These pants I fished out of the closet seem looser since the last time I put them on. My weight hasn't changed an ounce in weeks, but I feel like I'm still losing fat. Is that possible? I've always carried fat in my hips and thighs--the really stubborn, pear-person stuff. Am I actually making a dent in it slowly but surely?

I stay at about 30-40 net carbs, 1500-1800 cals, with exercise every day. The times I've checked for ketones, I see only the slightest change, if any (I sometimes think I'm just imagining a pinkish tint.)

Any of you veteran maintainers have a story to tell me? An information reference on ongoing maintenance?

My weight shifted around a bit after I hit goal. I was real thin up on top so my collar bones and upper ribs stuck out, and my boobs were in sad shape. Now my upper body is more proportional to my lower. My pants are a little looser than when a first hit goal, and I no longer look like a freak when wearing a tank top.

Also since you are exercising, you could be adding muscle and loosing fat. This is most likley what is happening to you. Good for you that you continue to improve your health in maintenance Sounds like you are doing the right thing.

I'm noticing the same change.
Getting skinnier, but not loosing even adding some.
The calorie intake is between 1500-2000.
Scared to disappear

Yes totally possible, I don't know how, or even why it does it, but your body CAN rid you of fat (or maybe it just redistributes about the body) without actually registering it on the scale....this happens to me A LOT! Which is why it's really important to measure as well as weigh because sometimes if you hit a patch where the scale is being unkind then the tape won't be. I just recently had this, my scale has said I put on some, but the tape tells a different story!
It's truly bizzare, and it doesn't matter much how or why it happens but it does.

Yes...same here..its amazing!!!

Thanks people. This is not the worst weight management situation I've ever encountered.

Now is the time to remember I'm in this WOE for life. If I DO happen to start dropping more weight, I'll be glad to add a few healthy carbs.

Amen BKL! You are right, what a problem to have!!!

Check out this thread on fat redistribution in the "Best Of" forum.

This just crossed my mind. Duh.

About two months ago, I stopped drinking wine. I was allowing up to a couple glasses a day--8-12 oz total--well within my carb and calorie allowance. In the past, drinking or not drinking wine never seemed to have much effect on my rate of loss, so I figured it was one of those lifestyle things I could allow.

Now...I think perhaps omitting the alcohol may account for the new wrinkle--in my butt, that is. My body doesn't have anything to burn on a daily basis but its own fat. That doesn't account for the fact that my weight isn't changing. Still, fat loss seems to be occurring, and I'm not unhappy about it.

P. S. I no longer miss the wine. And since it's not "forbidden" (I have a glass or two on special occasions), I'm comfortable with the limitation.

Thanks so much for the link. Very interesting. I wouldn't mind getting a little fat back in my face. Not exactly gaunt, but at age 59, I regret the saggy chin.

Also, reading that thread, I'm encouraged to dig out my skin brush. I did that faithfully for a while awhile back. I liked the silky feeling, and it couldn't hurt.

I once bought a bottle of L'Oreal "Sublime Slim" cellulite reducing stuff--I always called it sublime slime. You're supposed to use a different formula for night and day, but I just used the night-time stuff twice a day. Didn't seem to do much. But then, I didn't actually follow the instructions, did I?! I have some of the stuff left. I'll save it for next summer, when my legs actually show upon occasion.