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  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    For me it is periodically a struggle. I can maintain my weight for a while with little effort and then something always happens that causes me to gain a bit and I struggle a bit to get things back on track.
  • Mikkamoo12
    Mikkamoo12 Posts: 36 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Oh some people are just so awesome! Not a struggle for you! Great!

    It's a struggle for me too, OP. I have the appetite of my fat self, but cannot eat that much. And it sucks. And it's hard.

    Me 2.. n it is so hard most of da time..
  • BeccaLoves2lift
    BeccaLoves2lift Posts: 375 Member
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    It is a horrible struggle for me. I have not been overweight my whole life. I was in fact very slim. What landed me in this situation is that I quit smoking. I gained 30lbs within half year. I've lost almost all of them now. But I think about food literally all the time. Not because it is an old habit but because I used to smoke 2 packs a day for 20 years. The cravings are gone but are replaced with food cravings. It's been 2.5 years since I quit. I have no desire to smoke what so ever but I can't stop thinking about food.

    I feel horribly deprived everyday! I want to eat 3000cals but I maintain on 1500 (can't increase that much due to mobility issues).
    I don't know where I will end up to be honest... Might end up obese if I give up the fight.

    Today I needed a treat badly. Hadn't had a treat in couple of weeks. I walked 2.5 hours in the cold to burn 300cals. I'm now in pain and on painkillers and can only afford 1 doughnut for these 300cals. One.... *kitten*.... doughnut.
    I ended up eating 4 and not having lunch and dinner... The price of a Saturday treat....

    My mother quit smoking over ten years ago which is great but she has gained so much weight because she eats instead of smoking.
  • lois1231
    lois1231 Posts: 330 Member
    edited February 2018
    I think it will be a struggle for me too at times. Right now it isn't too bad but that is only because I have just started over in January. Some days are harder than others.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,054 Member
    edited March 2018
    Struggler here. I've been maintaining decades, so you could say I'm in command of the battle, but it's a battle nonetheless. Not a fight-to-the-death battle every day, but definitely a would-like-more-to-eat skirmish just about every day. And sometimes I do. Sometimes I throw prudence to the wind for a month. Then it's back to a deficit. It's my reality.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,771 Member
    As long as I can be active, maintenance is easy, because I really don't have to restrict myself very much. Training for marathons burns a lot of calories. I eat as I did when I was fat. I know I can get away with it only because I run and walk enough to burn it off. When the day comes that I can't run marathons, walk the dog, and go on hikes, I'll be in trouble. For now, I'm doing well.
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