Just 3 years ago I decided I had a serious weight issue. I started kicking some rear end and lost a whopping 150 lbs. I was right where I wanted to be and life was great- My confidence was up, I could be active, wasn't hurting myself (from doing activities overweight I had knee issues), and I even met an incredibly attractive woman who I fell in love with and now we are engaged to be married... however, over the last year I've added 82 pounds back.
This devastated me. After all that hard work I was so happy for myself, and somehow i blew it, and I piled on the weight. My Fiance is still crazy about me, and my life is still under control, but its caused some serious depression issues, like I let myself down big time.
I've put my rear end into gear for the last 2 months. I've knocked off 20 lbs, so I'm now only 62 pounds above where I was, but I'm now so upset with myself for letting myself gain all the weight that I'm doing things to jeopardized a repeat weight loss. Even when I work out I just beat myself up that "its all my fault I messed up everything going for me".
Anyway, needless to say I wanted to come back on here and connect with the group that was so supportive of me before. I think I could motivate myself better to get these final 62 lbs back off if I had any faith that I could keep it off once I do... I just don't know how to maintain the weight when I get there. This is the third time I've lost a bunch of weight and put it back on within a year and a half and its wearing on me. (last time I was about 80 lbs up, lost 80 lbs, then gained 160 lbs or so, then lost 150, and now I gained 82 again...)
(but that does mean after I lose this 82 I would have managed to lose 322 lbs which has got to be torture to my body...)
Any words of advice or encouragement? any thoughts on what I can do so I dont keep cycling?
This devastated me. After all that hard work I was so happy for myself, and somehow i blew it, and I piled on the weight. My Fiance is still crazy about me, and my life is still under control, but its caused some serious depression issues, like I let myself down big time.
I've put my rear end into gear for the last 2 months. I've knocked off 20 lbs, so I'm now only 62 pounds above where I was, but I'm now so upset with myself for letting myself gain all the weight that I'm doing things to jeopardized a repeat weight loss. Even when I work out I just beat myself up that "its all my fault I messed up everything going for me".
Anyway, needless to say I wanted to come back on here and connect with the group that was so supportive of me before. I think I could motivate myself better to get these final 62 lbs back off if I had any faith that I could keep it off once I do... I just don't know how to maintain the weight when I get there. This is the third time I've lost a bunch of weight and put it back on within a year and a half and its wearing on me. (last time I was about 80 lbs up, lost 80 lbs, then gained 160 lbs or so, then lost 150, and now I gained 82 again...)
(but that does mean after I lose this 82 I would have managed to lose 322 lbs which has got to be torture to my body...)
Any words of advice or encouragement? any thoughts on what I can do so I dont keep cycling?
