in tears
 

I noticed my jeans werent fitting quite right, that my favorite pair of scrubs were uncomfortable when i sat down and my face just felt a little puffy. i had been slacking big time with working out, and really not paying any attention to my diet at all for a little while.... and i hadnt stepped on the scale. so i figured i'd step on and see the damage!

I GAINED BACK 16 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:( :( :(

Well, that part of it is over. Now you know. Now you can act.

If you begin to take back control over the situation then you will get on the scale tomorrow and you won't have this reaction. Then you can get on the scale the day after that and if you are taking care of yourself, then slowly but surely you will work your way down.

I had one of those freak out moments a few weeks ago, and I have to say, just pulling my head out of the sand and doing something as simple as getting on the scale every morning really helped me get control mentally and emotionally of the situation.

You can do it, Kate!

Kate- let this be your motivation for working out again. It seems like it takes little to no time to gain the weight and so long to lose it. Don't give up. Think of those warm summer months that are on their way. You will do it!!

you know what CONGRATS...you saw the waring signs and instead of ignoring them, you got the full story.:carrot::carrot:

I think you took the hardest step.

Don't beat yourself up, the worst thing you can do is make yourself feel bad/worse. Accept this has happened and allow yourself to feel posistive again.:hug:

I know its tough but you could have not confronted this and ended up with the weight gain being higher....

:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug: :hug:

AAWWW don't give up hon! I've always told my friends when they're down...we can't always be on top...we also have to be on the bottom since that is what life is....a huge wheel. So let this be a lesson for each of us...don't be discouraged about this. I know how much you want to change and let this be your motivation to change a lifetime.

16 lbs. Now you know. Much better then when it turns into 20.

That scale is one big reality check. It really is a great tool. Helps us to "catch" things before they get out of hand. Even better then snug fitting clothing and a puffy face.

Okay. So now you really, really know. No denying it anymore. Now you can act on it!!! No more slacking off with this and not paying any attention to tha.f You "caught it". You caught in. Just in time. You'll have that scale moving downward before you know it. :)

Oh, wow. I think the damage isn't as bad as it seems. Don't beat yourself up.
And at least now, you personally know that there are three choices in weight loss
1. continue dieting
2. active maintenance
3. gaining it back.

If there was a fourth option, none of us would be overweight in the first place, I guess.

I can't say anything else but agree with what everyone else said. *hugs*

Wise words, now let's use them. I say "let's" because I too have done the same thing these past few weeks. I have gone up at least 5-6 pounds and decided to get back on track TODAY!! We could sit around and feel lousy, or just realize that this is life, and as long as we get back on track, everything will be fine. The weeks are going to pass anyway, so why not have them showing a loss? By this time next month we'll be a lot happier.:sunny:

At least you know. I wound up gained 40 lbs back and it hurt so much worse. Act now or you will have to work even harder.

16 pounds stinks but it's not the end of the world. Just time to recommit and try again! You can do it!

At least you've caught it now!!! Just tell yourself, "I've done it before...I CAN do it again!"

I understand how you feel...I've pulled my head up out of the sand just today and made myself really, REALLY see how I've been eating. Gotta nip it in the bud before my clothes are fitting tight again...

I'm right there with you--but at a 20 pound gain over the past 3 years. Yuck. I should have stopped myself at 5, but no, I just let it go. But I'm not giving up. I'll beat this thing!

Word for Word that is EXACTLY what happened to me just before Christmas. Right down to the scrubs and puffy face and 10-14 pounds!!

I too, was devastated, and in fact I'm sure I posted those exact words.

But it took that moment to turn my life back around. This can be your moment too.

:hug:

~CGH~

You are not alone. Two weeks ago I finally gave up taking diet pills. I gained 7 pounds immediately!! Yesterday I started a thread "at my wits end" and after getting support from the 3fc family I woke up today with a new mindframe. I feel your pain and I'm here. We can help each other.

I'm in the exact same place only mine was 22 :( I'm down 6 of them and you will be too in a couple of weeks! Hang in there!

Add me to the list. I had lost 13 pounds up until sometime last year and then when I noticed the tighter clothes, etc, I found out that I had put on 15. Wonderful....

But, like everyone else has said, you caught yourself before it got really bad. You can lose that weight again plus more! You CAN do this!

Don't give up! We just got through all the Christmas pollution etc. it happens to everyone to some extent. Time to start the year fresh, do something different to get your mind back in the game. Join a fitness class of some sort you've never done or something else that will keep your mind focussed on other things. I did a detox after Christmas just for the sole reason of mentally getting back in the game. Don't dwell on the downslide, focus on the future, it won't take long, don't worry, good luck!

Kate, after I lost about 45 pounds (a guestimation) I ended up gaining about 20 of them back, staying at around 260 pounds for another six months or so. But I didn't let that set me back permanently... I got back on track and have since lost those regained pounds along with another 70. You can do it!

Way to go Drina! Your an inspiration!

I gained 20 back. It IS very depressing, but at least you CAUGHT it.

Shut up! Heather you look amazing. Your face tells the whole story. I'm whining over trying to lose 15 pounds and I see people who lost 100+. It makes me feel like I'm not working hard enough.

bikini -- Thanks! And when it comes down to it, whether we have 15 or 150 (or more) pounds to lose we all grapple with a lot of the same issues.

I think it's such a shame we as a society focus on weight loss, when it seems that's the "easy" part -- it's maintaining a weight that's tough. It's for life! And things always get in the way!

thanks guys!
after being a mopey mess today, i'll weigh in again tomorrow and be back on the wagon.

That's the spirit! You can do it, Kate! :carrot:

:hug: get back on the wagon Kate. The light in this news is that you know it's possible. You will lose that weight again. We are all here for you! :hug:

You can do this! I don't think you did this unconsciously. When you ate things that you shouldn't have, you knew it didn't you? Deep down inside you knew it and thought, "I'll worry about it later". Well, now is later. I can't really tell from your ticker and side bar stats but it appears that you gained back all the weight you lost plus 8 more, then lost 3 of that...is that correct? Just a little word of caution here. I did the 2 steps forward 3 steps back dance for far too long and it got me to 333 pounds. You have to change dance partners. Don't look back, only forward. You are tough, and you are smart. You can beat this. If you can make it through nursing school and learn to care for others, you CAN care for yourself. You have to.

So many people here have done the same thing: slacked off & gained weight because of it. It's normal, doesn't make it any easier to deal with, I know, but rest assured many of us have done it. The important thing, the thing that is going to allow you to reach your goal, is to correct the problem a.s.a.p & get right back on track with your eating & exercise. Don't let it get you down too much and just start fresh. You will reach your goal this way. :-)

That's the spirit Kate!!! And I too can be added to the list. I had lost 63 pounds. I was only 3 pounds from my goal of 130...and then i just quit. Quit working out, quit drinking water, quit watching what i ate...and quit caring. Until 6 months later, i noticed I didnt feel like wearing my size 4 jeans anymore...then at christmas, my size 6 jeans were too snug. I got on the scale and it said 159!!! I had put on 24 pounds i had worked so hard to get off. So, i feel your pain. But...we got on that scale...we saw the damage and we decided to do something about it. I'm down about 4 pounds so, that is a start. If we just keep doing what we know we got to do..we'll see those low numbers again!!

Congrats to both of us (all of us) for pulling our heads out of the sand before it was way too late!! :-)

As Maya Angelou once said: "Those who know better, do better." So now you know....

I think we do ourselves a disservice by not utilizing tools like the scale and the tape measure to keep us in check. We can't let them tell us how to feel, but we do need their impartiality to guide us.