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I'd like to sign up for the body shape that gains inches, say, in my bustline, instead of DIRECTLY to my waist. <fume> Of course, what I have means I know where I am every.single.day. (I hope somebody laughs with me!)

I've been tracking on & off for roughly 40 years after 15-20 lbs reduction in my 20s. I ignore what's going into my mouth to the peril of the last 5-10 lbs. I settle at a higher weight than I'm comfortable at. If you think you might want to try winging it a bit, try partway . . . that is, only measure & weigh those foods…

Another update: I'm back logging full time because I'm on medication that seems to require I eat more restrictively on fats (not to the point of unhealthy, thankfully) to keep the side effects minimized. I'm certainly motivated to keep those side effects away! Pretty easily keeping calorie counts down because of this--in…

What AnnPT477 says. By using new habits, you are essentially creating a new "you"--or at least a new lifestyle. To keep the new you/lifestyle, you have to maintain those habits. If you use methods that you can't maintain (for personal or health reasons) for forever to reduce your weight, you'll simply go back to the old…

Daily on rising. Keep spreadsheet with 7, 14 and 21 day averages. Keeps it real,but it's just data. I'm like the person who said a Month of weekly weigh ins isn't fine enough. But I weigh 125 lbs so a pound or two really means something.

Update: I've had to go back to logging for reasons unrelated to my weight, go figure. I have to prune back on fat because a medication I'm on causes me some distress and reducing my fat intake to a bit less than 30% of my caloric intake is helpful. So this experiment is kind of ended because if I'm going to log, I'm going…

Some data: My weight: 5/25/24 124.8, 7 day running average was 124.9 6/25/24 124.6, 7 day running average was 125.1 7/25/24 126.6, 7 day running average was 125.7 8/2/24 125.2, 7 day running average 125.6 5/25/24 7 day average body muscle 36.4, body fat 21.2 (for comparison purposes only; it's a scale and those are nnot…

Whatever changes you make should be things you can live with for a long time. Keto? Great if that fits your lifestyle--you can find things that you are happy with on the menu at restaurants, your doc approves, you have energy to live your life as you want. (Me? I'm a carb girl. Good carbs, but carbs. Omnivore for my win!)…

My plan is to do just that, report back on my experiment. This approach feels very different from logging (even the gaps in logging), which I've done diligently the vast majority of the last 15-20 years (in various ways). In some respects, like I have to grow up? Take responsibility right now for what I'm eating & why? Not…

I'm all about finding YOUR comfortable spot--what gets you to your goal with the right amount of fuss. You found yours--such a HUGE win!!!

I would say "it's not easy" to get the protein at this level of calories--I'm in the same boat there. I work out a lot (play tennis, hike, too), and I seem to never keep up, even though I'm omnivorous. I will say lean protein goes a lonnng way toward remaining satisfied with a healthier (read: low saturated fat, low sugar)…

It's only boring (menu-wise) if you let it be. I have to stay below a net of 1400 calories as a small woman. There are many foods that can be eaten in moderation that are bursting with flavor--for example, I decided I would keep trying raw tomatoes, since I grow them for my spouse. Oh-la-la, I am queen of the chopped…

I'm in favor of continuing to log as AnnPT says above so you can figure out what real maintenance levels are to you, but if you aren't comfortable with that and choose to go off logging, then I suggest paying close attention to servings of calorie-dense or food you don't have a good feel for. That is, if you like to have…

Homemade yogurt cocoa honey fudgesicles. Even if you feel inclined to eat 3, it's not a killer. The cold slightly crunchy, honey different flavor of sweet, and cocoa for the win.

Seafood, yes in moderation as dear husband has gout. Peanut butter powder is a great idea, and yes to peanuts in all forms. I do go about the bits n bobs of gaining protein like suggested, and I can take that approach for trimming the fat, too. Grains are a minefield, as I can a small amount of wheat, and anything with…

As a single data point, ACLr surgery at age 58 (several years ago), surgeon & staff had me eat an extra 400 calories a day, supplement with calcium (growing new bone). I chose to avoid alcohol entirely, which means it was a lot of food, but I was HUNGRY. I still lost a couple pounds during the first couple months of…

BTW, I wasn't trying to be flip above. You are thoughtful, engaged, and dedicated. You'll figure it out soon.

I tripped on a thought that has really helped after 40 years more or less of staying the course within 5 lbs. The Lizard Brain. That part of your brain in the here & now, loves those yummy things far beyond moderation. The part that makes it hard to stop once you start because it doesn't have "reason." Lizard Brain,…

Adding that it's better to maintain a weight than yo-yo. Maybe lose a little, keep it there, lose a little, as you ingrain the forever habits explained above.

I've been at something I consider maintenance for over 10 years. I still don't know "exactly" what maintenance is because my activity level rockets around like an electron around an atom. I keep close accounting of my food intake, the problem for me is how much am I burning? I used MFP alone for years, now have a Garmin…

How did you lose your weight in the first place? If you were using a lot of willpower instead of "forever habits " you may need to think about using the latter. If you are thinking about food constantly, craving, there's perhaps more at work here than just calories. The other comments here are spot on if you aren't doing…

What AnnPT says. It's not rocket science, it's not exciting, but its it's all about consistency. Like brushing teeth, putting lotion on. Some general ideas, though: ease up on junk and fast food, eat enough lean protein. Try to avoid being ravenous as it will harm your ability to make .considered choices. Happy life to you!

Thank you. I also keep geeky kinds of data, hoping something will one day jump out at me! I admit to a bit of mulling through this post, but I needed smart context to maybe get some peer review. Hopefully I'll be able to spot the not-hungry moments on the fly.

Another thing comes to mind . . . "Mindfulness" is taking the time, a moment, whatever, to attend to what's in front of you. Whether that's a plate of food, sorting laundry, working on a project, etc. is irrelevant. I mean, what was it I heard said once? You can't even drink a beer well unless you think about it? That is,…

I thought about this overnight . . . What kind of bandwidth do you have right now for weight thinking? How much have you/do you usually use of your everyday bandwidth? You know, what you have available considering the other stressors in your life? If you are working (literally) 12 hour days, sleeping 7, eating, showering,…

I run hot & cold with logging. Sometimes I just can't bear to do it anymore, so I quit, and eat intuitively. That generally works well for awhile, and then I find some bad habit and it stops working, so I'm back to logging. These are long stretches of time, months to a year. And that's okay. I guess since 2014 I've used…

After many years of on and off logging (sometimes for months & months, diligently), recently I found I was terribly resentful about logging. In fact, logging was hurting my efforts, as I would beat myself up about going above my reasonable maintenance level. So I stopped, reviewed the intuitive eating precepts, and decided…

Swimming. Water aerobics. Even deep water running. All are very low to no impact/weight bearing, and burn calories well.