[polka23]

sometimes I worry about what I'm going to look like down the line. If I'm in my early 20s and never had kids and am already struggling with my weight :/
whats going to happen later?

It scares me. Do any of you ever think like that?

[Frosted Cupcake]

Yeah, I really do catch myself thinking like that sometimes... it can be so hard not to! I just turned 23, and have been losing and gaining the same amount of weight over and over again for four years now. The ONLY way I can stay focused is to tell myself that this is the LAST time I'm losing it: the weight is never coming back, and I'm going to continue gaining lean muscle mass and increasing my fitness level, indefinitely, for the rest of my lifetime!

It might be a great idea to come up with some sort of positive message that you can repeat to yourself every time you find yourself worrying about the future. You might also want to try visualizing your future self the way you'd love to be, rather than the way you fear you may be. I know that helps me when I do it!

Best of luck with everything. You're certainly not alone in those worries, just try not to dwell on them

[forestroad]

I definitely worry about this...I've been on a constant pattern of gaining and losing and then gaining it back and then some my entire life, and if I gain these 50lbs back and then some only to do it all over again, well, that's not a pleasant thought. Especially since there's evidence that yo-yo dieting is worse for you than just being fat. But this time it really does feel like I've broken the cycle. I've maintained my loss only for 4 months now, but I can't remember a time when I had a stable weight for even just this long, and I've never been this much of an athlete. Just take it one day at a time...there's hope

[megphilly]

I'm more worried about permanent damage to my health than I am about if I gain more back in 10 or 20 years. It won't matter if I gain it back then because I'll already have the problems that are really cause for fear. But yeah, I still think about it and how and if I'll be able to keep it off. Now I have the mentality I'll never be able to indulge and abuse food the way I was going--which I think is important since it's not really a diet, it's correcting bad habits.