I've lost and gained, lost and gained over the years. I topped 200 sometime around the late 80's. Then, at 37, I quit chain smoking (2 1/2 packs a day) in 2001. In 2002, and somewhere over 240 pounds, I decided to lose for good. So I chose to do it the slow and easy way, by eating healthy and adding in exercise. If I found myself slacking off on exercise, I'd try a different time or different location or routine...anything to pique my interest in it again. Until exercise finally became a habit with me, and eating healthy became habit. As I lost weight, slowly, I lost appetite naturally.
I'm now gaining again, but I think being pregnant at nearly 40 has something to do with it. Yikes! LOL But man is it hard to find maternity pants in a size small.