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The word "stabilize" makes me think you may be talking about injury recovery or an inherent problem in this area? If that is the case you may want a good physical therapist who can evaluate and prescribe specifically for you.

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 38 - STARTING LATE! Goal = maintain blind while traveling away from scales! 4/18 - at Zion NP, 24,000 steps and under calories, Watchman trail with 380 ft elevation gain 4/19 - at Zion NP, 26,000 steps and I think over…

I eat intuitively, I gain. I spend intuitively, credit card debt. :lol: My drug of choice seems to be "more"

And also, the tongue-in-cheek or possibly thumbs-up woo on posts referencing the ambiguity and uselessness of the Woo response ... my personal favorite.

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 38 - STARTING LATE! Goal = maintain blind while traveling away from scales! 4/18 - at Zion NP, 24,000 steps and under calories, Watchman trail with 380 ft elevation gain 4/19 - at Zion NP, 26,000 steps and I think over…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 38 - STARTING LATE! Goal = maintain blind while traveling away from scales! 4/18 - at Zion NP, 24,000 steps and under calories, Watchman trail with 380 ft elevation gain 4/19 - at Zion NP, 26,000 steps and I think over…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 38 - STARTING LATE! Goal = maintain blind while traveling away from scales! 4/18 - at Zion NP, 24,000 steps and under calories, Watchman trail with 380 ft elevation gain 4/19 - at Zion NP, 26,000 steps and I think over…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 38 - STARTING LATE! Goal = maintain blind while traveling away from scales! 4/18 - at Zion NP, 24,000 steps and under calories, Watchman trail with 380 ft elevation gain 4/19 - at Zion NP, 26,000 steps and I think over…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

Thank you for this thread. My yo-yo specialty was giving up in sight of goal because it gets hard that last few pounds. And now I am at my second, lower goal and just beginning to learn to maintain; headed out on a 2 week vacation without access to scales today, nervous, so taking this as inspiration to not stress-eat…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

I can eat anything I want some of the time, and some of what I want anytime, and stay within my calorie goals most of the time and not go over by much when I do go over. Just lost my 20 and slipped into maintenance. Food is yum and pleasure and "hygge", that social comfort and cosy feeling. I too yo-yo'ed and could not…

The old schtick used to be that caffeine (which I adore) is a diuretic, so nothing caffeinated counted as water. I found a source that says otherwise: "Coffee and tea also count in your tally [of fluid]. Many used to believe that they were dehydrating, but that myth has been debunked. The diuretic effect does not offset…

Welcome back from a person who has also disappeared and come back a few times! This time is working better for me, so I hold that out as hope. A big hug for the times you have gone through, and all the best -

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

4/1: 2 x 3 minute mixed = 6 down 4/2: neck strain in scalenes, dang 4/3: 3 minute reverse plank = 9 down 4/6: 9 minutes of 6 mixed, 3 reverse = 19 down 4/10: 9 minutes of 5 mixed, 4 reverse = 28 down, 33 minutes to goal of 61

61 here, just lost 20 and determined to maintain here. What those above said is true: calorie deficit for weight loss, just like at any age; but it is also true that if we are not doing strength/resistance training we generally lose muscle as we age and therefore don't burn as many calories, especially people like me that…

I hope some folks that ascribe to a low-carb or Keto way of eating do respond to you. I don't do those, all that matters to me is being under my calorie goal, so if I have a craving I can usually eat a little of that thing and be fine. To me that's easier, but I understand some people feel like not having any is easier…

So much this.

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

@Gutcutter500 thank you for your kind words! Good advice there - I have heard others say they intend to log for a couple of years after losing and with my history, that's my intention. I am kindof a data geek so still gathering the info to see what my "real" maintenance number will be. I totally hear you that the…

I am REALLY NEW to maintaining and kind of afraid. My pattern before is, I get ALMOST to my goal of 130, don't look or feel as "pretty" as I want (as in, still fluffy and floppy), determine to exercise more, get discouraged or get injured, stop logging, and regain that 15-20 pounds. I have done this three times on MFP, and…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 37 = Goal = Maintain 125-130. Going on a significant trip 4/12-4/24, away from scale and kitchen and kitchen scale and likely, some of the time, internet. Will be an emotional trip too, I can guarantee. So just hoping…

I so understand. I came back here last fall, for the third time, to lose the same 20... not to mention the zillion times I lost and regained before MFP, or for that matter, before the interwebs -- yeah, boomer here... When I came back last fall I had plenty of motivation, at least the darkside kind where I was sick and…

I know this boat, and I know the river. Hope that when you disembark you find yourself in a better place. :heart: