BMI TMI---the asymptote

If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch you can get an app to track your dietary intake and excercise. I just started last Monday and it has been a huge help keeping track of what I'm doing. Good Luck Pal.

"Cheating" will get you every time.

When I try to lose weight (and keep it off), I always start with good motivation and control myself fairly easily. I start losing weight without much effort. And then I cheat a little, but keep losing weight. Wow, cheating is OK.

Then, next thing you know I'm cheating all the time, and I'm afraid to get on the scale.

You should come to Japan!

My 2 primary BMI Indices (Waist size and weight) increased this year, but because my cholesterol dropped (for good reasons I hope) I got reclassified from overweight to normal!

My sympathies. One cup of plain Cheerios has 100 calories. One-half can of no-sugar-added peaches has 53 calories. Both are surprisingly filling as a late-night snack. Good luck.

I had a small serving of shredded wheat and a nectarine for breakfast, which was wonderful. Lunch was also small but satisfying.

I think the big prob has been my "cheating"---i allow myself to have basically whatever I want on weekends (which is still less than i used to), but i've had a few lapses during the week now. If i'm cheating on weekdays and on weekends, i'm no longer on a diet.

If it's around, it gets eaten. So, it's best not to have temptation. Or as Oscar Wilde said "I can resist everything except temptation".
Alternate strategy, if you really have to have it, walk [or run] to a store at least a mile away.

You may have stalled, but you're still lighter and fitter than you were at the start. Like many people have advised you, dieting for a couple of weeks isn't that hard but doesn't get you there in the long run - lifestyle changes are the tough bit. Please don't give up, from a purely selfish perspective these posts have been reminding me to exercise and eat less crap.