Keeping weight off turns out to be way harder than losing weight. Not that losing weight is easy; just way easier. You'll notice that almost any comment or po

Keeping weight off turns out to be way harder than losing weight. Not that losing weight is easy; just way easier. You'll notice that almost any comment or post about successful weight loss is written when the weight loss is recent. And of course, people tend to talk about their recent success, so fair enough. But I almost see people going around saying, this or that worked great for me 3 years ago, and I'm still doing great. I know it happens, and to me, that's the more interesting secret. (And that said, there's a nice counterexample in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39082494 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39082494 - 13 years!) I've successfully lost a lot of weight through sheer force of will a few times when I was younger and competitive and had people to compete with. I've successfully lost a lot of weight through ketogenic diet a few times before, and that has had better success at sticking. It's lasted up to 2 years, which is still great. But still comes back eventually. Eventually I stop being strict about macros and start just kinda labeling some food as keto and sticking to that, and that doesn't work. Right now I'm on Mounjaro, one of the new weight loss drugs like Ozempic. This is truly the lazy (but expensive) way to lose weight. And of course I know I need a plan for keeping it off once I lose it all, if I wish to stop taking the drug.