i like the analogy of driving in the fog! or scuba diving in the ocean too. =0)

i'm trying to stay in the moment so fears about maintaining havent crept in....yet....but I always stop losing and give up around 245 or so. I think, until I break into the 230s, I will still feel that small amount of doubt.

I like having 2 tickers. Maybe I should say I NEED 2 tickers? I don't keep a ticker for it, but I do think in terms of each five pounds, and I love getting to change my little birdie avatar.

And then there is my immediate goal. At first, I sat and calcuated all sorts of different mini-goals that I could list, but ultimately, I decided to stick with each 10%. And of course, there is a built in reward that every time, the amount to get to 10% goes down. Last time, it was 25.5 and I did that. But this time, it's only 23. I *know* I can do that, because of what I've already done. So that's why I keep the long term goal on there too - I need the reminder that I really have come a long way already.

I wonder all the time if I can really lose 100 pounds, but I try not to THINK about it, if that makes any sense at all. Right now, I just need to lose 20.5 more pounds. What happens after that is something I try not to think about right now.

Thank you everyone for replying. It doesn't sound like I am alone in feeling this way. I am going to continue looking at my 5 pound goals. That sounds like it is working for several of us. I don't have to be able to picture myself at 135 or 163 pounds. I just have to keep going and see what I look like when I get there!