Thread: Kind of depressing, but important.

Thank you KD, I've had a good look through the LL post and found the one you mentioned, plus a few others I found really helpful. I know I'm still a good way from target but I definitely think I should start thinking about how I'm going to go about maintaining now. So I can be prepared this time instead of burying my head in the sand like I did last time.

I'm actually quite relieved to find out that there's some kind of 'reset'. Whether it's a chemical thing related to leptin levels etc or psychological thing, in the fact that lifestyle must've changed in order to maintain, it's good to know that it isn't an automatic road to gaining the weight back again as soon as the diet is over. It can be controlled and I'm prepared to work at controlling it. I've worked hard to get where I am, so what's a little bit of extra work to maintain it?

I can't wait!!!!!!!

thankyou for this sticky - i know it was a long while ago, but i read the 3FC post and found it strangely comforting. if i had my time again i would tell my younger self to be more aware and not get into this situation in the first place (and to get married before the first baby came along....!) but here i am and if a life stretches out before me of mindful eating and regular exercise i'm actually relieved, becasue it could be so much worse! my dad has type 1 diabetes and has to inject insulin twice a day and be mindful of his diet, he had to adjust to the idea but it's not the end of the world.

i actually would not envy a life of mindlessly indulging, even if there were no weight gain there would certainly be manky nails, acne and digestive problems!

This is one of the most valuable and informative things I've read on the site so far and I am so glad I clicked on this section of the forum. I'm a long way off target, but my thoughts are already turning to what happens once I get there ... how do I stop myself putting it all back on? I'd already realised I can never go back to my previous way of eating, but this really details the hows and whys of the problems that come with maintaining ... which is potentially even harder that losing the weight in the first place. Thank you so much for posting.