Question/Answer regarding Weight Regain

Recently, I coached a client that was experiencing weight regain after having reached her weight loss goal and maintained it for almost one year.  With her permission, I will share her question and my response as her weight loss coach.

Dear Cathy,  At our next coaching session, I would like to talk about how I can stop regaining weight.  I don’t understand why I’ve been able to keep my weight stable and now I am struggling so much.  I’ve regained seven pounds.  Am I doing the yo-yo thing again?

Talk to you next week,
Lisa

 

Dear Lisa,

Thank you for sharing your goal for us to discuss during our coaching call next week.  Before our appointment, I wanted to share some thoughts with you in the interim to hopefully provide some reassurance.

A slight weight regain after a substantial weight loss is common.  The positive step you have taken is to be proactive and stop the trend you’re in of regaining.  It is much easier to lose seven pounds than 20 pounds or more.  Even though you have successfully maintained your weight for almost a year, you have stayed aware.  You have a healthy fear of regaining all of the 89 pounds you’ve lost.  A small amount of fear keeps us aware and consistently working on holding on to our weight loss success.

In our coaching call, we can also discuss any old habits you’ve possibly tested or picked up again resulting in a weight regain.  We will create a strategy and plan for addressing your weight regain.  This is one of the many benefits from our coaching partnership.

No, you aren’t yo-yo dieting.  Yo-yo dieting is when you lose and go back up again to your old weight, plus add on a few additional pounds.   You have reached out early to regain control of your weight and lose again.

You deserve to feel very proud that you took back control and are already on your way to losing those seven pounds.  Congratulations.  In our appointment, we’ll discuss in further detail and create a new plan with some adjustments to maximize your weight loss to return to maintenance of your goal weight.

All the best,
Cathy