Long story short: I lost 70 lbs a few years ago, and over the last few months, regained back 20 of that. Back to being solidly "overweight". I'm a shorter female, and I'd really started getting used to being slimmer and healthier finally, so even regaining a fraction of the original weight has made a HUGE negative impact.
The bad side effects that suddenly reappeared JUST after my relapse: Back pain. Knee pain. Foot pain. Acid reflux. Bladder incontinence. Flatulence (sorry, gross TMI but it's real). Facial acne, and just in general my face and skin looks puffy and terrible. Feeling weak pretty much constantly low on energy. Needing more sleep, yet feeling less refreshed. Mood swings, depression, and anxiety greatly worsened.
I'd completely forgotten, or maybe didn't even notice, all the changes that changing my diet and losing weight made. Some probably just from what I eat, being a bit more active, and some of it from the extra pressure and weight on my body. It's really made me appreciate the importance of a healthier lifestyle. Contrarily enough, all of these painful effects make me feel so bad it's even gotten harder and harder to turn myself around, for some reason. But I know it's what I need to do.
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