Staying motivated

Stay disciplined, that way you have the will to keep going when motivation wanes.

Hi Lydia,

Congratulations on your weight loss!

I have been maintaining my weight for over a year now, and it took me about a year before that to lose 44 pounds. From the start, I got into the habit of logging and weighing my food and logging my exercise burns (I use a heart rate monitor), weight lifting, and running (I have been weight lifting and running for years, but the change was in heavy lifting), so by the time I was down to losing those last few pounds, everything had become a habit. Even when I ended up eating over sometimes, I didn't beat myself up and always went back to my normal eating schedule. I don't do this maintenance thing perfectly, but my weight range is between 139 and 142, so I consider myself successful.

I would say to just continue what you are doing and look at how far you've come instead of how far you have to go. Hopefully you have made changes in your eating habits, and in your exercise habits if you exercise, that will sustain you for the rest of your life.

If you want to tone up. then I would suggest heavy weight lifting if you don't already do it.

Just keep up the good work!