If the battle has truly been "won", you might have better ways to spend your time... right? But obesity, like drug addiction, just might not be a battle you "win" and walk away from. Unless huge changes in lifestyle are made and kept it's just way to easy to slip back into some old habits as we age. That's my observation, anyway. Why not be a contributor here and tell us some techniques you used 20-years ago and still use now to win your battle?

Agree with mtnhome. I'm winning most battles, but the war still rages. I realize this is going to be a life-time struggle, and know that if I take my eye off the ball the weight will start creeping on again. I can easily put half a stone (7lbs to my American cousins) in a bad week, e.g. Christmas - which fills me with dread.

Weight loss is an active battle, every day for most of us I suspect. It involves both wiser food choices and more exercise. I'm pretty sure the successful ones had to be aggressive about it. The maintenance battle will be more subtle, but I'm looking forward to that day because there are just a few foods I eliminated entirely that I'd like to add back to my routine.

I know what you're saying @tedoi. I'm trying to decide whether to attend a working lunch meeting today where my broker always has a high-calorie buffet spread laid-out for attendees. The people who order it are very "large", as are many of the rest. I've asked for healthier choices but been told no one would attend the meetings. No, I'm not going to take my own food, or just attend without eating. Not a matter of small portions... they'd have to be thimble-sized. OK, I decided... I'm headed-out for the local Farmer's Market... a place that always makes me happy.

Agreed.

Thanks! This needs to be an ACTIVE site if folks are going to win the BATTLE. I want to see everyone jump in and share their success stories or let us help them make a success story.