Today marks a two year anniversary since the date when I reached
normal weight. To recap: I lost weight by eating less and exercising
(and not eating sugar), and maintained it by the same method by almost
1 year. Maintenance was not easier than losing weight and I was
hungry much of the time. I changed to a low carb diet last July.
Since that time, weight maintenance became less of a struggle and my
thoughts no longer center around food. On average, I gained about 1 lb
since last year. My last 7 weights average to 148.7 lbs now, and last
September that average was 173.9.
When I lost weight, I did not believe that it was likely that I could
maintain it for two years. Depite not believing that and being
skeptical, I was, in fact, able to maintain my weight loss. I am much
more optimistic now, since my current way of maintaining weight is not
nearly as onerous as it used to be. It's, basically, a normal life, as
long as I do not eat carby stuff.
I want to thank both of these newsgroups for inspiration and great
advice that I received.
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