I lost 2 stone, (not sure what that is in US measurements - 28lb?) when I was pregnant with my first child.. I was so sick... all the time.. Fortunately he was born a healthy weight.
When I had my appendix removed, I lost 9 pounds. All I ate was applesauce for weeks. Then I came to my senses and started eating pizza and drinking wine again.
In one decade, I gained and lost 130 pounds one time. I went from about 135 to 270-75. Hey. I was depressed.
I had to. I had to see what it was like to just give up and eat. I had been dieting for years and was always hungry.
Finally I went through menopause and just lost it. My hormones went wacko and I was tired and starving all the time. And depressed to the point of suicide. The only reason I did not kill myself was because I was so depressed I figured I was headed to hell or worse forever.
It was madness. All hormones. It wrecked my life for awhile. But, I have an enormously sturdy constitution and I managed to find the way back to my formerly healthy life.
It was a TRIP. Let me tell you. I forgot I was pretty. I forgot and did not CARE at all. I saw who I really was. It showed me I can do anything.
Anyway, to answer your question, I dropped weight so easily when I found the key (the right hormone) that I could not believe it. I had to actually eat more than I wanted to keep the weight on. I did not want to look like a Sharpei.
I stopped craving sweets, meat, pasta, puddings etc and started using food as medicine. I ate thinking is this going to cure me or clog my bowels up?
I never gained the weight back and that was 25 years ago.
So the most weight I lost unintentionally was the added 5 pounds here and there when I would get on the scale and think I lost a pound, it would wind up that I lost 6 pounds. Because I had so much to melt off, eating normally again dropped the pounds, moving and going to the gym was an additional factor I had not counted on.
That is terrible! What age does menopause begin? I need to know so that I can shoot myself before it happens. But I'm very glad you beat it. I don't think I could survive what you went through.
Thank you, Natz, for reading that. I want to let you know that I am seriously HERE for you. I can make sure you do not have this happen.
This was almost three decades ago now. We have come a long way, baby. First of all, I was menopausing at a time where Estrogen and Progesterone were said to cause cancer so I would not touch it. I WAS WRONG. TOUCH it. That was my big problem that set all the rest of it into overdrive.
I had no idea how to offset cravings. I lived on Dexatrim. Remember that stuff? I HAD NO IDEA HOW OBNOXIOUS I WAS I could not shut up and I was addicted to it. CAFFFEINE. I was exhausted and skinny and had dark circles I needed to be tan to cover.
I finally just caved and gave up.
So, eat foods that do not make you want more food. Like a good protein that satisfies you like a hard boiled egg instead of a candy bar.
I lived on coffee. I have found better choices for you if you ever need to know. HEALTHY ones.
Let's see. When the time comes you will be well-prepared and meanwhile you can ask me anything you want to and I will try and help.
Nice Jugs 