Full weight loss after weight regain is possible, for example:

Was at ideal weight of 110 lbs but now dealing with a 70 lb regain. Can go up & down give or take 5-10 lbs but then...I'm stuck & can't seam to lose anymore before I get discouraged & quit trying again. So happy to hear a regain success story finally. O.K. so how did your neice do it???

I believe she just cut WAY back on her snacking, calories and carbs. I don't know about everyone, but I think a LOT of us still eat a LOT more than we realize. And I shouldn't say this here, BUT, she didn't exercise much, if at all, just cut way back. I look at how much I'm eating, I'm averaging this week about 1,400 cal a day, and it is a HUGE, I mean HUGE cut back from what I WAS eating, so I was possibly eating around 4,000 a day and not even realizing it. Our pouch doesn't hold much, but we can pack it full every hour or two with high cal foods and actually GAIN weight. I know for a time she did the atkins induction, basically staying below 20 carbs a day, but that was to loose fairly quickly before her wedding..she still watches her carbs, but doesn't go that low and she just doesn't eat all day anymore.

Thanks Leslie for reminding me that weight loss after gain is possible!!  It had wls on 8/28/2000 and lost 101#.  By March 2005 had the first of my 2 "final freak-outs" when I joined Curves weighing in at 183#...a 42# weight gain from my lowest weight of 139#.  I lost 11 pounds but gained it back again in 2 months.  Jan 22, 2007 was the date of my "final final freak-out". I  joined our Biggest Loser plan at my work and weighed in at 181 pounds!!  I have gone through too much to let food take control of me again!! I started on their common sense approach to eating and making lifestyle changes and the weight started falling off.  I don't mean to make it sound easy. It's very hard to change the way I've eaten and not exercising adequately for over 50 years,  By July of 2007 I  lost 27 of the 42# I gained and maintained the loss for almost 1 year. now  Earlier this year when my weight loss started slowing down I had some bouts of discouragement. It seems like I was stuck on 152#.  I really started to panic when I gained 2#.  I have to tell myself that these fluctuations are normal.  Remembering how I felt at my "final final freak-out" moment, I have to remind myself that I don't want to ever feel that way again. I'd love to weigh 129# again but I'll be happy when I get to 145#.  Congrats on returning to the losing side and thanks again for being an inspiration to me to help me stay on track.