Diario de ChristyLA, 25 abr. 14

Congratulations on meeting the goal weight. I can't wait until I get to meet mine. ;) 

You are a very wise woman... 

Awesome attitude! 

A clear and concise plan you've got mapped out. Sounds very reasonable and if after I get through my 6 week challenge of not weighing myself, I may adopt it as my own if there is no more loss. My last weigh in was 168.2. Same as you and my goal is 160. With the hope of actually shooting for 155 and maintaining from there. Thanks for the share and wisdom.  

I like your plans! If you ever get to a point where exercise begins to exhaust you, don't stop, just make it lighter! :) As for the weight training, be careful with warm ups and your posture! You don't want to injure yourself and lose all your progress like I've done 1 or 2 times already lol. Be progressive and listen to your body! ;) Have a great weekend! 

You'll get there, 2MC :) It took me 2 years to get here and it was worth every moment :) 

Why, thank you, Persistandendure and Kris AZ :) Thanks for your support! 

ClassicRocker, I've been pretty much maintaining my weight since December, so I can tell my body is not able to go any further. But I'm okay with it. I'm actually really grateful that I got this far, because I started at 270 lbs, and now I nearly weigh what I did as a teenager and I have nearly a "normal" BMI :) It's a dream come true. Don't fret if your body wants to maintain at a weight that is higher than you want. Our bodies know what is best :) 

Thanks, Euheide. You have very wise advice about working out. The slow and steady approach is definitely better. Fortunately, I haven't injured myself with weight training. I have problems with my knees from an old injury, but I've never actually hurt myself from working out. I guess I'm careful enough :) But I can see how it could happen. Enjoy your weekend! 

Good for you, ChristyLA. That is what I would do as well. After I drop this first 20 lbs., I had planned to set a new goal of either 10 or 15 additional pounds. I plan to listen to my body, too, in terms of where it is happy being. My mother and grandmother were "big boned" and I was in a size 10 by 14 years old, so I follow suit. Most of my life I have been between a size 12-14. I am down to a size 12 already, so I really just want to have those be a bit on the loose side and fitter. Works for me. 

Thank you very much Christy! You're gonna do great! :) 

Thanks, Gillian! Some of us hit a "set point" weight where it's very difficult to go any lower (unless, possibly, if we were to starve ourselves). We are all born with slightly different metabolism rates and body types. Being older, we can't expect ourselves to be what we weighed as kids, because our metabolisms are just not as efficient anymore. So I believe that if we try our best, that is all we can do. Then we should accept ourselves for how we are. I know that I cannot starve myself for long, so I cannot maintain a lower weight. So I'm eating healthy foods and to fulfill my hunger and this is the weight my body wants to be :) We cannot all be stick thin. Good luck to you. Any weight loss that is maintained is a success. It is much better than regaining lost weight :) 

Thanks for your comments and concern, PerryHud. I'm 5'7" and 167 lbs. I've tried reducing my calories to 1200 a day and couldn't lose weight. I eat 1900 calories a day, and my weight was the same when I was eating 1200 calories, which is why I believe my weight won't go any lower, unless, possibly, if I were to starve myself (less than 1200 calories a day, which I haven't tried consistently). That amount of calories wouldn't be maintainable, so there is no point in doing that. At first, I believed what you believed that weight was determined by "calories in/calories out" and we could all be any weight we wanted if we just kept cutting calories and exercising more. But that is not the case, at least, not with me. I splurge once a week, but I still stay within my RDI. I have maintained my weight, no matter what I do, since December (over 4 months), so I am certain that this is the weight my body wants me to be. I am certainly not "copping out," because the entire 4 months that I maintained, I tried different things to try to lose weight and was unsuccessful. I have now accepted my weight for what it is, because the frustration is not worth it. Best of luck to you with your continued weight loss. 

your progress is amazing!  

Aww, thanks, Tulipgirl. You're doing amazing yourself!