when to stop counting calories

ariaerie97

Any tips on ending the whole calorie counting thing or is it something that should be used for a lifetime ? I'm at a point where I need to maintain my weight

RAinWA

I hit my goal weight and went to maintenance calories 6 months ago (down 125 pounds). I decided I would continue logging for a year just to really get to know what maintenance is for me.

I may decide to continue logging after that, we'll see. The way I figure it, I had a lot of years of not paying attention to my intake and it will take some time to learn what works for me to maintain. Everyone is different though - you might do just fine not logging or logging sporadically. You can always go a few weeks without logging and see how you do. If you find the weight creeping back up you can always get back to logging.

Lasmartchika

OP, at 5'2" you do not want to maintain at 95 lbs. Please seek professional help. You are really underweight and you think you're ok. You need to gain weight to be ok.