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I am also back losing for a second time. I lost 50 pounds initially and then maintained a 40 pound weight loss for two-ish years. During Covid, I started regaining. I didn't quite gain it all back (I gained about 30 pounds back), and back on the app trying to lose it. It's hard, but I try to motivate myself by celebrating…

Here is a free online Mindfulness based stess reduction class. I've taken it in person and it is good (and hard!) https://palousemindfulness.com/

Love your fashion sense even at your heaviest!

"As a 30+ year maintainer, I say my weight is a constant battle -- a battle I am winning! -- but a battle nonetheless" Agree! I have a propensity to tend towards overweight/obesity. It is unlikely for me to suddenly become someone who finds it easy to maintain. And during Covid and some stressful relationship issues, I…

I think that so much depends on you and your eating habits. I've read quite a few posts by @AnnPT77 recently where she talks about the personalization of the weight loss journey. I think that really makes sense. I am working at stopping eating after dinner (I usually finish dinner around 8). It is relatively easy for me to…

I was given an exercise that helpede strengthen my self compassion- I found a picture of myself as a child- and loved that child- and the transfered that love to myself. It's so easy to love a child! One other thing that helps me is to see my struggle with weight as a disease. I see my Dad struggling, but not my mom…

Thanks for your thoughts @swim777 and @fitstrongfitlove . I love the reminder to take care of ourselves first. So important. And I agree that love and compassion is key- and takes time to develop.

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"because I've learned I am incapable of going it alone with no support." I think this is key for me. I need support- whether it be MFP, my Dr, etc. And with a little help from our friends, we can do it!

The words that you use to describe yourself have a powerful effect on your actions. For many years I described my self as fat, lazy, slob, and incompetent. Since joining MFP last March, I have lost 77 pounds and realize that many of those negative words were said to me but they are not my true self. I agree- what we say…

@AnnPT77 I like your thought around balancing present Ann with future Ann. While I am currently metabolically healthy, my knee is a bit of a challenge-;and the heavier I am, the more future me will not be able to walk, dance and move. @Hayer1 I appreciate your thoughts around loving yourself and your body. I think this is…

@rosiekin Congratulations on your accomplishment! And thanks for the reminder not to be harsh.

Thanks very much for all your suggestions and taking the time to write. @MadisonMolly2017 a lot of what you wrote resonated for me. I am actually taking some time to get ready- before I start tracking again- and I like the idea of digging deep into why I am doing this. I plan to do this this weekend. Also the affirmation…

@lynn_glenmont and @lorrpb Thank you! I changed it using the setting!

Thank you to all for your responses. I really appreciate the support offered on MFP. I am just completing my first week of maintenance and believe I'll be on track over the week. I'm also logging what I eat- even if I go over a particular day- which is a success. I am working on taking it one day at a time and reminding…

Thanks for comment and support @AnnPT77. I think that it's a balance between knowing I have strengths and have ways of coping and adjusting while at the same time recognizing that I will never be done. A mix of confidence and humility... I think it's complicated by fact that I (and society) hold so many biases about what…

Thanks @Orphia!

I think it's important to find the weight that you can live with that allows you to truly enjoy your life (i.e, exercise comfortably, eat enough food etc). Who cares if it is 23 BMI or 27 BMI. Some people can get to a bmi of 23 and stay there fairly easily. Others find it requires a tremendous amount of work. My goal…

I participated in a similar program- in this program, they introduced me to MFP! While the visits with the dietitian weren't that helpful- as I already had a good knowledge of nutrition- the sessions with the Dr were extremely helpful. I have also found MFP extremely helpful. I was at the stage where I didn't really…

We live in an obesegenic society. We are constantly surrounded by cheap food designed to be as palatable as possible. We also live in bodies that have evolved to resist weight loss for survival. And life is stressful- crisis happens. I'm not saying we should give up- but it is really hard to maintain for most people- and…

While it might be true that a certain BMI gives you a better chance at a longer life, I think the key issue is figuring out your "best" weight- which is the weight that you can most likely sustain in the long run. Losing weight is hard work. And maintaining weight is (statistically speaking - and in my experience) is…

I am 6'1". I started at 250 and got down to 196 a year and a half ago. I'm back up to 206 and would like to get back to 195ish. I was very slim at 17 ( around 170), but at 50, 195 works for me and still like allows me to eat a reasonable amount!

You weighed yourself on two different scales- that can give you very different numbers. Stick with one scale, reduce your calorie intake and you should see results.

I can get my thumb and middle finger to overlap slightly, but I have a very large frame- shoulders so wide that structured shirts are a challenge. Fingers and wrists big enough that it's almost impossible to get a woman's pair of gloves to fit me, and a very big ribcage, long arms and legs. I agree with @cs2thecox - I must…

Here is a link to some explanation behind the new formula: https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/trefethen/bmi.html Basically, it was a mathematician who argued that people don't "scale" up in a linear fashion. He believes that BMI is just a number- but maybe this formula is more accurate. I agree with many posters on MFP who…

For people of average height, there is little to no change.

Any weight you lose and keep off will help you improve your health-even if you don't meet the "magical" normal bmi. Why not stay where you are for now and see what happens with your recomp. You can always decide to lose more later if you like.

It sounds like it hasn't been hard or complicated for you-which is great! For some people it is much more challenging. (Otherwise we'd all be normal weight!)

Hi OP, When I started this journey , I was very skeptical that I could lose weight. I was 250 (at 6 1). My initial goal was 230. When I kept losing, I adjusted my weight down and down. I decided to go for 185-which is just within the "normal" body weight. Once I got to about 195, I stopped losing. I thought about lowering…

Dr Yoni Freedhoff ""Best weight” is a non-statistical goal that is easy to set and easy to explain to patients. Patients can diet themselves down to any weight they put their minds to, but to maintain that weight, they need to actually enjoy the lifestyle that got them there. A patient’s best weight is therefore whatever…