Right track?

FUZZBUZZ4

hey guys,

i have just upped my calories successfuly to the healthy level after reading all those posts on starvation.. THANKS! i have so much more energy than before and feel healthier! i want to say thanx BUT i also want to ask for those on maintenance hows in goin? i decided to maintain for a while and i have GAINED!!! 3 pounds as of this morning! i am really worried now i dont want all the weight to come back!!
:flowerforyou:

FUZZBUZZ4

hey guys,

i have just upped my calories successfuly to the healthy level after reading all those posts on starvation.. THANKS! i have so much more energy than before and feel healthier! i want to say thanx BUT i also want to ask for those on maintenance hows in goin? i decided to maintain for a while and i have GAINED!!! 3 pounds as of this morning! i am really worried now i dont want all the weight to come back!!
:flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

I gained about four pounds when I switched to maintenance. They went away within a month, without me changing anything.

Don't panic, I've been told this is normal, especially if you're coming out of starvation mode. Your body just needs to re-adjust to normalcy.

Keep the faith. :flowerforyou:

FUZZBUZZ4

hows ur maintenance going now? are u at a steady weight? wats ur calorie intake.. sorry its just great to hear of someone who is successfully maintaining and not gaining!
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lotusfromthemud

I'm at 1690 without exercise, and lots (LOTS !) more on my heavy exercise days. (one exercise session = 982 calories according to my new heart rate monitor.) I set myself at sedentary, and if I go to the mall and walk for an hour, I log it as exercise. If I clean my house, I log it as exercise. I'd up my activity level on my settings, but I really actually have a couple days a week where I do practically nothing all day. (except study and write), so this is what's working for me.

I'm eating all my calories (within 100) every single day. Since the initial bump up (I think my body was just thinking that any minute I would stop feeding it again ) I've actually lost one more pound and some more inches. I may have to go buy another size smaller in jeans. (trust me, I'm not sad about that).

Again, I cannot stress enough, it's normal to gain a couple pounds when you first shock your body by giving it more food. (think of how much you lost the first couple of weeks for a similar "shock", but in reverse). Don't let it panic you. :flowerforyou:

FUZZBUZZ4

thank u so much for this reply.. being the only one who replied too!!!
anyway thanx for looking out for me on here.. ur really a tremendous help!
:flowerforyou: