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Originally Posted by RacerBill
It most definitely makes it easier!
I'm realizing I harbor this ideal that someday it won't be a struggle any more, that it's "over" and I'm 100% in control. I know, that's a fallacy and I should understand and accept that there are good days and bad days ahead. .
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Bill, look at it differently and have heart. Maybe not 100%, but somewhere close is certainly possible. You may have a different struggle. Mine aren't the same as they were back then, although they are related. They also pale in their significance.
When I was fat and heading down, I had the willpower to continue, day in and day out. I saw and felt steady progress. But, I had a lot to lose, so the fat "melted off" in comparison to now.
The lowest I've ever been is about 14-15% body fat (Note: past references to my being 12% no longer seem credible. Something was wrong with those readings). At 14%, nothing happened for months. I could eat more, eat less, take a break and go back. Didn't matter, nothing changed. All around me, people are telling me to stop losing weight. For months, this would go on. How hard is it to resist the pie under those circumstances? Pretty hard.
Don't get me wrong. Maintaining my weight is delightfully easy. I can go forever and not get any fatter. That's a relief. I'm not particularly concerned with day to day living, if I didn't want to get even leaner, that is. I do.
I have my health. My clothes fit. Plus, new clothes are easy to find and comfortable. This may be TMI, but I used to have to buy new pants because they'd wear out from chub rub. No more!
So, in conclusion... No, really, I ramble!
I want people to know that if you've made a lifestyle change, it will get easier the longer you stay in your new lifestyle. You will still have issues, but considering what you've accomplished, they will be minor. If you're just on a diet until you lose weight. It won't get easier. You'll set yourself up for long term failure.