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Originally Posted by Jims5543
Then I made a rule, NEVER, EVER need to lose more than 10 pounds, I check my weight maybe once a month, if I see the 10 pound mark coming up, I get back in line, it is so much easier to lose 7-8 lbs than to lose 15-20 lbs. I can typically drop the weight back off in 3-4 weeks with just a few small adjustments in my lifestyle. Then I get back on with enjoying myself.
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I do the same thing. My problem is in the last few years I made the goalposts a bit wider.
For many years it was “get back on track when I hit 180.” Then it was mid 80s. Then “anything in the 80s is ok, because I’m still less than 10 pounds from 180.
I had some health scares the past few years (resolved now) that made a few extra pounds seem not as important, and I started seeing low 190s.
When I saw 199 a few days after thanksgiving, that scared me into submission.
I went from 199 on November 30 to 181 this morning.