Quote Originally Posted by goldfinch View Post
Yes, you don't know other people's struggles. And maybe few people just eat. But very few people go from morbid obesity to normal weight and keep it off. Everyone who does that successfully is an extreme case. That struggle is significant and I feel it should not be minimized by saying that everyone has their issues. The physiology of the ex-obese person is different from someone who has always been normal weight and maybe deals a bit with five, or ten extra pounds. I do not even think it is out of line to compare it to drug addiction.
That is my big fear! I've managed to keep off 160-170 pounds for 10 years now. But I feel like I'm one misstep from being morbidly obese again. I did go back up to 200 pounds when I was pregnant with my son (that's 200 pounds after I gave birth to him). It was a real struggle to lose weight a second time. My goal now is to get on the scale every day and try to maintain. If I go up 5 pounds, I can correct it before the extra 5 pounds turns into 10, 15 . . . 30.