I wish I had better news for you, but yes, you will still have those hard times when you reach lifetime. The only difference is that since I am no longer trying to lose, I will sometimes give in to those days when I am having a hard time resisting temptation, whereas while I was losing, I would sit there like you probably were today - with saying no to the pizza/candy being the toughest thing in my life. You handle these times so well, though, and that says a lot for how you bad you want this. It will get a bit easier, but temptations will always be there. I find now though, that I only have to be really good about 80% of the time in order to keep the weight off, so that allows me to have a few pieces of candy (or a ton of candy sometimes!
) if I really want it. I've also learned to be more in tune to my cravings, which helps too. I have to eat a bit of cheese (my very favorite food) every single day because if I don't, I will eat everything in sight and not be satisfied. Try to figure out what it is you are craving when you have a day like today - that may help.
I'm sure right now you are not sorry that you didn't eat the pizza/candy, but how would you feel if you did eat it?