Am I at risk??

[wbens]

I keep reading that people that loose alot of wieght quickly are more likely to gain it back plus some. Well I lost over 160 lbs in probably 1 1/2 or maybe alittle more buy skipping meals. I have gained 30lbs back, now up to 160, but I think that alot of this is muscle(could be wrong, more than likely I am)Is there a chance that I will be one of these people? I am now lifting 3x a week and running 3x a week. I have completely changes my diet. Is there anything else that everyone could suggest to help keep it off?
Feeling hopeless

William

[abarlament]

Diet will keep it off. You can't go back to eating like you did when you when you were 300+. Just adjust your calories, get your exercise in and you should be fine.

[threenorns]

the reason for the rebound gain after excessive weight loss is that too many ppl take it off too fast by starving themselves. they then lose muscle tissue which lowers their metabolism, meaning they gain weight on fewer calories.

since you're exercising and so on, the opposite will be true: you'll need MORE calories to sustain your weight.

the first time i went from 220/size 24 to 125/size 7 (i'm 5'2"), i did it in 9 months on a 750-calorie diet supervised by a doctor because i gained weight at 1200. when i weighed about 155, i got into bodybuilding and after that, i HAD to eat more. it got so bad that when i was 125 pounds, i had to eat 3500 calories a day to hold it there and not plummet down to 115 within a couple of weeks. the guy training me needed 4500 - 4800 calories a day to support his 185lb mass (5'8"). he actually had to get up at 2am to cook a full dinner-type meal with meat, potatos, etc before going back to sleep. in his first competition, he took "most ripped" in the master's division.

you may find yourself eating more because you have more metabolically active tissue to support. if you don't feed it, you'll lose it and you won't experience any gains.