Originally Posted by
tony_merlino
The real question is, what do you do when you've reached your goal. I don't know about anyone else, but that's the part I usually fall down on. It's hard to maintain motivation when I'm not moving toward a goal.
This is tough. It only takes a few extra calories to start putting weight on and even heavy exercisers tend to gain a bit of weight over the years. I know someone who does a weekly weigh in. If the scale says 163 or less he has pancakes with whipped cream and berries for Sunday breakfast. If it says more he has his small, usual breakfast.
People who maintain weight loss tend to continue to keep track of what they are eating and they weigh themselves regularly. If you keep the weight off for two years the odds are now with you that you will keep it off. So, your goal is to keep the weight level for a month, two months, a year, and two years.