Have you GAINED or LOST WEIGHT since you were 18?

[AviatorTom]

Think back to when you were 18 years old and what you weighed then.

Now, think to the present and what you weigh now.

Have you gained weight? Lost weight? Stayed the same?

Please vote in the poll.

FYI, I have GAINED about 30 pounds (13 kg) since I was 18.

I have GAINED A LOT

I have GAINED SOME

I have STAYED the SAME

I have LOST SOME

I have LOST A LOT

Something ELSE - please tell

[Lliam]

I was always active and fit. But when I was handed a job as a motor vehicle damage field adjuster/appraiser with an insurance company when I was 26, things changed.

I had to cut my rock star hair and wear a suit. I didn't recognize myself in the mirror. I no longer looked like the people I used to associate with and I felt like a fraud in a suit.

The job was super stressful for a while. It was sedentary and took up all my time but it paid really, really well.

People started taking me out to lunch every day and really good places. I discovered good food. I had money, so I started eating more.

Because of all that, I gradually started gaining weight and, by the time I was 30, had gained close to 60 lbs.

I had had girlfriends from time time I was 16, but for about 5 years I was celibate because I didn't want the kind of girl who would want me.

When I was 34, I went on Weight Watchers, lost all the weight and got back in really good shape. By then I was professional at my job and had become comfortable with my adult persona.

I got a beautiful girlfriend. And in a year, when that didn't work out, got the best girlfriend of my life.

I never gained the weight back but I started getting more out of shape when I reached 60 years old and had been married for 18 or 20 years, but I'm still going strong and still happily married..

[egan3141]

I've changed so much since then. Here's what I've gone through (with the comparison being since 18, not since last age. 6 feet tall by the way)
16: 200 lbs of muscle
18: ~200 lbs but less muscle and more fat (Got injured between at 17)
~21: 230 lbs of much less muscle and much more fat
~22: 175 lbs of much much less muscle and a little less fat (lost 55 lbs in 13 months)
~26: 230 lbs of much much less muscle and much much more fat (Moved in with parents during covid)
~29: 170 lbs of much less muscle and quite a bit less fat. (What happens when I live on my own)

[egan3141]

Oops, the comparisons are since 16, not 18. 16 is when I was at my best.

[4ngelic]

lost then gained, but have always remained under what I weighed at 18. I was very fat at 18, had a whopping bmi of like 31 and was almost 100kg (In pounds i think 210ish), the fattest ever. I went on a diet late in my 18th year, at 19 I weighed 72kg (bmi 23 1/2). at 20, 60kg (bmi 19/20). At 21 started regaining some weight until I plateau'd indefinitely in the low & mid 70kg range at 22 (bmi 23-24)

[DeeDeeDeVour]

I was less than 100 pounds at 18.

I reached over 150 pounds in my 30s.

I'm about 110 pounds nowadays.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

@AviatorTom

Thanks for the MHO. :)

[sage2021]

Gained. But I have to say that until I was in my late 40's I wore size 16-18 in little girls clothes.
It was only when I became sick when I was 45 that I gained a little weight.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I'm stuck in a vicious cycle. When I was around 24 years old, Type 2 Diabetes symptoms started, which caused insulin resistance. I used to train 20 hours per week, but now I'm down to maybe 1 hour per month or less. The pain from diabetes used to drive me completely crazy before I got on medication for it. At it's worst, Diabetic Nerve Pain hurts worse than anything I've ever experienced in my life, including submission holds in martial arts.

I only eat around 1600 Calories per day, which is supposed to predict a weight of 160lbs, yet because of Insulin Resistance, I weight 227lbs right now, and it's HARD AS HELL to even lose one pound. I'd need to run 100 flights of stairs per day and run several miles for a few weeks just to lose one pound.

If I could somehow ever get back to 185, I'd be happy with myself, but as things stand, I admittedly hate looking in the mirror.

[Sonorous]

I have gained muscle & likely lost fat since I'm 11% body-fat. I say likely because I don't believe I have ever naturally been sub 13% body-fat while working out & being active. So be under 12% I notice needs to be intentional unless I'm just not eating much like I was back in my late teenage years.

[BonzoInBitburg]

I was an athlete in high school training 5 days a week and the injuries started at 17 and gained immediately. I gained a total of 60lbs and lost 30 over the last 6-7 years. A few months ago I started TRT and started with peptides and I started losing again. I could barely walk 6 months ago because of old injuries but peptides is the fountain of youth and this is the least pain I've been in almost 40 years.

[OlderAndWiser]

I don't recall what I weighed when I was 18. When I was 25-26, I lost a ton of weight and got down to 150 lbs (which was too low.) I gained weight over the y8ears but started dieting about 6 months ago and have lost 23 pounds so far. Got another 30 to lose next year.

[OneViewpoint]

I was about 192 lbs from 18 to 21 when I graduated university and joined the Army. I'm about 202 lbs today. So 10 lbs heavier over almost 40 years. And no bullshit, most of that 10 lbs is muscle. I'm happy with my diet, fitness, and discipline. It takes a lot of work but when it becomes a lifestyle, it's not really a chore. It's just the way you live.

[Bricealan]

@AviatorTom Maintaining a healthy weight has always been at the top of my list for staying healthy. My weight now is a little lower than high school, since I am below 140, due to the recent stress events. Over-all, my weight stays around that 140-145 range.

[HighValue]

When I was 18, I was 205 pounds and I worked out. After I finished high school, I had my own weight bench and curl bar. I worked out 6 days per week until I was 24 and got up to 268 pounds with 22" upper arms, was able to bench 450 pounds and curl 215. :)

[jahaims]

I graduated high-school at 6'2 280. I did competitive weight lifting. I grew to 6'4 between graduating high school and turning 19. The I cut down to 180 for mma. Had a car accident and other health issues and went back up to around 220 because I couldn't train or workout anymore. I am around 220 now.

[ArrowheadSW]

I have gained weight but most of it GOOD weight. Looking back I would say that I was underweight when I was 18. I was in college and busy all day, and eating was not a priority.

[EzraIsShy76028]

Ugh, gained... and the worst part was that at age 18 a psychiatrist I was seeing at the time ALREADY thought I was overweight. He'd be even more ashamed of me now. 😭

[NoDecision]

I think everyone has gained some though they may not admit it. Maybe you are not as active as you were back then. Also, if you have had a baby it is almost certain you have gained some.

[melanieeeB]

I have gained healthy weight, I'm only 5'0 feet-ish tall and used to weight around 70 lbs, now in the last 3 years I finally gained weight and I am around 110 lbs

[Chazmatazz269]

Both, overall gained, but i’m one of those people whose weight fluctuates a lot; almost predictably with the seasons.

[HawkPerception]

My weight has been pretty consistent throughout my life. I haven't gained or lost much weight since 18

[Gobbyjobby52]

Gained it, when i was 18 i was about 58kg thin and no muscles, now im 78-81kg and somewhat muscler and broader built from meds and more food intake. Im 5'10.

[BCRanger10]

I don't remember what I weighed when I was 18. I have gained a fair amount since getting married though.

[genericname85]

gained like 60 pounds cause i was super skinny at the low end of the healthy range and recently i've dropped 45 pounds again so now i'm at the upper healthy range.

[FreyaRed]

0kg. I had time as my mother was in end phase of terminal cancer, I lost weight.

[NathanDavis]

I gained muscle mass... went from around 185 or 190... up to 200lbs

[DishLady]

Both. 18 was a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

[Natasha1995]

I think everyone gains some weight over the years. Few people will be as they were at 18.

[Nikki1989]

I am half the body weight as I was when I were 18.

[lilBigPotato]

It has only been 2 years... I've gained a bit but not much, like 2-3kg

[mysteriousNicholas]

Gained some
What a shame aging does to my once spritely metabolism 🍋🥤😋

[douride2]

I still weigh what I did when I was 18. Sad part is the weight isn't exactly where it was back then.

[Darkest-Knight]

Back when I was 18 I was 160lbs. But I was doing a lot of speed at the time. Now I don't do anything except for the occasional hash joint and I weigh 191lbs. Which isn't bad cause I'm 6'1".

[LiamJHayden]

Other than when seriously ill, my weight has remained in the 193-198 range since senior year of high school.

[Alex-Snow]

18 was only two years ago for me and I am the same weight as then.

[Xawyx-2]

I have gained quite a bit of weight compared to 18 years old me.

[Staximus]

I think I weigh 200 when I was 18 and about 240 now

[TonyMetal___86]

Gained a lot, from a tough gym guy to a fat guy but i'm still tough 😏

[blackeagle007]

Gained here sadly. Any ideas how to lose it quick? I’m all ears

[beefcakebradybatson]

At 18, I was about 60 kg. or 135 lb. Today I'm 91 kg. or 200 lb.

[exitseven]

I was 180 pounds when I was 18. I am 210 now.

[AviatorTom]

@exitseven Add 5 to each of those numbers and that's me.

[exitseven]

The older you get the harder it is to lose too.

[Drumlin2001]

Gained a little. But always been overweight

[DryGermanGuy]

Gained ten kg.

[DJB72]

Both

[FunkyMonkee]

Yes!