Does anyone feel like their body has a "set" weight?

MakePeasNotWar

For about 10 years, I seemed to have a "set point" of 141.5. Precisely. Sure, I could diet down to 135, but when i stopped, 141.5. I'd gain a bit over the holidays most years, but by February, 141.5. It was the strangest thing.

Now, I tend to end up at 150 if I'm eating intuitively. My activity level is lower due to lung disease, so that probably explains the difference. I'm sure I could reach and maintain a lower weight with constant vigilance, but at my height (5'9") those vanity pounds just don't seem worth it.

For those who have lost or gained a lot of weight and stayed at the new level for a long time, do you find you can stop counting and eat according to appetite while maintaining your new weight, or does it take constant effort?

Vailara

I've definitely had set points. For many years, I maintained my weight within a few pounds, despite the fact that I wasn't dieting or consciously controlling my intake, and changed my activity levels drastically at times. I didn't go past this weight until I was pregnant, in my 30s.

Then after I gained (loads and loads of) weight, I seemed to hit another set point and spent a few years maintaining within a tiny weight range, without controlling my intake.

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