If you're like most adults you've lost weight many times, only to return to your previous weight or even higher. The same goes for other difficult life changes, such as smoking cessation. As one smoker said, "Stopping smoking is easy, I've done it dozens of times."
Remaining a non-smoker or sustaining your weight loss requires knowledge of helpful processes that will keep your hard won success. We explore these in Keep the Pounds Off, an article on successful maintenance.