cosmichvoyager wrote: » Congrats on how far you have come! Now it's time to work on your mental state. If the weight thing (# on a scale) is bumming you out, try a new goal for a while: strength, balance, endurance, etc. Look realistically at how these goals could fit into your life. Put a kettlebell by the bathroom and do 10 swings every time you go to the bathroom...that kind of thing. Can you sign up for an exercise class you enjoy 1 or 2 nights a week if you have someone to watch your kids? Also, looking at yourself and thinking "ugh"? maybe you are being too hard on yourself in general. You look great to me and how much time and energy are you spending on self-flagellation or overly critical self-analysis that could be spent enjoying your successes. I say eat at or around maintenance and work towards holistic, self-care oriented goals for a bit.