Gained most of it back. Where do I go from here??

Hello everyone, I began my weight loss journey back in September of 2024. I (f25) weighed 240 and am at 5’5”. I steadily dropped the weight. I dieted and exercised for months and managed to get down to 170lbs. I was so proud of my self but unfortunately in March of last year, I had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy that hospitalized me. I needed emergency surgery and recovery took weeks before I felt up to anything. After about a month of recovery, I just never got into my dieting and exercising. I told myself that it was a lot of weight and there was no way I could gain it back but I don’t know if it was some sort of depressive hump I was in but I have just gained most of the weight back. I weighed myself recently ( after eating and drinking so it wasn’t super reliable) but I weighed in at 211 and I’m so defeated.

Now that I’m fully recovered physically and mentally, I want to start again. But I’m concerned about gaining it back. What are some things I can do that will keep me from gaining what I’ve lost? Has anyone gained it all back and successfully lost it again?? I feel like I’m just in a cycle.

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I lost 12lb this past year

I have restarted my weight loss goal as of last year to try to get healthier to have another baby (mom of 1 wonderful 3yo). My heaviest was at the peak of my pregnancy being 210lb. Seeing the scale go over 200 almost gave me a panic attack. I have always been bigger, with my pre pregnancy weight being 185 @ 5'4", and gaining as much as I did really scared me. Of course, not scared enough to not start trying to get healthier until 2-3yrs later. This sub introduced me to the We Only LOOK Thin Podcast and that thoroughly changed my way of thinking. Have I lost weight before? Absolutely. But did I keep it off? Nope. If this was the me of 5 years ago, I would've been ashamed to have lost "only" 12lbs. But now, I'm extremely proud of myself. My starting weight this time was 170lb and, one year later, I'm starting the year at 158lb. Throughout last year, my weight fluctuated slightly, but consistently (and slowly) crept down lower and lower. I decided to stop losing before the holidays and maintain the rest of the year. Now that the holidays are over, I'm back to a deficit and trying to add exercise in (only CICO before) to tone up. My goal weight is 150, but I'm hoping to get down to a healthy BMI with a weight of around 125-135. This goal may be hit before or after we have another child, but that's okay because these things take time. I'm thankful for this community with all of the tips I've learned and being introduced to the wonderful podcast I now listen to daily. Here's to 2026 and being the best us we can be!

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thought a pair of pants I bought were too small, but they fit

recently I had a non scale victory!!

when I got to my high weight, I knew I gained lots of weight, but I was a bit delusional. I didn’t know I gained as much as I did.

I saw a pair of jeans I wanted to try on at the store at the time of my highest weight. I grabbed a size I’d usually wear, and a larger size. when I was looking at the larger size I thought “no way this is going to fit, it’s going to be too big!”

I was wrong. they were too tight. I needed to size up from the size I thought were going to be too big.

recently, I ordered a pair of pants from amazon. when I pulled it out of the package, I thought “wow, they’re kinda small. I probably won’t be able to even button it up”

but guess what? I was able to button them up and they fit!!

weight loss journey can be difficult at times, but small moments like these are so rewarding.

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Intense cardio -- how many calories do you add back in?

I've been using LoseIt and there's a section to log exercise. LoseIt then does a 1-1 conversion on what you log, giving you "back" the additional calories in your daily budget. My question is for folks who do high intensity cardio -- do you treat this modified budget as fully legit? Or do you try to stay a little further under? I am a cyclist and routinely ride 30-50 miles in a day at what LoseIt calls "racing speed" (lol) of 16-20 mph. I wear a fitness tracker and feel reasonably confident in its calorie burn estimates, so I put those numbers in.

Obviously I'm hungrier when I do one of these rides and I certainly replace some of the lost calories by eating more, either on or after the ride. But I'm looking at 1000 cal additional deficit like, it can't be smart to fill this whole thing in? Idk I'm very new to CICO of any kind and have never tried to do any sort of dieting, and I'm still getting accustomed to feeling a bit hungry more often. So I guess I am just doubting my judgment here and looking to hear what other folks do. I don't want to do any harm to my body or approach weight loss in an unsustainable way; at the same time, I would happily eat 3000 calories every day if I could, that's how I got into this situation in the first place!

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What do you do about medication that causes weight gain?

I had a medical emergency and I was on massive doses of IV cortisone as well as other medication that causes insane increases in appetite in hospital about a year and a half ago. Once I was discharged I was on handfuls of prednisone for a few months. I gained 20kgs which is massive for me because I'm really short. I am still chronically on different pills that can cause weight gain as well as 100mg Sertraline and Ginette (for PCOS).

I feel like such a total mess. It's taken me so long to get well again and get my medication regime sorted out so that I can be a functioning human. I can't really change my meds.

Is there any hope to lose this weight while on these meds? Or am I just being dramatic?? Weight loss meds aren't an option because of the cost and the strain they would put on my liver with the meds I'm on.

Any advice would be appreciated. I'm just feeling so overwhelmed and need a pep talk 😅

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How to you keep the motivation on hard days?

I’m currently in a plateau on my weight loss journey. I know that is a normal part of the process, but it is hard to stay motivated nonetheless. I have been very mindful and disciplined with what I’m eating, even over the holidays because I have a goal I’m working towards and seeing the results that is has been working has kept me motivated to happily continue.

I am still following my calorie deficit plan because I know I should. But it’s getting harder and harder when I’m not seeing any weight loss in the last couple weeks.

So, what do you tell yourself in order to keep your motivation up?

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There is approximately 69 days until Spring

Depending where you are, of course. This is coming from a North American stand point.

That's about 10~ weeks give or take a few days!

Now, we're all aware that this is a life long journey that we're on - losing weight & being healthy & whatnot - BUT the human brain kinda needs an end goal in mind.

Saying that, I personally think I'm going to stay with the solid goal of just tracking my calories each day. I use MyFitnessPal (Not sponsored but God, if you (company) wanted to, that'd be sick nasty) & it's an app that I've used before and will probably use for a looong looong time.

I am currently 235~ lbs at 5'3, 5'4 on a good day and hopefully I can hit like 225 considering healthy weight loss is around 1lb/week.

I have no plans of bettering my health in any other aspect. I'll add walking in spring and working out in summer. Maybe. I don't know, we're still balls deep in winter.

"But why wait until then? You can be a better person now!" I know, but I don't want to so therefore I'm not going to. I'm just going to start with the absolute basic item which is counting calories and then move on from there.

It's not my first time either, I've went as low as 180lbs and I'm really kicking myself for allowing myself to get back up to like 240lbs but whatever, we're here now.

If you also have goals or would like to set any goals for the rest of winter please share below as community helps a lot.

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