When is enough enough?

[LinLin]

How did you decide to stay with your weight in maintenance mode, rather than setting another, lower goal?
I am quickly coming up in my goal, to get to a healthy BMI. Three months ago I would have been over the moon and completely satisfied to have a healthy BMI, but now that it is close, it is tempting to keep lowering the goal.
That feels like a slippery slope, leading to ever-lower goals and perpetual dissatisfaction with one's accomplishments. How did you decide that enough is enough, and that you are satisfied with who you are?

 

[jockiejoe]

Hows about selecting the middle point of your bmi range

 

[rach6288]

hmmm its a hard one isnt it? think im about where you are. 8lbs to my original goal. And i'm a size 14- my goal size is 12-14... so i will probably be where i wana be after 8 more lbs. but... i have a feeling i still wont be fully happy. i look so much better in clothes, but without clothes on im still pretty flabby... i'm gonna see where i am once i have worked up the cambridge steps, and maybe i will go down too 11st... not sure if i would go lower, i think i would look too skinny x

 

[BarbaraG]

Hmm, similar thoughts here, but no answers.

People who had a stable weight they were comfortable with at a younger age have that to look back to. People like me (always overweight/obese, never stable) don't, and tbh it's anybody's guess what weight will look and feel right on my frame. One of the things I insist on is that I'm not " on a diet" - I have changed my eating habits permanently, so in a sense there shouldn't be a conscious transition to maintenance. My weight loss will slow down (already is, actually) more and more, until one day I look back and realise that my weight is stable. And if I'm happy with how I look and feel then - that's it. However, if I still think I could do with shifting some weight - and particularly if my body fat percentage is too high - I will have to mix something up in my eating habits..... or decide to live with it.

There is another possibility.... before my weight stabilises, I look at myself in the mirror and decide I am too thin! If that were to happen, I would have to consciously eat more. Doesn't seem likely, given my history.

I decided long ago I didn't want to spend my whole life on a diet, fighting with food. I feel so fortunate to have found slimpods, which make it possible for me to eat normally. I'm excited to see where I end up!

Barbara