What does maintenance look like?

47Jacqueline

I've been maintaining for the past two years. Here's what maintainance looks like on MFP:



What does yours look like?

nxd10

Mine doesn't. I bounced between 153 and 150 for a year, dropped rapidly and bounced from 147-150 for 9 months. Then back to the 153 to 150 gig. I lose a few pounds every summer and regain it in winter.

You're +/- 5 or 6 pounds? I guess I'm +/- 3. Bodies differ.

cwolfman13

I bounced around between 178 and 183 while I was maintaining for about 1.5 years. I did a bulk in the fall and through the new year and I've maintained for a couple of months at 188 - 193...just started my overdo cut this week.

47Jacqueline

@nxd10 Yes, I have it set for a 5lb range. I average around 127. In the last year I had some medical issues that bounced me around more than usual. The chart helped me get to a point of understanding the unimportance of a number. In that time, I also lost two sizes without changing my maintenance goal.

williams969

October through December 2014 was me transitioning to maintenance; full maintenance since January 1. Here's my chart, "unsmoothed":



It got really "noisy" in January (working off the Christmas bloat, I'm sure), so I stopped daily/multiple times per week weighing. I don't need that "noise" anymore--once a month weigh-ins, "pants" test weekly w/ one particular pair is all I need. As long as my pants fit, and I'm in a 4 lb window, that's good enough for me.

47Jacqueline

@williams969 Me too. Since the beginning, I've only weighed myself every other week. Too much drama with more frequent vigilance.

LivingtheLeanDream

I can't upload my graph as using my mobile but in the past 6 months my goal range has stayed within 4lbs
I weigh in once or twice a week but I know by my clothes should any real gain occur.

cjames010

I hit goal weight in June 2014
I weigh everyday, record once a week.
I'm maintaining +/-3pounds

RaspberryTickleChicken

My normal flux is really negligible 1-2 lbs +/- of 95 & I weigh myself only about once or twice a month nowadays.

Therefore if there's no significant change (flux above the norm) I don't even log it any more. lol

snowflake930

Almost 16 months for me. I have been maintaining around 130. Got down to 125 and up to 134.5. So 5# fluctuation.

SezxyStef

I have a range of between 140-150...big I know...my goal is to be 145 but at 148 I am good with that as well...and late last year I was 143 I was good with that...I allow for 5lbs in either direction.

Summer will see me at probably 140 and I may adjust my range from 135-145 at that point...just because the bike, the walking, swimming and possibly running this summer.

47Jacqueline

Seeing the chart on MFP helped me to stop worrying about a specific number. I think it's helpful to people who are still losing to see what maintenance actually looks like as well.

MargueriteMuguet

Just stopping by because today is my first day at maintaining and this made me actually realise that I'm going to keep a range of weight I will be pleased at. It's something I knew I would have to do but somehow it really hit home when reading this post. Sooooo, thanks and happy maintaining :-) !

47Jacqueline

Cool! That's one of the reasons I posted this. It took me a while to get that I wouldn't actually be maintaining at a specific, finite number.