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Originally Posted by *Shira*
I seem to recall that you lost quite a bit on weight watchers a few years back. I'm down thirty and have another 20 to go. I'm a little nervous about the whole maintenance process. How did you do it? Were you just conscious of what you at all the time. Whatever you tells us, don't tell us about omentum.
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Hi Beth! Yes, I lost 55 pounds on Weight Watchers in 1999-2000. I kept that weight off without much difficulty for about 3-4 years. Starting around 2004, I started gaining weight again, but that's because we decided to sell our house in California and move to Iowa. That whole process was VERY stressful, so I started stress-eating and it also impaired my exercise routine, and as a result I did gain a bunch back, but not all of it.
At first, I would mentally tally the points every day, even though I didn't write it all down. And I would stay within my correct point count. (For maintenance, Weight Watchers has you add 5 points to your top of your range and to your bottom of your range.) Eventually, the eating habits that helped me lose the weight became natural and normal for me, so I didn't really have to consciously think about it any more, and that's why it was not too hard to keep the weight off.
One thing I need to do is to get back into an exercise routine similar to the one I was doing back when I lost the weight. I'm afraid I still haven't done that.