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When I find myself losing momentum, I try to change my focus. Maybe try a new class at the gym, or run a new route. Sometimes life gets in the way and I can't focus on losing, so I make sure to maintain my progress until I can pick it back up again. The most important thing is that you continue to monitor and don't let…

I lost 75 lbs in 2006-2007 on a low carb diet. I tracked my food every day for 9 months, and then went to Vegas and didn't log for a week, and just kind of stopped. I also weighed myself every day. Since that fateful trip to Vegas, I mostly use the scale to decide if I'm on track. If I see the weight ticking up, I try to…

A little tough love here. Make only one change and that is write down your food. You said it yourself - it's the only way. If you've been doing that, then if you have a tough day, go back over your log and figure out what it was that set you off. Then avoid that food for a while. But write down your food obsessively and…

Tomorrow is 4 years since I started my weight loss journey, and today I'm 75 pounds lighter. Woohoo! I am so thankful that it worked and I've been able to keep with it for so long. Of course, I *have* let myself go just a touch, so I'm going to stick with the regular food tracking until I get down to where I need to be. :)

When I'm really not motivated, I try to pick just one thing to improve and focus on that for 2 weeks. If exercise is an easy place to start, just hit your goals there for 2 weeks. Then weigh yourself. You'll already be feeling the success of the exercise, and it will hopefully put you in a mindset to be able to manage your…

Personally, I log if I'm trying to hit a goal, but that doesn't work for everyone. If you know how much protein is in the food you eat, can you just track that number by itself - no logging, just a tally? Might be easier...

I thought I would track forever too, but eventually it died away. The key is to know when it's time to pick it back up again. I had to kick it into gear last week, but then spent the weekend in a place with no internet and no cell coverage. I didn't track online, but I did have a mental tally going and knew how much I…

I'd like to join in here too, if that's ok. My name is Tonya and I lost 75 pounds in 2006-2007. Since then I've been plus or minus 7 pounds from that point, currently on the plus side and trying to get back to the minus side. I've taken up cycling (racing) and want to get my weight down a little further than before so I…

As someone who has been there, it's not always about an addiction or addressing a problem. For me, it was really about building a brand new set of habits. I was someone who had always been heavy and whose family was heavy. I never thought I could lose any weight or keep it off. However, when I built my new set of habits -…