So what made you gain weight?

Joe the Aroma said:

What were the circumstances and what was the food? For me it was going to
college and eating plain nacho chips and salsa. Used to have them every
night.

I was always heavy (overweight), but I tilted into obese territory
over the last two years when I was doing a psychology internship and
fellowship out-of-state. Previously, my big carb-vices were "merely"
crackers, chips (Doritos primarily), and carby foods like pizza or
pasta. When I was away, I found myself eating sometimes (yes, I'm
ashamed to admit) *TWO* king-sized candy bars per evening, many
evenings a week. In retrospect, I think I was a bit homesick - also,
the internship and post-doc was done primarily away from the wife.

260/205/200

I have had a weight problem since I was in elementary school. At some
point, something in my metabolism just changed and has been that way
ever since.

This got worse for me when after I graduated from college and got my
first real job. Instead of walking for miles every day and enaging in
other physical activies I was sitting on my butt.

Since that time, I have discovered that I believe myself to have a high
sensitivity to carbohydrates. I have (relatively easilly) lost
significant amounts of weight by following an LC regimine a couple of
times in the past. For some reason, though, over time I got away from
it and put it back on over the course of a couple of years. For me,
the normal American diet doesn't put on the 1 - 2 lbs per year but
about 10x times that. I would seldom eat junk food. For me it was the
normal having some bread or rice or potatoes in normal amounts that
would do it. Granted, I think eating those items would make me consume
greater quantities than I probably should have but in the sense that I
didn't eat till I was uncomfortable, just satisfied, I wasn't over
eating. Even now, it doesn't take a whole lot of even good carbs for
me to gain 5 - 6 lbs of water weight. I pretty much stay with the
induction approach though I add some fruit or have a wheat wrap
sandwhich or add a few beans occasionally. About once a month or so,
usually when my wife gets a real craving for something I will eat
something more decadent like have some real beer and bread with a meal
and possibly dessert, even though I am certain to feel like [censored] for
the next day or so. If nothing else, it is a reminder of why I chose
to give up eating that stuff on a daily basis.

Joe the Aroma said:

What were the circumstances and what was the food? For me it was going to
college and eating plain nacho chips and salsa. Used to have them every
night.

Funny you asked. I was actually pointing that out in my head.
AFter having lost 24kg (54lbs) on a LowCarb diet in 2 years,
I gained back let's says 3/4 of that.
Reasonzzzz were: Very deep trouble for some of my parents, forced
moving, forced to find a new appartment (of course), stopped smoking,
divorce of my parents (on top of the trouble), and I got away from my
dearest friend for an obscure reason.
Ok, nobody died, you'll say.
True. But it happened all during the same month.

Pancakes and pizza was all I would eat between October and Christmas.
No need to say how I got fat again....

Huey

EVERYTHING JC says is not low carb
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What were the circumstances and what was the food? For me it was going to
college and eating plain nacho chips and salsa. Used to have them every
night.

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What were the circumstances and what was the food? For me it was going to
college and eating plain nacho chips and salsa. Used to have them every
night.

I've always had a weight problem from being about 7 yrs old (when my dad
died and we moved house to a rough neigbourhood).
My mum was the Queen of the frying pan and pilled up loads of crispy
pancakes, burgers, sausages etc and twinned them with chips, baked beans and
loads of white bread! Occationally she'd make pies, stew with lots of
dumplings or roasts with sack loads of yorkshire puds! She treated
everything with food......if I was sad........have a biscuit. I wasn't
allowed to go out until I cleared my plate. She was a lovely lady but so
miss-informed.
For ages I thought this was the way to eat. It's taken me ages to learn it
isn't. I am that person who did 'every diet' lost a bit and put it back on
with MORE!
I tried eveything including fasting (my eldest sister swears by it even
now!).
Now I'm back to Atkins, the only diet that has ever really worked for me.
Regards to all,
Denise

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Mexican food, I had it everyday for lunch!

Also addicted to Ruffles and chipdip plus lots of wholewheat toast for
breakfast.

Lets not mention French Fries every other day? :-o

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LC again since 1/14/06
277/261/220

So what made you gain weight was your inability to moderate your consumption
of your favorite foods, right? 🙂

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Mexican food, I had it everyday for lunch!

Also addicted to Ruffles and chipdip plus lots of wholewheat toast for
breakfast.

Lets not mention French Fries every other day? :-o

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LC again since 1/14/06
277/261/220

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So what made you gain weight was your inability to moderate your
consumption of your favorite foods, right? 🙂

Not really. After having been on Atkins maintenance for several years at one
point (back in 80s), I had a bad run-in with a cheesecake. That threw me
"off the wagon" a fact which, combined with personal (work-related)
problems, sent me into a carbohydrate hell that it took me nearly a decade
to extricate myself from. During that period I went from my Atkins "normal"
weight of 210 to 275+. After 227 weeks, I'm still 10 pounds away from that
210 figure although I did reach it (briefly) at one point.

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

Joe the Aroma said:

What were the circumstances and what was the food? For me it was going to
college and eating plain nacho chips and salsa. Used to have them every
night.

Normal circumstances. I was a new father so I actively tried to "eat
healthy" and not eat a lot.

I would skip breakfast entirely. Lunch would be one or two white bread
sandwiches with a tiny amount of margarine and a small amount of lean
meat, and usually a soda (low fat, eh). Supper would usually be a
low-fat pasta dish with low fat sauce, or a small amount of lean meat
with lots of low-fat potatoes, some veggies and white bread. Snacks
would be low-fat crackers, wheat thins, sandwiches etc. When I was
really trying to lose weight, I would seriously cut back on the
portions. Still gained weight, though, in spite of starving myself.

I now eat seriously copious amounts of real meats, real fats, and real
vegetables with very little or no pasta, bread or soda or other refined
or manufactured foods. My weight is very steady and where I want it to
be. Has been for over five years and I've never felt starved or hungry.
I've never been healthier. We went from dozens of prescriptions per
year to ZERO.

TC

Except for the name...this could have been my write-up.

Spot on, "tunderbar"!

DustyB

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Quoted message said:

What were the circumstances and what was the food? For me it was
going to
college and eating plain nacho chips and salsa. Used to have them
every
night.

Normal circumstances. I was a new father so I actively tried to
"eat
healthy" and not eat a lot.

I would skip breakfast entirely. Lunch would be one or two white
bread
sandwiches with a tiny amount of margarine and a small amount of
lean
meat, and usually a soda (low fat, eh). Supper would usually be a
low-fat pasta dish with low fat sauce, or a small amount of lean
meat
with lots of low-fat potatoes, some veggies and white bread.
Snacks
would be low-fat crackers, wheat thins, sandwiches etc. When I was
really trying to lose weight, I would seriously cut back on the
portions. Still gained weight, though, in spite of starving
myself.

I now eat seriously copious amounts of real meats, real fats, and
real
vegetables with very little or no pasta, bread or soda or other
refined
or manufactured foods. My weight is very steady and where I want
it to
be. Has been for over five years and I've never felt starved or
hungry.
I've never been healthier. We went from dozens of prescriptions
per
year to ZERO.

TC

I was never more than 25 to 30 pounds above my ideal weight until about
10 years ago. I got hit with a double whammy. First, my mother was
diagnosed with breast cancer and I worked a full time job and took care
of her through surgery, chemo, radiation, more chemo, etc. etc. I
didn't have time to exercise like I use to and I initially attributed
my weight gain to that. But then I gained about 50 pounds in one year,
plus I was falling asleep at my desk and my hair was falling out. It
took me about 2 years, but I finally found a doctor that would test my
thyroid function and SURPRISE, it was way low. I have Hashimoto's, an
auto-immune disease that attacks the thyroid. My weight continued to
creep up slowly because, I confess, I was eating my stress away as I
watched my mother waste away. She passed away in 2004. It also took
me a few years to find a doctor that would prescribe the best thyroid
supplement for me.

I topped out at 265 on my 5' 6" frame. I feel my ideal weight is a
solid fit 140 to 150. I'm at 250 now and I turned 49 on Jan. 28th.
I'm ready to make this the year that the weight finally comes OFF. I'm
shooting to be 150 by my 50th birthday. Low carb is the only thing
that's ever worked for me, so I'm declaring my intentions TODAY. And
if anyone wants to chip in for my tummy tuck next year, just let me
know 😉

Joe the Aroma said:

What were the circumstances and what was the food? For me it was going to
college and eating plain nacho chips and salsa. Used to have them every
night.

I was chubby all my life but things really got out of control in my
late 20's sitting on my ass all day at an office desk job and eating
crappy cafeteria food. Typical lunch menu consisted of a fat greasy
burger with fries, slice of cake or pie for dessert and a 24oz soda.
I eventually ballooned up to 345lbs and wore size 46 jeans. Finally
decided one day that I've had enough and wanted to lose the weight so
I avoided the cafeteria altogether, started taking brisk walks during
my lunch and breaks instead and did the exercise bike routine as often
as I could during the week. I'm in my 30's now, still stuck in the
same crappy job but I'm down to 177lbs now, wear size 33 jeans and
been maintaining that weight for almost 2 years already.

HAMBURGER
345/177/180
Started March'03

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I topped out at 265 on my 5' 6" frame. I feel my ideal weight is a
solid fit 140 to 150. I'm at 250 now and I turned 49 on Jan. 28th.
I'm ready to make this the year that the weight finally comes OFF. I'm
shooting to be 150 by my 50th birthday. Low carb is the only thing
that's ever worked for me, so I'm declaring my intentions TODAY. And
if anyone wants to chip in for my tummy tuck next year, just let me
know 😉

Hi Paula, welcome to the group!

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Saffire
205/134/125
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

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