Minor/major maintenance, one in the same?
 

Well today marks 22 months of maintenance for me and I'm thrilled to have another month under my belt. Yippee! :D

Is their a length of time needed to have passed to consider ourselves a true success?
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I'm pretty dayum proud of myself for getting to this level and staying on top of my maintenance game. Yes, I work at it, but it certainly was do-able to get to goal and stay within my 6 pound safe buffer zone (3 lbs above goal or 3 lbs below goal) month after month. Look out 2 years, cuz here I come!

I know others have lost five times more weight than myself, yet I still feel like a minority sometimes. But hey, I lost weight and I'm maintaining too! Minor or not, I still consider it pretty major! This is why I wanted to make a post shout out, so others like myself or featherweights can see someones success from a "little losers" perspective! :)

Whether it's a 10 pound maintenance or a 100 pound maintenance, it still takes effort & we should be treated the same, regardless of how much we have lost.

Congratulations on another successful month of maintenance, Wendalyn! :bravo:

And you're absolutely right -- maintenance of any weight loss, regardless of amount, is worth celebrating! :carrot:

Wendalyn, I think the statistics on regain get remarkably better once you get past the 5 year mark. You've got 22 months under your belt, and you know what to do, so you'll make it!

I think we're a true success when we decide to make a lifestyle change and commit to it!

Anne

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Every day that you maintain is a success!

:bravo: Congratulations on 22 months of maintenance! It's an awesome accomplishment, and you should be incredibly proud of yourself. And what you said in your last sentence is so true--it's hard to maintain any amount of weight loss.

Congrats! Maintenance of ANY loss is a huge thing! You deserve to celebrate!

Congratulations on 22 months of maintenance!!! I LOVE your enthusiasim. You sound just as excited (rightfully so) about how your life has changed for the better as any loser around here. You WERE a loser and now you ARE a maintainer. That's the bottom line. No difference what the numbers are, you maintainer you. ;)

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Congratulations and thank you. As I approach maintenance, I appreciate every maintenance story I can find. :)

Congratulations! You've done fabulous!