This is such a great thread!!!! I also lost 75 pounds of post baby weight, (first 40 on my own with portioning, last 35 with Nutra System)....kept it off for 6 yrs until I was in a fairly major car accident. I was no longer able to go to the gym...had been going 3 times a week. I gained back about 35. :( All the gals where I now work want to lose varying amts, so we are keeping each other honest. ;) No one has to give numbers if they don't want to, but it is nice to have the support. Our check-in day is Monday, so that helps to keep us honest over the weekend. hehehe I am down 15, still want/need to lose another 15-20.
Before I went back to work full time, I was going to excersise classes at the pool 4 days a week. Wrong time of day to allow me to do that now...with my arthrits, I found it to be the best place for me. Before C'mas, I got cortizone shots in both hips. Before that, the hallway from the the boardroom to the front office at work seemed like AT LEAST a mile long. Now that the shots have kicked in, I make that my daily excersize...as many times as I can during the day up and down that hallway!!!
Another freebie...many shopping malls offer mall walking...before the stores open, so only the walkers inside...and because it is inside, it doesn't matter what the weather is doing.
DH made an observation last evening at dinner....25-30 yrs ago, dinner plates were 10"...now they are 12". So...find a smaller plate and as someone said here, you will trick your eyes into thinking you have much more food. :)
Sending support hugs to everyone on here that is struggling with either trying to lose, or on the flip side, those that find it difficult to keep the weight on!!!!
Patti