When I started (again) trying to lose weight in 2009 I was 335.6 lbs and would have been happy just to get under 300. But after joining SparkPeople.com I gathered momentum and surprisingly even got under 200. And then I actually got my BMI under 25 which shocked the heck out of me.
Even more surprising is that as a woman in my mid-40s I discovered a love of white water kayaking. It feels like I was put on this earth to kayak and I'm determined to stay in shape to continue enjoying it as long as I can.
Here are some links to podcast interviews and a TODAY show clip:
http://tinyurl.com/4a-healthy-bmi-media
There is a lot more about my story, how I did this, etc. on my page at SparkPeople.com:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=4A-HEALTHY-BMI
What brought me here to dietbet is an unwelcome regain after life threw me some nasty curve balls. I worked too dang hard to get the weight off and assume an active life to end up back where I started.
So here I am, pushing back off the weight I regained. Because that's what we maintainers do.
If you're interested in weight loss maintenance you might enjoy a page of links to resources that I collected for the maintenance team I co-lead at SparkPeople.com
At Goal & Maintaining + Transition to Maintenance Big Page of Links
Cheers and here's to not only reaching our goals, but STAYING there!