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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1564585" data-attributes="member: 408573">It is coincidental that you mention vanity.  I was asked to lose half a stone from my already healthy weight and I initially took it badly.  I determined that I would not lose weight, one reason being that I had been the same weight for decades, give or take three or four pounds.  I started LCHF and lost four pounds in the first week which didn't affect my opinion.  A month later and I had lost a further stone and I was shocked at my reaction.  I was so chuffed.  Why?  I couldn't work it out until I thought about being very honest with myself, it was pure vanity.  I lost a further half stone over the next three months and now I really became concerned, I have since gained two pounds and again, my reaction surprised me, it was disappointment.At fifty eight years old and pre diagnosis I had never thought about weight loss diets and so had never been on one.  This is all brand new to me.  Is this a normal reaction?  I want to gain back the half stone without raising my bg and I am experimenting with that.  I have been told that maintaining weight is harder than losing it.As for BMI, I have never used that as a guide and cholesterol levels are equally outside of my list of concerns.My only goal now is to continue to lower my bg without losing weight.  Oh, and to stop the emotional responses to weight  loss/gain.</blockquote>

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