Do any of you ever look & still become amazed that you've been able to maintain

dae_tona · 04-08-2008, 09:24 AM

your weight loss for X amount of time?

Did any of you ever think you would be able to eat what you eat now & keep the weight off?

Sometimes I am still amazed that I've kept 60 lbs off for 4 years. It took a long time to get it off but I know that's what I owe maintaining that 60 lbs loss to-losing it slow & over a long period of time.

I no longer follow Atkins but am amazed that the foods I do eat still keep me maintaining. I tend to eat a lot less than I used to.

I used to be an XL...today, I tried on a jacket I haven't worn for a long time that is an XS. It fits me solidly. That shows me how much I have accomplished.

Sometimes-even though I have lost 60 lbs-I will see a reflection of myself in the sliding doors of a grocery store & say 'Oh, that's me? That's how I look now?' It's been 4 years & I still stand amazed.

Dyan

atcgirl42 · 04-08-2008, 10:24 AM

I'm amazed that this has truly become a way of life for me. I don't consider myself to be "dieting." It's just the way I eat. And I don't feel a slave to it. Before I started low carbing, I had to work at staying slim. Portion control, feeling hungry, but choosing that hungry feeling over being heavier. Now I don't have to choose.

BellaHMB · 04-08-2008, 06:06 PM

Yep. amazement continues! Great that you are appreciating your accomplishments

Bella

homestretch · 04-09-2008, 03:12 PM

Good post! I have only been maintaining since November but yes I am still in awe of my weight loss. I went shopping yesterday and being able to buy Medium tops and size 6 or 8 bottoms is simply a pleasure! I used to struggle to fit into 16's and XL tops. Yesterday, I seen a pair of jeans I like but the smallest size they had was a 10 so I had to pass......that was so thrilling! Not to mention how much better I feel on a daily basis and what it has done for my love life (LOL)! Lets just say that my husband is happy with the weight loss.

Prairieprof · 04-10-2008, 07:01 AM

I'm with Homestretch. I'm still amazed every day and it keeps me *extremely* disciplined in my eating; I feel a real aversion to going off my plan. I'm a size 4 in pants now (even those are rather loose with some brands), and what also amazes me is that it's difficult even to find 4's in the stores I shop at, so theoretically I'm smaller than women around here are expected to be.

homestretch · 04-10-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Prairieprof

I'm with Homestretch. I'm still amazed every day and it keeps me *extremely* disciplined in my eating; I feel a real aversion to going off my plan. I'm a size 4 in pants now (even those are rather loose with some brands), and what also amazes me is that it's difficult even to find 4's in the stores I shop at, so theoretically I'm smaller than women around here are expected to be.

You are the bomb!

SueMc · 04-10-2008, 03:22 PM

I love hearing from the "maintainers". It gives me hope because I worry more about being able to keep it off than getting to my goal (I know that I can do that). I am looking forward to not having what I eat in the forefront of my mind all of the time. I know that to be successful at maintenance, eating this way must become second nature. I'm trying to develop that attitude now.
Congratulations to you all.

homestretch · 04-11-2008, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SueMc

I love hearing from the "maintainers". It gives me hope because I worry more about being able to keep it off than getting to my goal (I know that I can do that). I am looking forward to not having what I eat in the forefront of my mind all of the time. I know that to be successful at maintenance, eating this way must become second nature. I'm trying to develop that attitude now.
Congratulations to you all.

You are so close to goal! I am not sure this way of eating is second nature to me but making healthy choices is.

wishbone · 04-18-2008, 02:24 PM

sometimes it's hard to see what others see.
When I catch a glimpse of myself in a storefront window, I am shocked that that is really me.
Does anyone watch TLC'S What not to wear? They had a spot about a gal that had such poor body image. She had lost 120 pounds. Stacy and Clinton taped a piece of white paper on the wall. Then they had her draw an outline of her body image as she believed it to be. Next, they put her up against her own drawing, and actually drew an outline of her. Her perception was SO DISTORTED!! I came away from that with "wow! what a tool to use!"
JAN

vee716 · 04-23-2008, 06:51 PM

Yep, I'm always still amazed that I haven't regained the weight over the last almost 4 years now. There are people in my life now that never knew me at my top weight. I had given up hope of ever being normal sized before I started Atkins. And then when I was losing, I was certain it was temporary and I'd regain it all eventually. Each day I maintain my weight is a gift to me.

04-08-2008, 09:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
dae_tona MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,302 Gallery: dae_tona Stats: Scale-free & Diet-Free WOE: Eat when hungry. No food is forbidden. Start Date: Diet-Free as of 03/31/2008	Do any of you ever look & still become amazed that you've been able to maintain your weight loss for X amount of time? Did any of you ever think you would be able to eat what you eat now & keep the weight off? Sometimes I am still amazed that I've kept 60 lbs off for 4 years. It took a long time to get it off but I know that's what I owe maintaining that 60 lbs loss to-losing it slow & over a long period of time. I no longer follow Atkins but am amazed that the foods I do eat still keep me maintaining. I tend to eat a lot less than I used to. I used to be an XL...today, I tried on a jacket I haven't worn for a long time that is an XS. It fits me solidly. That shows me how much I have accomplished. Sometimes-even though I have lost 60 lbs-I will see a reflection of myself in the sliding doors of a grocery store & say 'Oh, that's me? That's how I look now?' It's been 4 years & I still stand amazed. Dyan __________________ "The difference between 'losers' and 'maintainers' is exercise."-Tom Venuto

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homestretch MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,049 Gallery: homestretch Stats: 206.5/153/155 WOE: Lost 35 on SB/Now Atkins and calorie counting Start Date: 5/26/06	Good post! I have only been maintaining since November but yes I am still in awe of my weight loss. I went shopping yesterday and being able to buy Medium tops and size 6 or 8 bottoms is simply a pleasure! I used to struggle to fit into 16's and XL tops. Yesterday, I seen a pair of jeans I like but the smallest size they had was a 10 so I had to pass......that was so thrilling! Not to mention how much better I feel on a daily basis and what it has done for my love life (LOL)! Lets just say that my husband is happy with the weight loss. __________________ Start 206.5 5/26/2006.......Current 153.......Goal Met Nov. 1, 2007 "Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them." ~ W. Clement Stone BELIEVE IN THE POWER WITHIN YOURSELF!

04-18-2008, 02:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
wishbone Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 82 Gallery: wishbone Stats: 260/158/160 WOE: low carb my weigh	with someone else's eyes sometimes it's hard to see what others see. When I catch a glimpse of myself in a storefront window, I am shocked that that is really me. Does anyone watch TLC'S What not to wear? They had a spot about a gal that had such poor body image. She had lost 120 pounds. Stacy and Clinton taped a piece of white paper on the wall. Then they had her draw an outline of her body image as she believed it to be. Next, they put her up against her own drawing, and actually drew an outline of her. Her perception was SO DISTORTED!! I came away from that with "wow! what a tool to use!" JAN

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04-08-2008, 10:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
atcgirl42 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philly area Posts: 726 Gallery: atcgirl42 Stats: 168.4/146/145	I'm amazed that this has truly become a way of life for me. I don't consider myself to be "dieting." It's just the way I eat. And I don't feel a slave to it. Before I started low carbing, I had to work at staying slim. Portion control, feeling hungry, but choosing that hungry feeling over being heavier. Now I don't have to choose.

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BellaHMB MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern California Coast Posts: 2,784 Gallery: BellaHMB Stats: 210/134/150 goal met 5.27.07 WOE: Maintenance Atkins Start Date: 1-16-07	Yep. amazement continues! Great that you are appreciating your accomplishments Bella

04-10-2008, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Prairieprof Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Posts: 192 Gallery: Prairieprof Stats: 145/117/120 5'4" 10-12 to 4, 18% BF WOE: Protein Power Lifeplan for maintenance Start Date: 8/2007	I'm with Homestretch. I'm still amazed every day and it keeps me extremely disciplined in my eating; I feel a real aversion to going off my plan. I'm a size 4 in pants now (even those are rather loose with some brands), and what also amazes me is that it's difficult even to find 4's in the stores I shop at, so theoretically I'm smaller than women around here are expected to be.

04-10-2008, 03:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
SueMc Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 128 Gallery: SueMc Stats: (As high as 220's and 219 in 3/07) 209/159/150 WOE: Atkins (& just found StellaStyle recipes) Start Date: Oct 2007	I love hearing from the "maintainers". It gives me hope because I worry more about being able to keep it off than getting to my goal (I know that I can do that). I am looking forward to not having what I eat in the forefront of my mind all of the time. I know that to be successful at maintenance, eating this way must become second nature. I'm trying to develop that attitude now. Congratulations to you all.

04-23-2008, 06:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
vee716 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oakville, ON CAN Posts: 1,912 Gallery: vee716 Stats: 340high 297/165/159 WOE: WLS(1999) - low-carb Start Date: September 5, 2003	Yep, I'm always still amazed that I haven't regained the weight over the last almost 4 years now. There are people in my life now that never knew me at my top weight. I had given up hope of ever being normal sized before I started Atkins. And then when I was losing, I was certain it was temporary and I'd regain it all eventually. Each day I maintain my weight is a gift to me.