Have you regained weight after a diet plan

hgotsparkle

Surely if you 'diet' by eating only certain foods for a certain period of time, then once you go back to eating something that wasn't part of that 'diet plan' then you'll just gain the weight?

I lose weight steadily by cutting down on junk food, and eating 3 healthy meals a day with the occasional treat and plenty of exercise.
Its the only proper way to lose weight and keep weight off.


I really don't understand why people do these fad diets.

paulineb_2

lee111s wrote: »

We all have to keep our diet in check. I'm a gym freak and quite a bit more muscular than that average gym goer, I'd love to eat bags of minstrels, m and m's, chocolate digestives, tubs of ice cream and pizza etc but I don't because I know doing so will make me gain unwanted fat.

While they may have reasons for over eating, are any of those reasons enough to warrant heading for diabetes or heart failure? It's only hard for people who can't be bothered to do it properly.

Most people want a quick fix, which is possible, but it's not practical. Rapid weight loss by severe calorie restriction only puts your body into starvation mode forcing it to hold on to a lot more, hence why people see good results for the first two weeks on these fad "diets" then the weight loss tails off. Eating consistently around 20% fewer calories than your body needs in a day and I guarantee you'll lose weight. It's mathematically impossible not to. Every body is different so you need to work out what YOUR body's Total Daily Energy Expenditure is (plenty calculators online)

70% diet 30% exercise. You can't out exercise a bad diet. I'm sorry but I have very little time for fat people who claim they can't lose weight when really they can't be bothered to eat well and exercise consistently. Very very few people have a genuine medical reason for being overweight.

You dont need to have time for fat people who claim they cant lose weight. Thats entirely up to you.

I put on a lot of weight around 5 years ago. It wasnt cant be bothered, I was suffering from anxiety/depression due to issues in the workplace and it affected my confidence badly. In every aspect of my life.

I went from someone who used to do classes 6 nights a week and sometimes double classes, to zero. I also broke my arm around the same time.

Its very easy when you are at your GP asking for something to help (and I dont ask for help often as Id get a flat no) and they say no, go for a run. If you can hardly get out of your bed in the morning you arent going to go running are you?

I lost confidence as well, I literally did not have the confidence to go back to classes, because when the weight goes on, you feel self conscious.

What helped me oddly enough, was using the exercise to music certificate I had done before the arm break. I got offered a teaching job, bit the bullet and took it and started teaching. I was doing 15 classes a week at one point and that obviously helped with my weight.

Ive also recently been injured. I had a fall on black ice last Christmas and Im still in pain. Still exercising but Ive had to change what I do. A gym workout sitting down or a spin class is impossible right now.

I appreciate the 70/30 or 80/20. I appreciate you cant out train a bad diet. And any weight issues Ive ever had have been dealt with by me.

But when you are someone who puts weight on easily and who has hit a few bumps in the road along the way lets say, I actually have appreciation and understanding that its not just quite as simple to say that no one should ever be overweight.

Because people are overweight. I saw someone post on a facebook group yesterday to say they overate due to issues with abusive relationships. For some people its a form of self abuse and that overeating wont stop until they sort out their emotions.

By the way, Ive lost just over 25 pounds in the last two months. Its not been tough. I reduced my portion sizes, upped my exercise and ditched the junk. And Ive not calorie counted either.

But I was ready to do it. Some people arent.

Battleaxe44

It is so much easier to lose weight when you are younger, this is a fact.

As you get older your metabolism slows, so instead of reaching for a biscuit, I have the OH reaching for fruit. The other thing I do, is refuse to make cakes and biscuits, so he can't be tempted.

Re my previous post, I was a size 20 three years ago.

MrsE_2

I've lost a lot of weight, put a little back on. I've since been diagnosed with an under active thyroid gland.
I have to diet SO hard to loose weight. Typical would be weetabix or shredded wheat & skimmed milk with a banana for breakfast. Homemade veg & lentil soup with fruit & yoghurt for lunch & a piece of meat or fish with salad or veg (no pots/rice/pasta) for dinner.
Unless I'm that strict I don't loose.

Georgiegirl256

onlyroz wrote: »

Yes only a permanent lifestyle change will keep you thin. Plenty of people here, myself included, have had great success with the 5:2 intermittent fasting regime.

My husband is on is at the moment. So far he's lost about 7-8lbs. This is the only 'diet' that has actually worked for him, and believe me, there have been a few (Atkins, Weight Watchers etc etc). On the non fasting days, he is just eating like usual, and to me, it seemed like he wasn't cutting down that much at all, still eating his beloved deserts and sweets! But, I guess that's what is really good about this diet, you aren't denying yourself anything, you like sweets, crisps etc, well you can still eat them....in moderation of course!

Wether or not it remains easy to maintaining the long term remains to be seen, but from what I've read, it does seem to be.

dancing_star

I lost 1.5 stones with Slimming World about 5 years ago and have kept it off.

BUT I changed my diet, started cooking more from scratch and cut out processed foods. Portion control. Hardly any alcohol. I followed the plan for about another six months after losing the weight and getting to target.

Then I started exercising and lost another half stone. I became a fairly serious runner and have lost more weight to get to ideal marathon weight, but don't want to lose any more.

I still watch what I eat but to be honest I can eat pretty much what I like now. I very rarely drink alcohol. I have to eat loads of carbs to fuel my running. But when I'm injured I've had to cut right back.

Like everyone else says, it's a long term lifestyle change that is needed rather than a quick fix diet. I saw so many repeat customers at SW who had tried every diet in the book, and every group, so I'd say I was probably one of the very few who managed to keep it off. There is no way on earth I will go back to the size I was - even though I had much less to lose than other people I am only 5 feet tall so it was noticable on me.

Hope this is helpful.

Georgiegirl256

lee111s wrote: »

70% diet 30% exercise. You can't out exercise a bad diet. I'm sorry but I have very little time for fat people who claim they can't lose weight when really they can't be bothered to eat well and exercise consistently. Very very few people have a genuine medical reason for being overweight.

Have got to say, I agree with this. Unless like you say, someone has a genuine medical condition, such as thyroid problems or whatever other medical condition causes you to gain weight, then I really don't buy it when overweight people say they can't lose weight. Ok, so genetics do have a say in it of course, and some people are built that way, but there is a difference between being big boned and grossly overweight.

My husband shot up from under 10 stone (he was the skinniest thing ever when we first met!), to just under 16 stone, and he is the first to admit it, he is obese, he doesn't do any exercise (sits at a desk all day), and eats all the wrong things as snacks, snacking is his big downfall. He knows he needs to lose weight, and that only he can do something about it, he would never claim that 'I just can't lose the weight', because he knows deep down that if he puts his mind to it then he can.

FBaby

I'm slim (size 8-10) in my 40s, still wearing some clothing from when I was 18 (amazing how fashion comes back). I have stopped counting the times people have told me how lucky I was to be slim assuming it is natural. It isn't. I gain weight very easily and if it wasn't for my lifestyle and eating as I wish, I would probably be a size 16 at least.

I mainly eat healthily and do a lot of sport. I think what helps me most is that I don't drink any alcohol. It's amazing how many calories there are in a glass of wine. However, like most women, my appetite is very dependent on my stress levels, how tired, hormonal etc... I am. The way to deal with it is that my weight is always on my mind. Not in an obsessive way, but enough that I am aware when I start to eat more and put on a bit of weight. I allow myself up to 5 pounds. I weight myself when I suspect I have put on weight (have learnt to be quite aware of how much I have likely put on depending on how I feel in my clothes and just looking at my body), and if I have gone to 5 pounds, I make changes immediately.

I have found that losing up to 5 pounds isn't too demanding or depressing (although harder as getting older). It is once you get closer to that stone that losing weight becomes a diet and all goes wrong. Keeping at the right weight is such a psychological journey, one needs to find what works best for them.

Georgiegirl256

Carl31 wrote: »

Yes there are skinny people that can eat what they like without worry, that is due to their ectomorphic body type. Depending on how you look at it, you could say they are lucky or unlucky. They are skinny, but generally tend to worry and get more stressed easily due to their hormone balance

I've never heard of that, is this true? If so, it would go part of the way to explain why I'm such a worrier and stress head sometimes! :rotfl: I'm still fairly slim, but not as skinny as I used to be, I used to be really naturally skinny and I struggled to put weight on.

FBaby

The percentage of women over the age of 30 who can eat what they want and still not put on weight is very small, certainly a small percentage of those who are indeed slim. Most of my friends are slim (because we tend to share the same interests in healthy lifestyle) and none of them are able to eat what they want without gaining weight. However, people not knowing us very well assume we are just lucky. I do eat lovely desserts, I will have an ice-cream when we go out, I will enjoy a nice meal in a restaurant. The difference is that I don't do these things in addition to eating large meals and snacking. If I know I am going out to dinner one evening, I will have a healthy breakfast, a small lunch and no snack at all the whole day.

If I have a piece of cake at work, like everyone does, I will be told that I'm lucky I can do that and stay slim unlike them. What they fail to see is that I don't have cakes every time one is brought in, but most importantly that if I do, I will insure to cut down on the calories I eat at lunch or dinner and won't have that famous large glass of wine after a long day. I just don't make a big deal of it.