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44 5'5" CW: 122 GW: My pants continuing to fit. 4-4: 122 4-11: 122 I think that's the first week ever I haven't seen some kind of flux between weigh ins. Weird.

I've been at goal since fall, which is not years of maintenance, but- For me I pretty well knew going in that maintenance for me was basically just going to be (SLOWLY) gaining and losing the same 3-5lbs or so over and over. So, yeah, when I hit the low end of the range I'm comfortable at, I indulge more. Sometimes a…

44 5'5" CW: 122 GW: My pants continuing to fit. I'm in maintenance and have been for a while now. I hover around 123, plus or minus a couple of pounds most of the time - with some fairly wide water weight swings around sporting events. This is just my 'home' and accountability group. No major goals right now. Just continue…

I'm now sitting at about 123, so I think I'm about done with the water weight thing, lol. FTR it isn't so much that I track my sodium closely - or really at all. I don't even log on those days. I'm just aware that I'm drinking a lot of electrolyte stuff and uh. Eating quite a few doritos. Add the increased number of carbs…

I was off. I was 13**2** yesterday and this morning -- 125.3 because yesterday was still busy but I managed not to overload on sodium. So I lost basically 7lbs of water weight in 24 hours. And it was kind of obvious given HOW MUCH I KEPT PEEING.

This isn't a real weigh in day but it is after 2 days of pretty intensive exercise and a lot of sodium 3-23: 123 (122.8 or something) 3-25: 131 I am quite sure that I did not gain 9 lbs in 2 days. Learning patterns helps a lot.

5", 44 years old CW: 123.4 GW: My pants continuing to fit, basically. 3-1: 123.4 3-7: 124.3 3-15: 122.3 3-21 123.4

In an interesting 'way of eating' difference/alternative for sandwich eating basically stopped bread because I realized I don't actually like it very much. I do prefer flour tortillas so I'll sometimes crisp up the carbsmart ones for chips to use but otherwise I just now smear my mustard directly onto my meat and/or cheese…

5", 44 years old CW: 123.4 GW: My pants continuing to fit, basically. 3-1: 123.4 3-7: 124.3 3-15: 122.3

This is kind of how I am. I expected to be 'reasonable' when I got into the normal BMI. No I just looked pot bellied and still really fat. I will say losing another 25lbs helped - but also have to say I still and will always have most of my body fat (and there will always be body fat) in my middle. I always did. Obese even…

Yeaaaah, but you can put that food motivation under pretty good control and use it to reward the dog for what you want. Like not getting under your feet and climbing in the dishwasher hoping for an opportunity to reward themselves (look up 'its yer choice' and 'mat training' - youtube has some good how to videos). You can…

'5", 44 years old CW: 123.4 GW: My pants continuing to fit, basically. 3-1: 123.4 3-7: 124.3

Yeah, my whole 'maintenance' motivation is 'if my pants don't fit, it's a problem'. I LIKE the clothes I have now and do not in any way want to buy yet another full wardrobe as I did 3 times over loss. Much easier just to watch it and adjust.

Now in the right thread (oops) '5", 44 years old CW: 123.4 GW: My pants continuing to fit, basically. 3-1: 123.4 I don't want to say I'm suffering from apathy about my weight/maintaining the loss, because it's not that. It's more that I am very apathetic about the scale and my clothes fitting is all I really care about.…

5'5", 44 years old CW: 123.4 GW: My pants continuing to fit, basically. 3-1: 123.4 I don't want to say I'm suffering from apathy about my weight/maintaining the loss, because it's not that. It's more that I am very apathetic about the scale and my clothes fitting is all I really care about. This spring is a LOT of dog…

No. You misunderstood. I do not have those symptoms with carbs. I had those symptoms when I stopped them - it protein and fat sans carbs. When I eat protein and fat with my carbs I am gold. Eat two or three times a day, not continuously. I stay energetic and satiated with them. CUTTING carbs to below about 50% is what made…

I had a weird thing happen where I stopped dairy milk and used substitutes and then... went back to dairy milk, but in absolute fairness even after all this time I struggle with protein intake so it's basically skim milk or drinka protein shake and the couple of cups of milk lasts me longer. Still WAY less than I used to…

I'm going to say something that's not popular, but I'm saying it anyway. Since people here are talking about wanting 'harsh, straightforward reality checks' maybe I can provide one. I feel like people saying 'I need the kick in the pants' 'I need 'reality checks' 'I don't want hugs, I want harsh reality' are not actually…

I mean... carbs might make you mega hungry in an hour or two. Me? Well if I don't get enough protein I'm hungry but if I don't have carbs with my fat and protein I get shaky, and am STARVED pretty darned quick. Almost every time I eat it's protein + fat + carbs. Because that's what keeps me from getting hungry or just…

44 years old CW: 126 Goal weight: 120-125 Last week was a wild one. I gained and then dropped 6lbs of water weight over that week so. Mostly just letting this ride out, getting back to my norm and seeing where things go. 2-3: 123.9 2-10: 122.3 2-17: 123.2 2-21 (Going back to Monday weigh ins): 123.4

I just have them set at the default MFP settings. I think it's 20% protein, 30% fat, 50% carbs. I try to make it more like 25% protein, but don't stress as long as I hit that minimum. I still eat a ton of carbs but low protein/low fat = "I turn into a nonstop eating machine" because I'm never satiated.

Ahem. I don't disagree with them. These are good things to do and will help you have the most predictable results - and if you're hitting a stall (of more than 6 weeks) these are the places you need to start to figure out what's going on. You can tighten up the logging, add the exercise, work out the individual numbers for…

Yeah, and I do think that sometimes you need to scrutinize more but starting from 'not looking at all' even knowing what your calorie limit is and rough amounts gets you going. Most people get closer as they go, and I think well- Sort of that whole thing about '...if you can't manage a whole shower because you're super…

In all honesty though, for most people just starting, logging consistently is more important than logging entirely accurately. Important to know you might be inaccurate but I am STILL waiting for my half-*kitten* 'choose an entry that sounds kind of right and/or roughly matches my math based on packages' methods to be a…

When I started losing weight I wore a size 14-16. Well, 18 months later I wear a size 14-16 again. Now in girls/kids sizes. And the options are SO MUCH MORE FUN (and way cheaper).

I'm not weighing in again on the addiction/not thing, but this whole weight loss journey taught me I have a problem with FAT. Almost all of my overage in keeping me obese and changes to get me down to a 20ish BMI has been ... high fat condiments. Butter. Cream. Ranch. Mayo. Whatever. Of course I over corrected and got too…

As a general thing, people who are fat know they are fat. Telling them they are fat is not really an effective thing. Expressing concern for the entire person and their mental and physical health, but you need to KNOW that person well enough to be concerned for THEM - sincerely concerned - otherwise you're achieving…

44 years old CW: 126 Goal weight: 120-125 Last week was a wild one. I gained and then dropped 6lbs of water weight over that week so. Mostly just letting this ride out, getting back to my norm and seeing where things go. 2-3: 123.9 2-10: 122.3 2-17: 123.2

44 years old CW: 126 Goal weight: 120-125 Last week was a wild one. I gained and then dropped 6lbs of water weight over that week so. Mostly just letting this ride out, getting back to my norm and seeing where things go. 2-3: 123.9 2-10: 122.3

First of all, know that estimating when you don't know for sure is fine. Especially when you're just trying to build the logging and having a 'ceiling' on your calories as a habit. Putting in 'chicken alfredo' and estimating the calories and amounts is okay. It's more important that you do SOMETHING than do nothing. The…