Sometimes it's as though there is a poor, misguided part inside that says, "Oh, OK, I've done it, and now I can eat without restraint again!"
It's how people lose weight and gain it back, over and over.
It helps to realize that if you are person who is or has been overweight or obese, you won't be able to go back to eating without thinking, without caring, without exercising judgment. That's not a bad thing--it's just different. It's just observing how things are.
So good for you, bethel, for seeing it happen and moving beyond it! Just enjoy those compliments and then let them roll off.
Jay