To feel utterly shit I have gained so much weight?

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I worked really hard to lose weight in 2018, I went from over 13st to 10st. It changed my entire life, improved my mental health, and made everything so much better.

This year I’ve absolutely ballooned. I weighed myself this week and I’m devastated to be 12.5 stone.. I’ve almost regained all the bloody weight!

I know exactly why - I do very well on a low carb diet with occasional treats, and intermittent fasting. It’s the only way I’ve lost weight and kept it off, but this year I had a cancer scare & subsequent MH issues, time in hospital, medication which has weight gain as a side effect, and then lockdown laziness.

AIBU to feel really ashamed and shit about this? any tips on getting back on track to lose it?

I hear you op. I'd lost three stone last year then hit a bump in the road when I lost my job. I've always been an emotional eater and had got myself back on track and had a stone off in January. Then lockdown led to eating all day every day because I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad....

I think we have shown that we can be disciplined enough to lose the weight, it's more the mental side of it that we need help with.

I wish I had some marvellous advice, but wiser people hopefully will have some!

Good luck!

Oh OP. I've been there, I think most of us have. I know how frustrating and upsetting it is. But it happens, and time will pass whether you lose the weight again or not. You did it once, you can do it again. Weight loss is one of the few things that you can almost always know will respond to the right behaviours. You'll know that you can't do it from a place of self loathing. Be kind to yourself; lockdown has been tough on us all and many many people will have gained weight. It's not the end of the world. You can do it.

Snap!
I've put on the 2 stone I lost 2 years ago. Gutted is not the word. I looked and felt amazing and now feel just like a blob.
But am back on the wagon from today as I just cannot bare the thought of rolling back to the office looking like this.
And none of my work clothes fit!
I cant eat carbs either. Ive just got to accept this fact and make my normal eating habits work around that.

Do you calorie counting with low carb anyone ? X

Huge hugs OP, and to everybody else in the same boat. I worked my ass off for the past year and lost a good amount of weight. Then lockdown happened and my DH was working from home- basically I had biscuits with every cup of tea or coffee, wine far too many nights and lots of junk with almost no exercise. My Dad died last month and basically nobody does emotional eating as well as I do. Long story short I am now 5ft3 and 13 stone. My bmi says obese. So- today is my day 1, low carbing and doing 16:8. We did it before so we will do it again.

I lost 4 stone after having my DD and I've since put on 5 stone I've spent years battling with myself and I'm just not getting anywhere

I am in the same boat. I had lost 30kg and put back 12 in about 6 weeks. It happened so fast that I did not recognize myself in the mirror for a while. All the nice clothes I had bought for summer won't go past my thighs and I feel disgusting. Thankfully I never stopped exercising (at home) and at least I have gained some muscle mass.
I have been back on the wagon for just over a week and it is bloody hard. Like you, I respond well to low carbing and intermittent fasting.
Good luck everyone!

I lost 2.5 stone earlier this year. Knew I had put some back on, maybe 7lbs or so? Weighed myself last week and I've put 12lbs back on!
Today is day one. I have taken 99% of the treats out my kitchen and into my mums. My danger time is the early hours. I can be fine all day, and I'm not overly fussed about savory food, but come the early hours and I binge sweet food! I have terrible insomnia and it's the only thing (9 times out of 10) to get me off to sleep.
Good luck everyone, we can do this!

@Onynx so sorry about your Dad, Ive experienced the same.
I'm also 5. 3 and weighed in at 13.1!
We can do this!!!

Thanks @ShandlersWig , so sorry to hear you've been through it too. Going to put myself to bed earlier tonight in case temptations get worse!