Thanks for your post, Biz.

Some of the things you're doing seem pretty similar to my strategies. I count all my calories, too. And, used to stay at 1200 - 1500 a day. Now, with my "calorie cycling", I vary that more. Have sort of made up my own calorie cycling plan. I mostly alternate Down Days with Up Days and throw some Middle days in there. Once a week, or less, I plan a "cheat day". It's supposed to help "confuse" the body's metabolism to change calories regularly; I'm hoping I'll experience fewer plateaus.

• DD:......501 - 999 calories
• MD:.....1000 - 1299 calories
• UD:.....1300 - 1599 calories
• "Cheat day": 1600 - 2000 calories

I also usually only fix meat and vegetables for supper. Sometimes, I'll do a starch for my husband,and, I just don't eat it. I've kind of been avoiding Subway, becaus of the carbs/white flour.

Good for you, for meeting your goal, and being able to maintain. I've never really set a goal before, and I've kind of quit part-way to where I've really wanted to be in the past. And, then I haven't maintained. I lost and re-gained the same 20 lbs 3-4x. This time, because I realize that I need to lose moer, I've a goal of a 50 lb loss. And, a goal to maitain. I expect, too, that I'll always need to watch what I eat.

~ Faith