I have to do this for accountability

This morning I weighed in at 167 lbs. You may say that's just 3 lbs up from my goal weight of 164 lbs but my lowest weight (as you see on my ticker) is 158 lbs. That means I have gained all of 9 lbs!

My clothes still fit, my tummy is still flat (most days) but I always tend to carry my excess weight in my arms and boy have they gotten big! So this is where I begin....on the 24th of November at 167 lbs. My one year maintenance anniversary is December 22 and I was 164 then. I lost the other 6 lbs sometime in January while trying to work out my maintenance calories.

This is my commitment and accountability thread. My goal is to definitely get to 164 by December 22 and as close to 158 by then. I will be posting here most days (I tend not to post on weekends) with my progress.

I will also aim to get to the gym for at least 30 mins, 6 days per week. I should be able to do this! How hard can it be??? I lost 40lbs in 7 months by calorie counting and exercise. I WILL GET THESE 9 LBS OFF!!!!!!!

Wish me luck!!!

Slim CB Good Luck! You can do this. Your plan worked before, it will work again.

Good luck!
Accountability definitely helps.
You can do it. We all have to be so focused in maintenance or the weight creeps right back on.

Thanks for the encouragement guys!!!

Well I didn't eat a carb loaded dinner last night and guess what? I am down 3 lbs this morning!!! I'm back to 164!!!!

166 this morning....seems as if I am retaining water. Oh well, I must persist! Off to the gym in a few minutes.

No worries, it happens to the best of us. And I know you'll get there if you do what you know works for you.

I think at my worst after hitting goal I was up 15 lbs or so, around 155 lbs up from my lowest of 138 lbs (but I was maintaining around 140-143 for 6 months). Now about 6 months later I'm now back into the high 140s working my way back down, but it's been a rough road. But I honestly believe it's been a necessary part of my maintenance journey. I've learned a lot about myself emotionally, my body physcially, and just a slue of other things I don't think I would have been able to figure out without having gone through this. It's made maintenance a lot easier for me and really made me realize how much work maintenance is, but how easy it can be once you make those realizations for yourself about what you can and can't handle and what you can and can't live without.

So good luck girl, we're all rooting for ya!

Thanks ncuneo!

I am back to 164 today.....hoping to see a lower number tomorrow.....

Oh man, I gain and lose at least 3 pounds every other day- maybe more like 5! I think some people's weight just fluctuates a lot. I know mind does. It's really only the overall trend that matters. I chart my daily weight. Check out the charts here if you want to see some crazy fluctuation! That said, I have also gained probably about 5 lb and am working on reversing that trend. No big deal, we can't expect to be the same weight every day

My Weight Maintenance Charts so far

You can do it, but don't get too caught up in the fluctuations- it will just drive you crazy.

You know I am beginning to realize this....I think I was afraid that I was losig control, eating a bit too much sweets, not exercising as much etc. But since I have reined in myself, I feel much better. The scale has not moved much - still swinging back and forth between 2 and 3 lbs but I feel so much better!

I think I am going to concentrate on how I feel and ensure that I am in control. That worked when I was losing weight, I guess I have to use the same mindset now in maintenance.

Good luck to you, slim! I know you can do it.

Slim CB, I'm going to join your thread, as I feel Relapse has occurred. My 10 pound weight gain, started as creep, but now qualifies as a result of full on Binging and Relapsing of habits that got me to 165.

My weight today and yesterday 134.5
feeling very down about this. needing to do this one hour at a time.

Right there with you KC and CB.

Great!!! The more the merrier!!! We can do this!

Well, I am back to 167 today....after 2 days of weight training...sigh! I hate water retention!!!!

I held on tight yesterday. Good day.