My weight has been stable but my size isn't. I guess due to exercise / weight training. My size 4 pants are loose. I hesitate to say I'm a size 2. I read folks in maintenance will level off and regain 10-15 pounds. How true that is?? I don't know but if it is, when will it??

I'm investing heavily in a new wardrobe and really would hate to end up with a closet full of "One day I'll get back to that size" clothes again

I am more concerned about health. I have edema, so weighing me is not the greatest right now. They can't go 'oh your BMI is good and I'm showing the signs of malnutrition pretty well' and think that if your weight is ok, you're not ill.

I was cachexic at normal weight and all bloodwork fine - except the prealbumin level. It was showing at 6 months 1 day I went thru 4 pounds in 5 days and that's not normal. That was the clue. Then my prealbumin was dropping down down to 15 ...

they really need to consider that the definitions of things has changed. Had they been reading the medical research from several years ago to know, malnutrition is not just 'oh they're 16.5 BMI its a problem'. The same thing for low values or high values or learn how to interpret bloodwork in light of the patients symptoms and their history.

I am in that " simply tired" stage right now. I regained 27 pounds in year 3' lost it and another 10 from June 2013-oct 2013 and then as always, just relaxed. I would love to be able to just relax but for me, relaxation turns into this little by little relapsing into bad eating patterns.

It makes me fully aware of the fact that I have not fully turned the corner on bad behaviors and even though I cannot eat as much if I Eat Correctly still, I will sabotage myself on any given day. My only choice is to make myself completely refrain from junk because I truly don't have the long term ability to just be "moderate". The sooner I FINALLY realize that the better.

Now. I will get back up, get back on track and start my 5:2 bootcamp! And get off my FLAT BUTT and exercise.

@@Georgia I don't think I'll ever "turn" that proverbial corner. I know exactly what you mean about getting tired and relaxing. For me it comes from being hyper-vigilant all the time, and fighting against a life time of bad habits. Some days it just wears me down. I have a body that requires very little intake to sustain itself, so there is just no room to let my guard down for more than a few hours - and I've proven I can do some serious damage in just a few hours!

I struggle with "relaxing" every time I get within 5 lbs of my goal weight. Last week I had regained almost 4 lbs. most of it was fluid owing to the salt content of the food I ate. I was in party mode for no real reason. I think it's an old behavior of mine to sabotage myself whenever I get within 5lbs of reaching goal weight. Also, I had stopped weighing myself daily but was weighing twice a week. I decided to go bake to daily weighins. It seems to help me stay on track better. I am going to try the 5:2 diet, or a variant of it, and also lower my goal weight by 5lbs to see if I can trick myself into working at it instead of relaxing.

Chelenka and Michigan, EXACTLY! My body needs super low cals to maintain and I always "reward" myself when I get to a goal! Lol

It's very difficult. There are temptations everywhere. All day long I seem to run into food I am not supposed to have. I have to use a lot of willpower at 5 years out.

It's very easy for me to gain 5 lb. Then it would take a couple weeks to lose it, and it's hard because on the weekends, I tend to gain. Then I have to work on not gaining more.

It will never change. I have accepted that a long time ago

.I'd rather fight it at this weight. When I look at other women my age, they seem to get huge pot bellys after menopause. My sister in law has always been skinny. Since menopause, she has put on a bunch of weight.

I eat very little, but then sweets will make me gain way more than a piece of candy weighs. I've never understood that!