Maintaining at 120-125 pounds anyone?

DianaGabriela2013

What does this look like for you? How many calories a day is this? What is a typical breakfast/lunch/dinner?

If anyone has an open diary maintaining at 120-125 I'd love to take a look.

I still have not reached maintenance but I am so looking forward to it. Just incase its relevant I am 5'4. Goal 120-125ish. 33 yrs old. 4 pounds down, 15-20 to go.

kgirlhart

I'm maintaining in that range on ~2100 calories. I am 5'3.5" and 49. I run 4 days a week and do yoga 5 days a week. I am maintaining at a higher calorie level than the calculators give me. I usually have between 400-500 calories for breakfast and for lunch and then the around 1200-1300 for dinner and a snack after. Once you hit maintenance you can increase your goal by the amount of your current deficit. If you are set to .5 pounds per week that will be 250 calories. You may have to adjust your calories to find your goal. But setting mfp to maintain is a good place to start. Congrats on getting to your goal.

kokonani

I'm 5'4", 115lbs maintaining. 40 years old. Moderately jogging 3 days a week plus light weights. My calories are 1600, but adjusting as I go.

OliveGirl128

5ft, 6in here (38 years old), and I'm currently at 123lbs/maintenance range is 120lbs-125lbs, (4+ years into maintenance and in that time I've been as low as 117lbs, to 135lbs-this is my absolute hard upper limit).

I don't track here so no help there, but calorie wise I'm all over the place, from 1,200 days to days like yesterday where I hit over 2,000 calories courtesy of Fazolis Pizza Baked Spaghetti and unlimited bread sticks It averages out though, and 1,600 calories is probably where I'd be at if I was the same every day (according to MFP at least).

Exercise is not something I've ever focused on but I'm grudgingly trying to put in some effort right now Walking a few brisk miles a week currently. It has a very minimal impact on my calories though.

fitand50inSD

5' 7" (51 years old). I have been maintaining at 126-128 lbs for about 3 months. I lift weights 5 days a week (45-60 minutes) and walk 3-6 miles most days of the week. I am currently eating approximately 1900 calories a day, but not extremely diligent about tracking any more. When I get to 128 I tighten up for a few days to get back to the lower end.

LivingtheLeanDream

I'm maintaining just a bit above that : 126-130lbs - my average calories are 1950. Cycle 5 days a week 10-16kms/ average 8k steps/ strength train x 3.
I'm 5ft 2/ 48yrs
Currently I am just above my comfort zone and at 131, so I will eat at deficit until back where I want to be - its swings and roundabouts! So currently I'm eating 1650-1700 cals (and feeling a little deprived but at least its just temporary)

spiriteagle99

I'm 5'6" and maintaining in that range. (Currently 121.8). I walk every day and run 5 days a week (walking 18-20 mpw and running 35-40 mpw). My base is about 1600 calories but then I eat all my exercise calories - usually an average of 700 per day. I figure 500 calories each for breakfast and lunch, 700-1000 for dinner. Snacks fill in the remainder.

Niki_Fitz

Thanks for this thread and for everyone's responses. I have 10 lbs to go to get into the same range of 120-125. It's helpful to know everyone's activity levels. How long did it take you all to get to your goals, especially those last 10 lbs?

Mezzie1024

That's my maintenance range at 5'5".

I'm recovering from an injury right now, but if not for that, I'd be doing lifting 3x/week and yoga 3x/week plus any other activity that is fun and eating anywhere from 1500-2000 depending on that activity and where I am within my weight range.

abbynormalartist

I'm between 122-124lbs, 5'6" and 33 years old. I maintain at about 1600 calories. I sit all day at work, lift weights 2-3 times a week and jog twice a week and usually eat back my calories, though I don't burn a ton. I'm a very slow gainer but also a very slow loser so my weight doesn't fluctuate much. I've only lost 3 lbs in the last couple of years, other than the weight gained and lost from pregnancy.

gothchiq

Maintaining there at 1400 cals, gym 3 times a week. I'm only five three. It's hard.

TheLaser

Thanks for posting this query, as it describes my situation exactly and (I think) I'm in maintenance. I'm 43 yo and 5' 5.5". My goal was 120 (or lower), but I've been hovering at 122-125 for close to a month and feeling very ok with that. Exercise excluded, my base looks like it's around 1500. I run almost every day.

sofchak

My ideal weight is 120 at 5'3" with a range of 117-125 and a hard stop at 126. I recently hit 126 for the first time since starting maintenance about 10 months ago, so buckling down a bit. Down to 118 now (giving myself a little breathing room) for the second day in a row. One more day of 118 on the scale and I will officially call myself back in maintenance (horray for more calories in the daily budget again!).

At .5 lb loss per week, MFP set my calories to 1260 (desk job). I work out 6 days a week - 4 days of running and the other two days are a variety of cross training activities like cycling, swimming, hiking, rock climbing, yoga, etc. Eat back 1/2 my exercise calories so usually eating around 1500-1700 or so right now. When I go back to maintainance I'll eat around 2000 calories a day (with a little more diligence this time).

Apologies but I don't keep a public diary. From a maintenance perspective, my day looks like:
300-450 calories for breakfast
400-600 calories for lunch
150-300 calories for afternoon snack
400-600 calories for dinner
150-200 calories for post workout

I focus on protein goals first, then fiber goals because fiber helps makes me feel full. Healthy fats come next, followed by complex carbs strategically timed to power my workout sessions. Whatever is left can be simple carbs.

Think that about sums it up. Good luck reaching your goal! Almost there

kimny72

I'm 44 yo, 5'5 and hovering between 126-130 lbs. I decided I needed to lose weight when I crept over 140 and stayed there. It took me a year or so to lose 15 lbs.

I'm currently trying to eat @ 1500 cals per day, seeing if I can lose another 5 lbs. My maintenance seems to be @ 1700-1800 but I'm not very active and I know if I could get my butt moving more often I could get that up close to 2000 which would be kind of awesome

doughd2

wellnesschaser wrote: »

Thanks for this thread and for everyone's responses. I have 10 lbs to go to get into the same range of 120-125. It's helpful to know everyone's activity levels. How long did it take you all to get to your goals, especially those last 10 lbs?

I'm a smidge below the range at about 118. I'm 5'4, 32 years old, and an avid crossfitter. I've never been heavy, but I just lost what I'd equate to "the last 10 pounds" and it took me about 5 months. I did a short cut at 1,550 then reversed my way back up to 1,850, which is what I'm eating at now. I'd say I'm still slowwwwly trending downward at this amount and figure I will probably make my way up to around 2,000 calories for maintenance.