sodakat wrote: » Someone on my newsfeed posted this: http://www.refusetoregain.com/2011/07/huckabee-eating-his-words-unfortunately-pancakes-too.html This is an "old" blog but the blogger noted in the first paragraph that with Huckabee in the news, this blog gets attention. It talks about interviews given by Governor Huckabee when he had first lost weight (over 100 pounds) and his eventual regaining. For some reason this blog made a big impression on me. I'd love if those of you who have successfully kept the weight off find the reasoning similar to your own, in relation to how you are managing to maintain your loss. The last paragraph kind of sums it up: The key to successful, permanent maintenance lies in a healthy respect for the damaging effects of the food that got you fat. It involves learning, planning, and never underestimating the power of our modern diet to take over. To avoid being overwhelmed again, each maintainer needs to build many walls of defense. - See more at: http://www.refusetoregain.com/2011/07/huckabee-eating-his-words-unfortunately-pancakes-too.html #sthash.A9IUhKQM.dpuf
snowflake930 wrote: » sodakat wrote: » Someone on my newsfeed posted this: http://www.refusetoregain.com/2011/07/huckabee-eating-his-words-unfortunately-pancakes-too.html This is an "old" blog but the blogger noted in the first paragraph that with Huckabee in the news, this blog gets attention. It talks about interviews given by Governor Huckabee when he had first lost weight (over 100 pounds) and his eventual regaining. For some reason this blog made a big impression on me. I'd love if those of you who have successfully kept the weight off find the reasoning similar to your own, in relation to how you are managing to maintain your loss. The last paragraph kind of sums it up: The key to successful, permanent maintenance lies in a healthy respect for the damaging effects of the food that got you fat. It involves learning, planning, and never underestimating the power of our modern diet to take over. To avoid being overwhelmed again, each maintainer needs to build many walls of defense. - See more at: http://www.refusetoregain.com/2011/07/huckabee-eating-his-words-unfortunately-pancakes-too.html #sthash.A9IUhKQM.dpuf I have only been maintaining for about 18 months. Statistics show that over 80% of people that lose the weight, gain it back (many people gain even more back) within 5 years. This is a very staggering statistic. So I am not in the elite group who have kept the weight off. I will share what has made me successful so far, for what it is worth. I have lost over 160#, over 1/2 of my body weight. I started MFP on 3/12/12 @ 290# morbidly obese and 60 years old. For me it is just constant vigilance. Logging everything I eat and drink and monitoring my weight. It has to be that way for me. While I am good now at estimating portion sizes, I will never be comfortable with not logging. It is a long road. Hopefully, I can be successful at keeping the weight off. One thing for sure, I am healthier than I have been in decades. I went from being out of breath walking up a flight of stairs, to a person that goes to the gym every day I can for at least an hour (my streak right now is I have been at the gym every single day since 2/2/15). If I can do this, most anyone with no existing medical issues can also. Age is just a number. It is not easy becoming healthier at any age, but we have to believe that we are worth it and use every effort to achieve our goal.