Yeah, I went on a weight loss program a few years back because I neeeded to lose weight to join the military. And well, I went from 254 to 230 in about six months while eating McDonald's everyday and no excercize.

Then I finally got a decent paying job where I could support myself without joining the military, and well I also noticed I am at a plateau at the 20-25 pounds overweight range (I'm going by bodyfat percentage as BMI is misleading if you have any muscle mass). Of course, I haven't gained much weight back in the two years and since I do manual labor I can get away with eating more, but still every site I've checked says that the last 15-20 pounds is harder to lose because of a quirk of the human body where your metabolism just gets really stubborn. Remember, your body is convinced that you NEED that extra fat becuase their could be a famine right around the corner, and if you were doing caloric restriction like I did it is actually convinced you are starving.

I'd suggest a change in routine or even slacking off for a week or two to fool your body into thinking food is once again plentiful, and then attack the problem from a different angle.

As for me, I'm mostly happy with my body. I lost enough weight to where I get compliments especially from people who last saw me three yeas ago or only know me from my awful picture where I weigh 270. I do need to lose my weight eventually though since I don't like having man boobs and can feel myself putting on weight again.

The important thing is realizing it's all about a healthier lifestyle. For years I felt like my weight was beyond my control, and it was genetic since everyone in my family was obese, but after researching and studying the subject I realized how I slowly put on 100 pounds while in high school and college.

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Well sir that seems to be someone else's problem.