Yo-yoing

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Bigfoot2

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I was a skinny little girl, a chubby pre-teen, and a fat teenager. At my highest I was 203 pounds and I'm 5'3" tall. I was about 17 years old when I decided to stop living this way, and I lost 80 pounds counting calories and exercising. My average weight was about 135 but I still felt fat and I still wanted to lose weight.

I went through a bad breakup and my mom was diagnosed with leukemia after battling and beating breast cancer and she died. I lost over 10 pounds just from being depressed. At my lowest I was 123 pounds. Now I am 25 years old and almost 170 pounds.

My relationship got put back together and my partner is overweight. I started eating more and more and gained the 10 pounds back. I stopped drinking caffeine because I was addicted to it and would get really bad migraine headaches if I didn't drink any.

This summer I went from 155 to 148 and then I moved out of my dad's house was really happy. I gained more weight. Now I'm almost 170 pounds. I've bought a treadmill, exercise DVDs, tried eating more balanced meals, eating more, eating less, counting calories, not counting calories, but my weight seems to just keep going up and up.

Now I hate the way I look and I don't even want to leave the house. I want to wear clothes that are way too big because I'm ashamed that I lost so much weight and now I'm all pudgy again and I don't want anyone to see me. I hate myself for getting back to this weight after all I went through to lose it.

Does anyone have experience with their weight yo-yoing and if so, what did you do to finally break the cycle?
 
There is no quick fix for yo-yoing, I just take it one day at a time. sometimes that is all you can do. I know my yo-yoing most of the times had to do with my mood. when I was happy, I maintained or lost weight. when I got depressed or so-so, the weight just kept coming on.

So, to combat this I just say, "One day at a time, Sweet Jesus" and the rest will work out tomorrow.
 
i think you just need to be consistent and HEALTHY!! as long as you are healthy, i feel like everything comes after.
as much as the media puts emphasis and looks highly on those who are thin, whats so great about being thin if you are unhealthy and your insides are rotting away?!

maybe with time you will learn more about your body and be able to feel what it needs
 
I am currently working off the weight again! I feel like when you yoyo then you should learn something from each time you get back off and on the wagon. I personally accepted that exercising isn't just something that you do until you lose the weight but something you just keep doing for the rest of your life.

I got down to 125 last April then got back up to 160 by January and now I am in the mid 130's (I am 5'3 too). I am tired of working so hard so I am fine with working out and eating well a high percentage of the time. I also am seeking challenges with my workouts and finding eating well doesn't have to mean eating things I don't like all the time.

I try to find new recipes when I get bored of eating and I try to think of fun new activities that will keep me interested in being active. I also want a baby someday and I want them to have the tools for health so I want to be a good example.

I wish you luck!
 
This last week I've been measuring everything and counting calories. My average daily calories according to FitDay.com over the past week has been 870 with 9.6 grams of fat. I gained .5 pounds! Any ideas why? :(
 
Maybe you're not eating enough?? I would say with that few of cals your body is in "survival" mode. Sometimes eating too little can have the opposite results that you're looking for.
 
Bigfoot. That's a very touching story you tell. I'm sorry about your mum. I think we all need to try to change our dietary habits so that they are nutritious and healthy and i don't think we can ever afford to give up exercise. That said, i know the fact is that most people will lapse from time to time. We just have to try to start again whenever we turn back into a slob. One thing i have found is to know my "healthy weight range". Now when i head over the top, i get dieting again. Although i hope to get down to desirable weight which is in the middle to lower end of that range and to stay there by establishing a healthy diet and sticking with it. And eliminating my food weaknesses.

Figure out your weaknesses. Try not to feel the need to be perfect. Aim for health too and be happy with not being perfect.

I don't see why on a diet we should have to eat foods we don't like. Maybe you need to find better ways to prepare foods if you are not enjoying your meals. I love what i am eating on my current diet. I mean if you don't like fruit and vegetables at all, you've got a problem. And i can't help there.

The thing on my diet i think is, that my foods are healthy and nutritious, i like them and because they are generally low fat, no sugar, the overall calorie intake is low enough so that i can eat enough to feel good.

I don't really enjoy to eat "a carrot", "a slice of dry toast" a dry grilled piece of chicken with plain steamed vegetables, but 2 toast with 1 cup of ratatouille vegetables is delicious. So i try to make things into a recipe and find a couple of things to make it all tasty.

When i am in not diet mode, i don't cook much so i put on weight. Now that i have quit sugar, i am enjoying cooking and enjoying my food much more. And not feeling guilty. I know i will slip up form time to time. It might even be a devastating slip, but i want to keep in a healthy weight range and I don't want to get unfit. I think we have to learn to be vigilant about what we eat. I think most slim people are. Unless you are too busy to eat.
 
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