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I want to hear tips from people that maintain effortlessly. I thought maintaining would be easier. The transition from weight loss into maintenance was interesting. It was hard to let go of weight loss phase after living that way for so long. Just took time to adjust. How have you ordered your life to make the entire process easier - for loss and maintenance phases? Four years out. Living healthy comes naturally. Grocery shopping and cooking is a breeze. Gym is my stress relief. Instead of weight loss goals I have fitness goals. I live life and indulge once in a while. When I gain, I go back to basics. I have chased the same ten pounds up and down the scale. (with the exception of my third year) Are you still struggling to find balance? I am settling into the fact my weight bounces around. I know how easy it is for me to gain. I experienced being stuck at a sixteen pound gain in my third year. Basics stopped working ( I have no idea why) Fourth year basics are now working well. I dropped back into my maintaining zone. Prefer complexity to simplicity? I prefer to do both I take breaks. I don't log and I workout less. Right now my goals are distance running driven. To stay healthy I log food and train.

The port with pain is where your stomach came out. It will take a good week to two for it to no longer be sore. Try crushing your pills in the first couple of weeks and take with applesauce. It worked great for me. Just remember, walking is good... even when you don't want to, just do it. It will help you heal faster. Good luck, you've got this

All is well here. Hit my goal today!

Wowsers, sounds so good! When salads return to my life I'll know what to put on them!🍜

@skinnylife Also, here's my favorite vinaigrette I make all the time. http://fluffychixcook.com/house-vinaigrette/

It's so good! I use a mixed greens and romaine plus purple onion slivers!

The salad sounds lovely. Going grocery shopping today!

You're going to rock that swimming suit and make your sister green with envy. Embrace the positive changes that are coming your way. You'll be a much slimmer you and you'll feel more confident. Loose skin is part of the weight loss journey, but that's something that can be addressed at a later time and is much less of an issue than being obese.

I had my surgery on 12/18. I’m down 91 lbs so far. Congrats on everyone’s success. Hang in there y’all!