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We are twins. I maintained around 125-127 for a couple years and I swore I’d never get above 140 again. Then by January of this year, hit 151. :( I saw it coming. I don’t know why it was so hard to stop myself from overeating. It’s been up and down this winter trying to take off the weight and I quit a couple different…

I’m in. Sw: 151 CW: 146 Goal by Easter: 136 Ultimate goal 126, I’ve got exactly 20 lbs to go

I lost 90 lbs (in a healthy way!) while breastfeeding. I ate 200-400 calories extra to account for breastfeeding, depending on how old baby was and how much he was nursing. I weighed all my food and tracked on mfp. I exercised 5 times a week and ate back half of the estimated burned calories. I was probably eating…

Name: Vicky Age: 35 Height: 5' 2.5" Total Weight lost: 85 Time it took to lose: 1 year How long in maintenance: 2 years Maintenance weight range: 124-127 Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 126 Week of... 1st April: 129.2 8th April: 15th April: 22nd April: 29th April: 127.2 Success/struggles of the week: I’m…

Rest and eat at maintenance.

Ugh yes! I had it 2 years ago and it was 2 weeks of feeling absolutely miserable, then started to slowly get better but like others said it was a good month before I felt back to normal. My husband got it the same time as me, he was recovering from a major surgery and he had a bad cough and symptoms for a reeeeally long…

Ive been in maintenance for two years and have had plenty of weekends like that. Like others said, my weight may go up the day after but if I jump right back into good habits, the weight gain doesn’t stick around. Try not to let it discourage you too much, it happens! Also sometimes I end up having a binge weekend because…

Name: Vicky Age: 35 Height: 5' 2.5" Total Weight lost: 85 Time it took to lose: 1 year How long in maintenance: 2 years Maintenance weight range: 124-127 Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 126 Week of... 1st April: 129.2 8th April: 15th April: 22nd April: 29th April: Success/struggles of the week: Technically…

I can totally relate. I lost 90 lbs so that was a long journey. Then entered maintenance in April of 2016. This winter I just got really lazy. I continued working out regularly but was just not nearly as active as usual, and I was not logging or really caring about food. That resulted in gaining several pounds over the…

I’m similar in height to you, just under 5’3”, and at around 125 I felt like my “hip dips” (never heard the term but I know what you mean!) were way less noticeable but still definitely there. I carry more weight on my hips and butt just in general. I gained a few pounds this winterso I’m just over 130 now and all my…

Lost 2 pounds this week. :) 5 more to go! I didn't eat back exercise calories this week so my deficit was a little bigger than normal, next week I might eat back some exercise calories. I feel good having that first week out of the way though.

Hahahaha I love it!! I have that yo yo personality too, although I did maintain pretty well within a 5 pound range for almost 2 years so that was pretty good! I've still been eating m&ms but weighing and logging them. ;) It doesn't feel like a chore to log, but I just plainly didn't want to have to eat less, lol. I knew I…

I love food. I thought about eating all the time when I was obese, and I think about eating all the time now that I'm at a healthy weight in maintenance, lol. But it is definitely worse when I'm eating at a deficit.

You know, I have 4 kids (my youngest was born in 2015) and my stomach doesn't look great. Between the bellies from 4 babies, plus being obese in the past, the stretch marks and loose skin are not pretty. But despite that, I still confidently wear a bikini. 90 lbs lost and 4 kids later, I'm proud of my stomach. :) Find a…

Thank you! It's funny how just posting here helped me feel more accountable and pushed me over the edge to take some action. I can totally understand the "do I really want it that much" mentality. I know as I was slowly gaining, I just kept thinking "but my clothes still fit, and I like eating more so it's fine". But the…

Feeling good after 2 days of eating in a deficit! I easily was able to stick to 1500 calories both days and didn't miss all the treats as much as I thought I would. :) I also increased my activity level, even though Monday and Tuesday are busy work days for me so I'm sitting around a lot. But I got my Garmin back on and…

I realized I have another reason for keeping my fitness up and weight down - I take 2 hours of dance class every Saturday, and in May I have a recital! Tight fitting costumes and tights, already paid for so they have to fit. :) Good luck to you as well!! I feel the same way... never fully left, but just was getting pretty…

You’re right, I do know how to do it. I keep going back to that thought. I like the idea of motivation. I have a trip to Disney planned, not until next fall so it’s a ways away but if I kept gaining weight I would need to buy all new clothes! No way do I want to do that. I’ve been stockpiling size small shirts to design…

Treats are definitely my weakness! I generally do pretty well including them in my diet without overeating but they’ve been making up way too big a part of my diet lately so time to cut back! Thank you so much! I originally lost 90 lbs so my weight loss was a long process. And I never want to have to do that again because…

Mine shrank a ton. At the highest, I was at like a 40G or something like that and lost 90 lbs and now am a 32B. It's sort of ridiculous actually. But I love it, after being overweight and large chested for my entire life, I am loving the small boob life, lol.

This used to be me in the past too (hopefully it won’t be me again in the future!). I lost 90 lbs logging religiously on mfp. Once I hit maintenance, I continued to log everything and basically lived as though I were losing weight but eating maintenance calories. About one year into maintenance, I started getting into…

Hey there! I lost 90 lbs using mfp and logging religiously. I entered maintenance and after about one year of maintaining and still logging religiously, I realized that my relationship with food was still pretty unhealthy and I think logging was making it worse. I was entering a cycle of “celebrating” and basically…

I lost 90 lbs while breastfeeding. He’s almost 3 now so he doesn’t nurse anymore but like others said it was trial and error. If I lost too quickly, I would eat more. If my weight loss seemed to stall, I’d decrease some calories. But remember that it’s normal for weight to fluctuate a lot so just because you lose 3 lbs one…

I used to think I would log forever. I lost 90 lbs and did not want to gain it back. I was at maintenance for about a year while logging everything when I realized I was more obsessive logging in maintenance than I was even while losing weight. Like a previous person said, I was living in fear of gaining the weight back.…

I've experienced this lately too. I've been in maintenance for about a year and a half, but stopped counting calories back in April. I've gained about 4 lbs since then. I'm just outside of my maintenance range now so I'm trying to eat at a deficit but still am trying to avoid calorie counting. I reached a point after…

I've had 4 babies and was obese, lost 80 lbs and I've been in maintenance for over a year. Definitely lots of saggy skin on my tummy and boobs. But as someone said earlier, it's still better than being obese. I feel confident enough to wear a bikini despite the loose skin and stretch marks that will probably never go away.

Hey! I'm 5'2.5" and I started at 212 after my fourth baby, so we had similar stats. I am now maintaining at 125. I've tried to get down to 120 but ehh it's just not happening lol. Anyway I set my mfp goal to lose 1 pound per week. Then I added back 500 extra calories a day until my baby was around 6 months old and then…

I lost 90 lbs and I've been maintaining the loss for just over a year now. I ate everything! I still do. I eat out way too often (for my wallet) but it doesn't affect my weight, I'm pretty good at figuring out lower calorie options. I eat popcorn and m&ms for snack before bed every night. It took patience to lose that much…

I overate on Mother's Day. I didn't weigh myself Monday morning, but I did weigh myself today and I was like .2 lbs lighter (so maintained). I didn't do anything different the past couple days, just ate at maintenance as usual. Typically I see a big increase on the scale after a day of overeating but it doesn't last. I…

I'm 5'2.5" and maintaining around 125. Every once in a while I get the urge to get down to 120 but I just never can stick with it. I'm good with 125 though.