kick myself for being worse off than when I'd started the last time.

It's so tough to let go of that - but I had to stop living in the past. I gotta say, it's one of the hardest things to do!

You're definitely not alone!!!

So many of us have been there, myself included. All we can do is keep on going; don't let your past haunt you...

CONGRATS ON THE VICTORY....Instead of letting it get worse you are working to turn it around now. That's a success. It's not the fall that matters but how you get up! Cheering you on to goal