Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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Beaumont 03/31/2013

It can be frustrating when we are on a diet to lose or maintain weight and we find that we have instead gained weight. Don't despair, it is likely just a bounce back up, and with a little refinement of our diet, we can make the weight go back down again. We just need to look for ways to trim a few more calories from our daily intake or do a few more minutes of exercise a day to burn off some more calories.

Have you experienced some recent weight gain? What is your plan for getting rid of it? Are you thinking of giving up or are you feeling despair?

deleted_user 03/31/2013

Hi Beaumont:
A great subject. I will never give up......
I do a lot of yo-yo, because I love to eat and when I do up the scale goes.
If I am good the scale will stay the same or go down.
I am too blame, but food is so powerful.
I am in my 60's, but have the appetite of a teenager.....

serenityspeaks 04/01/2013

Oh I want to give up often but since I cant except my weight and how I look I must keep trying. I think its a matter of finding what works and
What you can live with. I am starting fresh with a new plan so hoping to stay focused. Its hard:( good post sure many can relate!!

deleted_user 04/01/2013

I have been on a weight loss journey for almost 3 yrs. I have taken some time during the journey to maintain and yes, I have had times when the scale has went up. I have to keep an eye on what I am doing and maintain my focus to keep going and get to my final goal.

Occasionally, I will have a week like I did this week where I worked out like crazy and stuck to my plan and the scale still went up, but since I started lifting heavier weights, I'm not going to fret. I am simply going to give my body time to adjust and check it again next week!

Never give up, never quit!

Beaumont 04/03/2013

I gained two pounds last week, but this week I managed to lose those two pounds plus one pound more, so I'm back on track with my weight loss plan. I gained the weight because I was having a difficult week and dealing with depression, which made me reach for higher calorie food than I should have eaten because I wasn't thinking clearly.

deleted_user 04/04/2013

We all do that sometimes Beaumont. Don't beat yourself up about it. Sounds like you are already back on track and doing great!

ThePepperMan 04/04/2013

I really had trouble this last couple months. Being sick, not being able to get to the gym, etc. (Yea yea yea, some of that is excuses but not all of it.)

All I can do is get my sorry rear back up and refocus.

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