Thank you, ladies, for the personal accounts and the support. Reading through all those other posts about maintaining absolutely strict diets to 'lose those last ten pounds, because those are the hardest to lose' was stressing me out a little.

I have the ability and determination TO lose those last ten pounds. But I think it's more beneficial to my overall health right now to let my body try and sort itself out, even if that means it wants more food, more rest, more sleep than I think it should need.

I'm just terrified of getting into the same situation as my mother--she was overweight through to her 20s, then lost something like 75lbs through Weight Watchers and became very active. But because of her thyroid she will never be able to take off her remaining weight, despite all her activity.

I'm afraid to gain weight--what if it never comes off!? I'm afraid I've worked so hard in the past to stay thin that I'll burn out. That's why it's so scary to let a few pounds slide.