Mindset change - NSV

My first post, but thought I had something worth sharing.

I've lost almost 40kg to date and still have a way to go before I'm where I need to be. And that's even before I start long term maintenance.

I started tracking calories via MFP several months ago and it's really helped me to feel like I'm no longer dieting. I'm just eating and living a healthier lifestyle. On many days, I think I'm eating more than I used to, just eating lower calorie foods that fill me up. I'm still running a significant calorie deficit according to my plan, but starting to slowly increase my calorie intake.

A couple of days ago, I was looking at my daily food diary on MFP and I said to my wife, "You know, when I reach my goal weight I'm going to have an extra 800 calories a day on what I'm having now. How am I EVER going to eat that many extra calories in a day, every day?"

My wonderful wife immediately told me to repeat exactly what I'd just said, because I'd obviously said it without really thinking about it. As I did, the tears welled in my eyes because I realised that the most important thing that's changed hasn't been my diet or my exercise routines but my mindset. My routines, which once were torturous, are now habit and I don't doubt myself any more...