1 year maintaining!

99cherrypie99

Hi All!

Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary date of 2 things: Reaching a total weight loss of 225 pounds and meeting my goal weight!

I weighed in that morning at 119.7. Yesterday I weighed in at 117.2. So I think that makes me someone who has defied the odds and kept the weight off for a year. I know the journey doesn't stop ever, but I'm pretty happy today!

Full report on my blog http://jenhudsonmosher.blogspot.com/2013/07/an-auspicious-occasion.html

Jen

rachseby

That's wonderful! It is inspiring to hear about people maintaining.

Dazellyn

High five - that's awesome!

retiree2006

Wonderful accomplishment. I'm working on that phase right now and am determined not to "blow up" again. I've said it before but went back to old habits...took me long enough to figure it out! I'm looking forward to being able to also say "1 year maintaining!".

nhouse3417

That is amazing!! Such a huge accomplishment.

thebowhunter

Congrats. I think maintaining will be harder than losing.

cb83580

Congratulations! I know how hard you've worked on this and it's pretty amazing to see your progress

LRunda

That's amazing! Congrats on your ongoing success!

luckylilma818

I hope to keep it off like you.. I still haven't reached my goal but I'm close.. thanks for sharing.

ehte_h

Well done!

Rays_Wife

Excellent! I love your blog. Congrats on such a huge accomplishment (from a fellow New Yorker )

markawebber

Congrats on the will power to maintain this! always great to hear of this! cheers.

getting_fit86

Just out of curiosity, how much are you eating to maintain?

mgeralt

Hi All!

Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary date of 2 things: Reaching a total weight loss of 225 pounds and meeting my goal weight!

I weighed in that morning at 119.7. Yesterday I weighed in at 117.2. So I think that makes me someone who has defied the odds and kept the weight off for a year. I know the journey doesn't stop ever, but I'm pretty happy today!

Full report on my blog http://jenhudsonmosher.blogspot.com/2013/07/an-auspicious-occasion.html

Jen

Congratulations!! It's so nice to hear about someone maintaining their weight loss after working so hard to get it off. Especially when the odds are stacked against us.. Great job!!

NovemberJune

Congratulations! I had to go check out your blog
I hit my goal weight in November, so I've been maintaining successfully for....almost 9 months! :happy:

strongmindstrongbody

Congrats! It's nice to read about the maintenance success. Gives those of us who've yo-yo'd in the past hope that maintaining CAN be done. Looking forward to reading your blog to get tips!

hmseals77

That is awesome! Congratulations!!

bdubya55

Very inspiring..congratulations on your continued success. Happy Anniversary!:drinker:

JDHINAZ

Thank you for posting this.

nicola1141

Amazing - congratulations!

strongmindstrongbody

Your blog is informative; thanks! Regarding the post about your visit to a dietician last October, did you follow her advice of eating 1,700 to 2,200 calories a day for maintenance?

Wardaka

Congratulations!!! Thats the best success story I have read so far!!

anna_conkers

Wow, congratulations! Amazing loss and maintenance.

99cherrypie99

Thanks everyone! I have actually not found maintenance as hard as everyone said it would be. Mentally, there are constant challenges and I have come to accept that I will NEVER have a healthy relationship with food. But I think I have found my way.

I have not counted calories since June of 2012, shortly before I hit goal. I am "calorie aware" though. So I can't tell you how many calories per day I eat, but I estimate that it is around 1800 per day with that number being higher both weekend days.

Jen