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[quote=Anonymous]I lost 30 lbs when I was 22.  Am now 40 and have had 2 kids and have maintained the weight loss.

My biggest lessons:

Yes to a trigger weight.  I don’t weigh myself every single day but definitely several times a week and if I go above a certain weight I cut back eating.  I am not a calorie counter, but I’ve been doing this so long I know what to do to move the needle.

I don’t drink calories.  Occasional social drinker of alcohol and that’s it.

I generally don’t snack.  Light breakfast, bigger lunch, light dinner.

I look at the big picture all the time and try to make adjustments based on when I know I have meals out, parties, etc.  If I know I’m going out to dinner that night, I pass on the donut or bagel at the morning meeting.  If I haven’t had a treat in a week and I have nothing planned, I go for the donut/bagel.  That kind of thing.  Just constant mental calculations that become second nature.

I never, never eat at home in the evenings.  I eat with my family at around 6-7pm and that’s it for the night.[/quote]

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