One year ago I walked into Weight Watchers for my weigh in, fingers crossed that I would make my goal weight. I did it, and today I walked in and weighed exactly the same as I did one year ago.
I did it! I can remember people telling me things like “Only 5% keep it off by their one year anniversary.” Guess what? I am the 5%! That is a terrifying number but I did it.
But why? Why do only 5% make it? Maintaining your weight is hard. Yes, losing weight is hard, but in some ways maintaining it is even harder. Now I know when I had about 40 pounds to go I would have wanted to smack someone upside the head that would say such a thing, but it’s true.
At first you are focused on getting to you goal, you know what to do, and you do it with these great little surprises along the way. It’s different for everyone – maybe some want to get rid of a double chin, see a smaller pants size, or just plain feel better. When you get to goal everything is just normal and stays the same. You don’t have all those exciting little developments anymore, so you have to find different things to keep you excited.
Here are some of the things that kept me at goal for the last year:
