[mariposssa]

I don't know about the whole year thing because when I go off plan I tend to not get on the scale. I did gain 35-40 pounds in just a little over a month once!! It was when I had a never ending cycle that lasted longer than a month. My hormones and thyroid went CRAZY and I was diagnosed with PCOS and hypothyroid. I could only wear sweat pants and dresses because none of my jeans or dress pants fit.

[toastedsmoke]

40 lbs. I gained 40 lbs my freshman year, pretty much stayed the same weight all through college give or take 10 lbs. Then I gained another 40 lbs my first year in grad school.

So yeah lesson: 40 lbs in a year is pretty much my record and lesson 2, I don't do too well with changing academic environment.

[novangel]

Oh Lord. I had a desk job in 2003 before I went back to Dental Assisting. I went from 143 to 174 in a matter of months. I have never eaten Quiznos since. That was awful.

[Munchy]

Originally Posted by Vls6984

I gained 80 pounds in a year.

Me too, when I was pregnant. It took me exactly one year to take off that 80lbs!

[novangel]

When I got down to 143p after having my son in 2002 my skin looked much better then than it does now after carrying the 174p for a few years. I really screwed my mid-section with all these weight fluxuations.

[PinkLotus]

I gained 50lbs in the year after meeting my husband. We spent that year eating out constantly. I gained 50, he gained 5!!
I also gained 60lbs when I was pregnant with my daughter...but I don't count that.

[Munchy]

Originally Posted by juliastl27

all the "quit smoking" posts are scary, as ive been considering trying to quit!

i feel like i gained weight FASTER after i lost a bunch.. but maybe it just seemed that way since i had finally gotten to goal and then it all started coming back

I lost weight when I quit! I finally took up running, maybe partially because I could breathe.

[Garnet2727]

I gained 50 pounds the year I quit smoking.

[mimsyborogoves]

I put on 40lbs during my freshman year in college, between 2008 and 2009. Took me 3 years to lose that. What I'm working on now is the extra 100-110lbs that took me my first 13 years of life to gain and carry around for another 9.

[olleharr]

I gained 50 last year.

[losermom]

Keep in mind that this was the time in my life when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, but just prior to that I gained 50 lbs in just 3 months. Seriously? You does that? I now admit that I was eating like crap and not exercising because I was exhausted, but still.

[linasalvador]

I had lost down to 175 then gained 20 before getting pregnant then 43 during my pregnancy for a total of 63 pounds in less than a year. BUT since pregnancy is expected to add weight I don't know if that quite counts.

[MrsTryingAgain]

I don't know. I stopped weighing myself. I do know however that I had to buy bigger & bigger clothes over the last 3 years. But I'd have to guess at least 35 lbs., but I'm thinking more like 45 lbs.

I still have some of my skinny clothes & They are going to be my "goals", inspiration...whatever you want to call it. I definitely do NOT want to get a bigger uniform for my job, if I decide to stay where I'm working. I'd rather have a smaller DIFFERENT uniform.