We will have to agree to disagree with this part. I stated 125 is a healthy weight for a 30 yo, 5'3 female, which it is. At 5'3, even 150 is overweight and puts someone at increased risks for health complications related to weight. 150 might not sound heavy, but even at that weight your risks for obesity related illnesses do start to increase. She claims to also have a 'petite frame' and if that were true, 125 would be healthy weight for her body size, but I know she will never get to that point. I certainly agree that anyone going from 500 to 250 is a huge accomplishment but AL maintaining a long term weight of 250 as a 5'3 female would still mean she's morbidly obese with a high risk for CVA's, DM2, high blood pressure, etc, and doctors would still encourage her to continue to lose weight. I guess to me, 125# on a short, petite frame isn't a size that would be 'pretty hard for anyone' to maintain. I won't go on an obesity in America rant, but there seems to be a mindset of many people anymore that 'healty weight ideals' are so hard to maintain or downright unreasonable for most people, but unless you have a condition causing you to be overweight, that really isn't true. Staying a healthy weight requires you to be active and consistently mindful of your daily nutrition, and I personally think that everyone should be doing that if they want to try prevent weight related illnesses as they age. I'm sure this might be an unpopular opinion, but as someone who's mindfully maintained a healthy weight all my life, I know it's not always easy, but it certainly can be done Regardless of what Someone's starting weight was. It really just comes down to establishing a healthy relationship with food.