When the total loss passes a hundred, what surprised you?

2026-10-14 18:31

i’m 14 months in, 83 lbs down, and the last six weeks have been a stubborn flat line. I know part of it is on me: I got loose with olive oil pours, random bites while cooking, and weekend wine. But I keep wondering whether the mental game changes once you get near or past a hundred pounds down.

For those who crossed that line, what actually shifted after? Did hunger, portions, workouts, or just your daily identity feel different? I’m not trying to rush the next stretch.

I just want a realistic picture of what people wish they’d known. What helped you keep going when the scale stopped being the exciting part?

2026-10-18 08:16

Crossed 100 a few months ago and the shocker wasn’t the number—it was how fast my brain flipped from “lose” to “don’t screw this up.” I got weirdly protective. What helped was making the slippery stuff visible: a jigger by the olive oil, wine pre-poured into one specific glass and logged before I sip, and a litle bowl of cucumber on the counter so I’m not grazing off the pan while cooking.

The flat line eased when I stopped treating weekends as a separate food universe. One question: are your weekend wines usually one glass with dinner, or more of a graze-all-afternoon thing?

That pattern might be your easiest lever.

2026-10-20 21:52

I crossed 100 last spring. The surprise wasn’t a lightbulb moment; it was realizing my “harmless” cooking bites were practically an extra meal by Friday.

I put a tiny bowl by the stove for tastes and logged them, which felt ridiculous but broke the autopilot. I also swapped my second weekend glass for a walk around the block with a podcast.

Six flat weeks turned into slow movement again, but the bigger shift was mental: at 100 down, maintenance starts whispering, and that’s its own weird project. Are your wine pours more about the ritual of winding down than the wine itself?