May 10

Good morning botts:

I went to bed really early last night so I wouldn't eat.  Night time eating is a problem for me.  

My food plan today:

B: 4 grain hot cereal and protein coffee

S: salad: spinach, tomato, cucumber, seeds, vinegar and olive oil, croutons, mozzarella cheese and craisins

L: steak, mozzarella cheese, pita

S: whole wheat toast, slice of cheese and veggie soup

D: pork, broccoli, tomatoes, carrots, Greek yogurt

S: avocado, Perfect 10 bagel

I admire your determination. 

I don't post here often, but I love seeing you are still plugging along. 

I am very close to my goal.. 2-3 lbs...but it takes forever. I could be eating the right things.. and the scale just  laughs at me.. 

I lost app 8 lbs since November last year.. it is a zigzag pattern. lose 2 lbs - gain 2- lose 4-gain 3..

I learned that my body weight fluctuates within 4 lbs  +2/-2. I am already in my goal range most of the mornings.. but at the high end..With no room to spare.. I have a 8 year WLS. doc visit and i would like to be at my goal - not only on my house scale- first thing am, but at my doc office - mid of the day - fully dressed.  (because - probably like most of us - I weigh myself butt naked, after my BM...)

It's a challenge.  I don't know if this link will work, but the Biggest Loser found that after contestants lost weight their metabolisms slowed down making maintenance difficult.  It is so important to pick ourselves up and get back at it again.  That is what I like about this group.  People understand.  You have done so well over the years.  I really need to get under 200 lbs. for my self confidence to return.  Tri 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weigh t-loss.html?emc=edit_th_20160502&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=356 01721&_r=0

I know. I've seen that. 

I call my journey - a weight setpoint reset. 

For a while I was able to maintain at around 165... +/- 3 lbs - 162-168.. And most of my attempts to get below 160 were just momentary... But I kept  plugging along... Finally this year my body let go and for over a month now I am maintaining at 156-159 level..  
I would like to be at 153-157 ..but by now I know it may take me 6 months to a year to get there... I see 155 156... here and there...  I have time..

You are doing great !   Me, I have gained some.  I haven't been on this site in months and hope today is the beginning of a new determination for me.   It was nice to see a familiar name.

I don't post here often because I am now more maintaining than actively losing...  

Good luck...  Yo know you can do it IF you put your mind and action to it? right? it si not easy.. it is not going to be fast or easy...

BTW:- I am active on 2 private groups OH...  an one of them keeps me accountable..

I am really surprised that more people who are trying to BOTT don't post here... when I was working on losing my 25 lbs regain - daily or almost daily posts really helped me see what I need to change...seeing pattern of eating and ...lack of exercises - motivated me to really be serious about losing ..

I know my 2-5 lbs I want to lose is nothing to some people... and I get "eye rolls" from some people when I am out eating... but the last 3 lbs is a ***** and maintaining is a constant work..

Good luck...