Is it possible...

japruzze

That your body just wants to stay at a particular weight? I've been playing with the same 5 pounds for a while. I've lost over 170 lbs and had a hard time keeping my weight much lower than it is now. I've been within 5 lbs of this weight for about a year and decided I'd like to go back down the 5 I gained plus another 10. I started Jan 1 and I'd like to get the last 9 lbs off but seem to be stuck. It's really no effort to maintain it. I hate to say it but is my mother right? LOL! She keeps telling me there is a point at which your body is comfortable and just wants to stay there and that's where you are healthist. To push past it (up or down) is not healthy.

grinch031

Yep it is called the Set Point Theory

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21117971

japruzze

Dang...I hate to admit my mother could be right! LOL!