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Thought I'd check in. Weight is still fluctuating some but not with as many large swings up and down as in the past. I might finally have this maintenance thing figured out! I've definitely built a bit more muscle too (especially in the legs) so I'm sure that may have played a part in past variances in weigh-ins. For now…

You are not wrong. My anxiety and response to it plays a critical role to be sure. In the event that my weight went up again, as it did I wanted to address it as soon as possible to correct it. Prior to my weight going up it actually went down slowly towards 183 over time. That was without any periods of stress. While…

I just finished resetting my weight and resuming back to maintenance. I had a particularly bad few days at work earlier in June and discovered on June 22nd I was 203.4 pounds. Prior to that I had last weighed myself on June 13 and I was 189.6. A weight gain of 13.8 pounds in 9-10 days. Yikes! As of this morning July 3rd I…

I have mandatory per diem so having more of a set schedule will do wonders towards creating less stress. Hard to make plans when I'm constantly adjusting them last moment.

It's interesting bringing up LB vs PFB interactions. I had LB or though I had in check for the past few months but lack of sleep weakened my resistance for a bit. However I've never gone back to fast food or bad food in general just out of control portions of what I already eat. For example instead of one packet of peanut…

As it turns out pulling the hamstring resulted in a higher weight than I actually was. I reweighed the next day with an additional scale and weighed about 6 pounds less. I still backed off the extra calories for about a week as I was starting to see a return to stress eating habits from the past. Weight is now back to…

In the meantime, I've temporarily restricted my calories for the next week or two and re-established my weight loss regimen. I managed to pull a hamstring a few days ago (long story) so I'm taking it somewhat easy despite this.

I've watched my weight climb back up tp about 187 since the beginning of the month. Given the goal was 188 I'm not too worried but I am slightly concerned. I had some adverse things happen at work and have a certification thing to pass for both the field I work in as well as my job this Tuesday which is leading to less…

Thanks to everyone for your responses thus far! To give a little more insight into my line of thinking and anxiety with this phase I'll share this bit of background information. Many years ago I used to drink soda. I noticed I was drinking 2-3 cans of soda a day and then it was 4 and sometimes more. When it got to that…

I was the same way at first always being more of a pear or grapes person previously. Still, it worked and I feel great so long as I don't have more than two. Usually.

I still can't believe this is me now sometimes. Getting used to my new center of gravity has been a thing too. Also, a thing was my secret weapon in my weight loss struggle: Apples! I found I really liked apples and they helped make me feel fuller longer. Especially Jonagold and Honeycrisp and Pink Lady during the winter.…

Congratulations! I'm finally (just about) there myself. I'm trying maintenance out with some degree of apprehension. I figure as long as I keep logging I should be okay. I know about the 5 year "gain it back" thing. Don't want to do that!

When I started I was fairly sure I was over 350 maybe 360's. I didn't start tracking until I went under 330 in June though. Currently at 313 and pushing to be under 300 by the middle of August. Congrats on what you've accomplished so far. Like MFPSK I'll send you an invite as well.