> I dieted 3 times. The first time I lost 30 pounds and then gained them back. The second and third times, I lost significant weight, and in fact I went all the

> I dieted 3 times. The first time I lost 30 pounds and then gained them back. The second and third times, I lost significant weight, and in fact I went all the way down to 143 pounds (I'm 5'10"). I exuberantly donated away a bunch of "fat clothes" and purchased all sorts of new wardrobe, like skinny jeans, size "S" tee shirts, and the like. Then, guess what, I gained it all back. It sounds like you're saying you dieted to lose weight, then once you reached your target weight, you stopped dieting, and that's when it started to come back. Is that what you meant? > And ultimately, the diet I eat now is less of a choice and more of something I've been forced into. I went over it in a previous thread and I don't want to rehash that. But just suffice it to say that I really, really long for the diet I had when I weighed 143 pounds, and I wish I could eat fresh healthy food, but circumstances and my disabilities make that an impossibility. Can you link to that thread?