-
Maintaining My Weight Anxiety
In August of 2014 I decided I was unhappy and wanted to lose weight. At the time I weighed 181lbs at 16 years old (5'6in) and the smallest I got down to was 132 in June of this year. I went cold turkey and stopped drinking soda, sweet tea, stopped eating sweets, ran/walked 3 miles everyday and literally had eggs, fruit and…
-
5ft Maitence
I was curious what maintence calories women my height eat and have successfully and steadily maintained. I will be 115 soon and I want to maintain in the month of December then go back to losing weight.
-
Eating back exercise calories?
I hit my weight loss goal of 140 lbs (13.2 lb loss) back in mid-September by eating a net 1,580 calories. I ate back my exercise calories every day. Once I hit my goal, I was afraid to increase my calories too much, too quickly, so I would increase by 100 calories every 10-or so days. I'm currently at 1,980 calories and…
-
Body changes
Potentially daft question. I am at maintenance (but still have high anxiety about increasing calories) and am pretty sure I am gaining back some weight despite technically eating at a similar level to what I was doing when I was losing weight and daily exercise. My face (particularly when I wake up) feels/looks puffy and…
-
40 fit and want to stay that way!
I'm a life long exerciser and love training. Prob 5 times plus per week. My exercises of choice are martial arts (kickboxing), running, circuits, Hiit, and weights. At 40 years old, I'm I'm pretty good shape and I want to stay that way. The effort I put in pays off, but I feel like I'm just going to have to continue to up…
-
Goal weight reached.
Hi all, I've reached my goal weight, 14 kg gone. Have been on 1200 calories per day, how many calories should I go up to to maintain my weight. Do I redo my goals? Does maintaining my weight just mean more calories, more carbs, more sugar etc. You input would be appreciated.
-
Resting Metabolic Rate Testing?
I recently read an article suggesting that people who lose a significant amount of weight may actually have lower metabolic rates than people of the same size whose weight remained relatively stable. As a total data geek, I'd love to find out what my actual resting metabolic rate is (as opposed to relying on calculators).…
-
How did you decide upon your goal weight?
Curious how other people chose their goal weight/size/composition. I am having some difficulty deciding where I want to go with my weight, maybe some insight will help :)
-
Body recomp success pictures?
Have any of you had success at eating at maintenance and losing fat while gaining muscle? Or..can someone send me a link to where I can see body recomp pictures? I want to see people who have stayed within the same weight from before and after. Feel free to post your success here. If so, I'm curious as to how many calories…
-
Maintaining on Weekly Calorie Goal vs. Daily?
Background: I have been struggling to maintain since I hit 130 (5'9") around September 1. As of yesterday I dropped as far as 123.5 which is obviously a problem. The issue is that I'm eating 2800ish a day and still losing because I find my burns as a runner and mom of three under four incalculable even with the fitbit…
-
Doomed outlook for maintaining? Not so!
I've read some posts here and there about the dismal outlook for us to maintain the weight loss we work so hard - and long - to achieve. I'm sure we've all seen the stories of the regained weight on the Biggest Loser contestants, and I've wondered what my future will be. I've been researching studies of people who lost…
-
Are your maintenance calories about what you predicted?
Hi--I'm not at maintenance yet--I have about 20 lbs to go. I was just wondering how your final maintenance calories at your goal weight compared with what you (or calculators) might have predicted. I've read that a lot of people slowly increase their calories, say upping them by 100 per day each week. Did your final…
-
Need some friends
I was 205 lbs now I'm 174 as you see this is me now I'm looking for some new friends so add me :)
-
Maintenance Anxiety- Can Anyone Relate?
Hi folks, I'm wondering if anyone else finds themselves getting overly anxious about maintenance. I've lost a significant amount of weight (120+ pounds) over a long period of time and now I'm trying to establish a healthier attitude about diet and exercise. I was successful in my weight loss by being incredibly vigilant…
-
Maintenance with an open diary
ISO friends who are in or around maintenance level calories with open diaries. Always looking to add new inspirations to my family's menu!!! I've been here about 2 1/2 years and log daily. :) -Counter for life...
-
How fast do you get out of shape; how fast do you get back in shape?
HI - I have been a regular exerciser for my entire life. When I found MFP and started working out differently, I immediately saw results. For the past 4 years, I have been at the gym 5x/week, doing a mixture of cardio and free weights, bands, etc. Occasionally I walk briskly outdoors for an hour. This summer I added in…
-
How to figure out correct maintenance calories?
How can I figure out what my maintenance calories will be? I am 10 to 15 pounds from goal weight. I am a 6'1 male, medium to medium large frame. Are the calculators on the web accurate enough? Or should I go to a lab and run a gamut of tests to see what they are? I have been eating 1200 to 1400 calories now daily. What is…
-
Maintain your weight while eating kryptonite foods
Hello everyone. I'm Kate, 20 years old. Height is 5'1 weighing 47kgs or 103 lbs. Perfect BMI right? Hehe My Basal Metabolic Rate is 1295 calories. It means that my body burns 1295 calories while at rest, doing nothing. That burn is possible with 12 hours fasting, it means to eat the exact time next day with the time you…
-
Trying to Quit
Ive been a smoker for over 7 years. Ive been a dedicated weight lifter for roughly 5 years. There was a time in there where i stopped smoking but unfortunately I picked up the habit again. Anyways, after about 2 years of no training i recently started again,but ive been smoking about a pack a day. Now im about 2 months…
-
Difficulty maintaining weight on new program
I have recently begun a new program and am having a hard time adapting to my new physique. A little background; I have a 3 year old and an 18 month old and have been pregnant or nursing since 2012. I weaned my youngest down to one nursing session/day back in July, and my weight then fluctuated between 100 & 103 (at 5'3.)…
-
63 more or less fit. Trying to maintain.
I can still climb Mt Evans! I am more fit now than I was at 20. Pretty weird. Either that or my memory is somewhat distorted.
-
Mindful Eating & Healthy Living Support!
Please add me if you are a regular user! I'm looking for extra support to maintain the weight I have lost this year and gain and offer new encouragement to other users in similar situations!
-
Anxiety about increasing healthy-food calories to maintain
I'm 10 lbs from my goal and I'm starting to think about maintenance. Whenever I've increased my caloric intake slightly, I seemed to fill it with junk food. I'm concerned that when I get into maintenance and need to go up 300-500 calories/day, how I will actually eat that much food. That's an extra meal for me right now.…
-
Maintaining Calorie
What is your ladies (5'5-5'6) maintence plan? Calories per day? I'm trying to figure out mine. The calculators range too much
-
Onto Maintenance
Hi all. i am just new to MF I have recently got to goal. I thought maintenance would be relatively easy. Silly i know now! I see i have got some adjustments to make.!
-
2000 days in a row (and counting)
I started myfitnesspal on March 1st, 2011. Today I celebrate my 2000th day. I had been very overweight for more than 12 years and nothing I tried fixed that until I discovered tracking/logging calories. My problem had been three-fold: lack of exercise, the kinds of food I was eating, and portion size. I’ve moderately…
-
Lyrica
Does anyone else take lyrica (pregabalin)? I take this medication for neuropathic pain and migraines and i find that it causes me to be excessivley hungry. I am fine until i eat and then the cravinbgs kick in and my stomach becomes a bottomless pit. If i abstain from eating i experience constant thoughts of food and…
-
Dumb question about maintenance
Hi everyone! I'm hoping you can help me with a quick question. I'm nearly to my goal weight (aiming for 135, down from 185; hit 139 this morning!), so I'm thinking about what maintenance will look like. Please pardon the dumb question, but I wanna be sure that I know what I'm doing when I get there. Right now, as I've been…
-
Stopping smoking whilst maintaining
Anyone else been through this? My last cigarette is before bed tonight then from tomorrow I'm hoping not to gain more than a couple of pounds in the first month. Wish me luck!!
-
Split From - Recomposition: Maintaining weight while losing fat
This discussion was created from replies split from: Recomposition: Maintaining weight while losing fat.