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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thanks for the helpful responses all.  The last two, in combination, are especially illuminating.  Currently, my weight-loss regimen isn't too demanding at all.  I find it pretty easy to stay within about 1400 calories/day, and that almost always includes a fudge pop or piece of chocolate, plus beer once or twice a week (all I ever drank anyway).  And since the vast majority of my exercise is bike commuting, plus a scenic bike ride or long walk on the weekend, I even find daily exercise pretty sustainable.  Also, I really like how well my digestion works when I don't eat too much.  I never feel heavy and sluggish anymore, which I didn't even know I felt before I changed my eating.

But I am a bit worried about what the most recent PP pointed too--getting obsessive about calories and pounds.  I've never been down this path myself, but this is my first ever real diet of any sort.  I have seen plenty of friends struggle with disordered eating, though.

So, in retrospect, I think part of what I was asking (myself, you all, the world) was: I will know when to stop, right?  It's partly a mental health thing, but it's also a little vanity.  I'm in a profession where commanding authority is really important, and I notice how "mousy" women struggle.  (And I don't mean to be offensive.  I obviously wish we lived in a world where appearance didn't matter.)

Anyway, I was just really hoping that there would be a moment when I would hit the right size, and I would just know it.  Thank you all for helping me think about what I was really trying to figure out.[/quote]

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