Any people lost weight and have kept it off for 3 years or more?

I've lost about 50 lbs 10 years ago and lost it again after having 2 kids. The important things for me are staying active and continually challenging your body most days, weighing every day, eating more protein and fiber to feel full, and having treats sometimes just not ALL the time. Once these became habits and part of my life, it's really not hard to keep the weight off.

yusaku02 wrote: »

It's been about 2.5 years. I went from 200 pounds to 153. When I got that slim I decided I wanted to start lifting weights and build some muscle so I've slowly gained up to about 175 pounds while keeping my body fat % under 15.
Once you've established healthy eating habits you don't really get cravings for garbage foods and you don't need to keep such a careful watch over your calories. I don't think I've tracked my calories for longer than a week at any point in the last year.

Awesome! I want to do this.

I went from 109kg to around 72kg and have been maintaining for about four years now. I'm now around 69, planning to go down to around 65kg. It's all about finding what works for you—you can have the most perfect diet and fitness plan but if you hate living like that, it's not gonna work long-term. I love food and still eat everything I ate when I was obese, just in smaller amounts and with a different balance (pasta sauces, for example, now contain more veggies and less cheese most of the time). I also discovered forms of exercise I enjoy, which makes it easy to stick to that, too. Also, like others have said, knowledge is power.

I'm at 2.5 years that I've kept off 60 lbs. I'd like to lose 10 more if I can. I've gained 5 lbs from my lowest set weight, but that's a combo of increasing my muscle mass and at times not eating right. I'm 43 and was overweight almost all my life. My heaviest was 265 lbs when I was 30 years old.

Here's what worked for me:

-Weighing myself at least every other day.
-Using MFP to log everything I eat.
-Having high protein snacks (beef jerky, Think Thin bars)
-Having a pre-planned breakfast and lunch. Lunch is always a bagged salad kit from the grocery store.
-Every weekday I walk as much as I can. Usually at least 6 miles a day.
-Converting my work desk to a standing desk.
-Donating all my clothes that were too big for me (this made a psychological change that my new size is now normal).
-Changing my eating habits permanently. Except for very rare occasions I don't eat chips or cookies or crackers. Basically if it's "shelf stable" I don't eat it. I also make sure I eat at least 4 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.
-When I eat at a restaurant I choose things from the menu in this order: Salad --> Fish --> Chicken --> Meat --> Pasta. Even if you don't know the calorie count, you're fairly safe ordering a salad or fish to stay on track.

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

Me, kept it off for a bit more than 20 years
Became injured and gained weight and now almost back were i was before and start maintaining again.

the way i kept it off? Control, not over eating and i was very active. Ate the same amount of calories as i burned.

Sorry to hear that you were injured. Congrats on getting back to maintenance, though.

nxd10 wrote: »

elizabethteichmann wrote: »

FitBit to maintain an average of at least 10K steps per day
Weigh and log everything I eat in MyFitnessPal
Try to keep wasted calories to a minimum
Indulge in ice cream, fast food or restaurant meals rarely....and as a special treat
Weigh myself daily

I think we're twins.

Triplets!