Thinking ahead…how to you maintain your target weight?

khk2010

I have a question for anyone who is at their weight loss goal or thinking ahead like me. I have lost weight before but gained it back, and then some. So this time I am looking ahead to find a way to maintain. How are you managing maintained weight loss? Do you use MFP after weight loss to maintain?

1harleygal

To maintain your target weight keep with this site, it will let you know your calorie count and excercise required to keep you at your target weight!

fitandhealthy

While I would like to see what some of the long-timers say, I would think that this site will have taught us what to do. Although I've always incorporated exercise into my life, I have learned alot in terms of nutrtional values and what not to eat, etc. Geez, when I look back to my pre-MFP days, and what I was eating....well, I think I know now how to maintain my healthy lifestyle...exercise and eat healthy.

cattiemac

I am working on maintaining my weight and still use MFP to track what I eat. I follow their plan and have been at the same weight for several months. I find using the site keeps me accountable and that I what I need in order to be successful at maintaining my weight.

bellinachuchina

I have been maintaining since the end of March, and I have found this site to still be very useful! Even after adding in a couple hundred calories gradually, I am still noticing a 1/2lb. loss a month... I guess due to my metabolism operating correctly! My advice would be to not drastically change your diet once you hit your goal. Add in 50 extra cals. a week until you are close to your maintenance level, and keep monitoring your weight. Stay active & eat mindfully forever, that is the way to maintain!

jackpotclown

I've been maintaining my weight loss for the past few months, and this site has been a large part in keeping me there. I've adopted a 3 lb range (+ or -) that I will allow myself to work in (because you can easily move a few lbs with salt/water retention etc), and as far as the calories I take in, it says 2300 for me to maintain, I still operate in the 1800-2000 calorie range so that if I have a bad day here or there, no worries. I also make it a point to calorie cycle and incorporate different styles of cardio (HIIT, C25k) along with different resistance training to kinda shake it up. Either way, I try to keep it interesting and not get bored by the workouts or the perception that working out is a "chore". Actually, with summer coming, I've made it a point to substitute a gym day with an outdoors day instead (take the mountain bike out or the rollerblades and go venturing into other neighborhoods, trails, playgrounds, etc).....makes me feel like a kid again lol......to sum it up, it's more of adopting and accepting a lifestyle change that is for the better

katstorm27

I would recommend using this site. I reached my goal and then quit doing the website and here I am back trying to lose the same pounds that I orginally lost. It helps to hold you accountable in what you are taking in. It also helps me to see my exercise log and how much I actually burn. Hope this helps.

xonophone

I hit my goal in mid-April but still log every calorie faithfully. Unlike what many have recommended, I didn't gradually up my intake though, I went BAM! Head first into my 1800 calories per day with great joy! Some days I am a little over, some days a little under, but in general I try to stay between 1800-1900 net calories and have lost 3 more pounds since then. Logging my calories has become such a part of my life that I actually enjoy it, and with the new offline version of MFP on my ipod touch I can do it anywhere. The last time I tried to count calories a few years back, I thought I was good at "eyeballing" my portions but that method just made me gain the pounds back...and they brought friends! So I plan on logging for as long as I can - it really is the only was I can stay accountable.

Good luck with your goal - you will do it if you are faithful!

khk2010

Thanks. Really great input!