Your PLAN to MAINTAIN??

Jesusjohnjames
Jesusjohnjames Posts: 378 Member
edited November 19 in Health and Weight Loss
  • Fasting
  • Working out
  • Calorie deficient
the list could go on and on, whats your plan?

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  • Jesusjohnjames
    Jesusjohnjames Posts: 378 Member
    I have some friends who fast once a week, and eat whatever the other 6 days, it works for them.
    my sister workouts every SINGLE day, to maintain.
  • annavalente
    annavalente Posts: 119 Member
    Calorie deficit to maintain?!...I'm confused :/
  • Jesusjohnjames
    Jesusjohnjames Posts: 378 Member
    5;2 method
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    I plan to eat at maintence calories and keep my weight in a five or six pound range up or down.
  • Jesusjohnjames
    Jesusjohnjames Posts: 378 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    I plan to eat at maintence calories and keep my weight in a five or six pound range up or down.

    Thats a great Idea :)
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    annavalente wrote: »
    Calorie deficit to maintain?!...I'm confused :/

    I'm maintaining. I eat at a slight deficit during the week. Over the weekend I go over slightly. It keeps me balanced so I don't gain weight or lose weight.
  • annavalente
    annavalente Posts: 119 Member
    rainbow198 wrote: »
    annavalente wrote: »
    Calorie deficit to maintain?!...I'm confused :/

    I'm maintaining. I eat at a slight deficit during the week. Over the weekend I go over slightly. It keeps me balanced so I don't gain weight or lose weight.

    Ive lost 58lbs...11 more to go so maintenance is something I need to work on soon :)
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Not 100% sure yet, but I'm pretty positive of the fact that it will involve keeping calorie counts and maintaining my current workout routine (or adjusting to lower maintenance calories).
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    edited May 2015
    Way to go! You are so close! :)

    That is very smart of you to start planning now. Make sure you check out the Maintaining Forum as well.

    Good luck!!!!
  • North44
    North44 Posts: 359 Member
    I need to weigh myself every week- and continue to monitor my calories if the pounds start creeping on again. Weighing is key for me!
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    Same thing I did before -eat at maintenance, adjust as necessary.
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  • Wiseandcurious
    Wiseandcurious Posts: 730 Member
    I am losing weight by eating at the sedentary level of my goal weight, or a little under it. So so if I can sustain this, I'll be OK in maintenance. I wouldn't mind eating like that for the rest of my life.
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    edited May 2015
    I've been in maintenance for 2 years now and I turned in my first survey to the National Weight Control Registry this past week :)

    My plan:
    -16:8IF with an eating window of 11am-7pm
    -track calories during the week (most times in a notebook on my kitchen counter)-I usually eat a little under my maintenance calories during the week, and then eat over my maintenance calories on the weekends
    -use my food scale regularly
    -daily weigh-ins that I track on an app. If my weight creeps up above my 5lb maintenance range I get more strict about tracking (have only had this happen once so far)
    -I eat fast food frequently and I always go on their website beforehand to check out the nutritional info/go with a plan of action for what I'm going to get
    -pre-plan my food most days

    And the biggest reason why I think I've been successful so far-I eat all the foods that I enjoy, with a focus on moderation and balance :)
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    edited May 2015
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    5;2 method

    5:2IF isn't a maintenance plan. Dr. Mosley, the creator of the plan, transitioned to a 6:1 protocol when he went into maintenance. Others who used 5:2IF to lose weight, do daily weigh-ins and only do corrective down days when the scale creeps up.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I plan to weigh myself once a week, eat at my maintenance level, continue to log my food, and exercise moderately. There may come a time that I stop logging my food every single day.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I kept doing what I was doing.
    I had hit the point where my weight loss stopped just naturally. Everything I had done worked well. I kept doing it.
    Ate the same way. Worked out the same.

    That was 14 years ago.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited May 2015
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    • Fasting
    • Working out
    • Calorie deficient
    the list could go on and on, whats your plan?

    I have been maintaining for over a year. My plan, as it was from the beginning of my weight loss journey using the tools at MFP, has been to eat everything I love in moderation-now it's eating my maintenance calories, then it was eating at a deficit.

    I am now changing my perception of what is moderation because I want to kick my nutritional value up so that I am making sure my macros are met before adding in the treat food. It's not because I'm afraid I'll gain weight if I don't, it's just a self-challenge I want to try out.

    My plan right now is to add more fresh vegetables and more protein right foods.
  • honkytonks85
    honkytonks85 Posts: 669 Member
    Probably fast one day a week instead of two..
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Sarasmaintaining wrote: »
    I've been in maintenance for 2 years now and I turned in my first survey to the National Weight Control Registry this past week :)

    I just submitted my name and information to be sent the survey. :)
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  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Sarasmaintaining wrote: »
    I've been in maintenance for 2 years now and I turned in my first survey to the National Weight Control Registry this past week :)

    I just submitted my name and information to be sent the survey. :)

    It was kind of fun to do :)
  • catita1025
    catita1025 Posts: 46 Member
    I just keep doing what I've been doing all along. I'm happy to say I learned some really great habits over the past two and a half years...eat right, log my entries...workout/train 5 -6 days a week...I've maintained an 80+ lb. loss for well over a year now. Feeling great and I don't have any intention of stopping! :smile:
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