Have You Ever Tried To Lose Weight?

I was always stocky except when I was entering puberty when I grew taller. I started to gain weight after thirty and I attribute that as not bearing children after marriage since I had said I intended to nurse them so I did lose weight that way and the weight that was intended to carry a baby inside just stayed. I did not drink that much soda. The main problem besides the previous was that when we moved to the Prairies, we ate mostly a high carb diet -hard to eat veggies and fruits in the proper proportions when they are too expensive and just one or two apples or bananas a day and a package of mixed veggies is not that good. I got up to 227 lb. and then I decided to try by adding more fruit, I have a raspberry and strawberry patch, and cutting out the bad carbs and using skim milk, drinking green tea and other things. Then I found that my weight went down to 202 and is now 198 lb. I then was told recently that I was pre diabetic, in spite of my exercise and weight loss. So I guess that problem is hereditary, but it is way more expensive to live healthy especially when the winters here last about six months.

after two kids, and years of eating the wrong things and too much lol, i did lose weight. i'm 5'3" and 5 years ago i was around 300 lbs, i actually don't know what my heaviest weight was, i stopped getting on the scales at 290. 5 years ago, i cut out the cold drinks, 90% of sweets and fried foods. within the first year i lost 150 lbs. i am proud to say i have kept the weight off, i am way more active and have more energy. i went from size 22 jeans to size 10! and it felt great buying that first pair of size 10 and them fitting good! lol keep up the good work. my oldest daughter started an exercise/diet program on her own at the first of 2008, she has lost 50 lbs, and is looking great.

can you believe I used to be so skinny I went on a get fat diet now years later I wish I could lose it, it is so hard to lose now, it doesn't help that I like all the wrong foods, it is just so hard.

I have never really TRIED to lose weight. I lost a bunch of weight after I had both of my kids, but I found it again after awhile. I normally drink diet soda, but lately I have been drinking Mountain Dew. I know I have been drinking a lot of calories lately. I need to go back to my diet soda at least if nothing else.

I have been reasonably thin most of my life. I did put on some weight with my 1st child. And I didn't lose all of it. But I am hoping for a better result after my son is born. I may diet to get it off.