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Maintenance 6 Months
xKoalaBearx
Posts: 181 Member
Hello everyone. Thought I would give you an update. It's been 6 months since going on maintenance and about 14 months since starting NS. It's been going well. Here are some bullet points:
- I still use NS foods because I enjoy the variety and the prepackagedness of it. I use them mainly Monday to Friday at work for breakfast and lunch. I am working on slowly replacing them with regular foods, which I have already done on weekends. My goal is to stay with NS foods at least for a year of maintenance before really trying to go off them.
- I'm maintaining at 140 lbs for the past 6 months.
- I log my food as often and as accurately as I can. Good or bad, I own what I eat.
- My maintenance calories are about 2200-2300 cal/day
- I rarely have splurge days since my daily caloric allowance is so high. But I still have them, especially on Thanksgiving, and this coming Christmas and New Years.... going up as high as 5000 calories in a day.
- I lift weights 3 times a week, doing the Ice Cream Fitness program. A very simple beginners program which has gotten me great results so far.
- I do cardio in the form of HIIT 2-3 times a week. I'm slowly working my way up to 20 minutes. Right now I'm at 15 minutes per workout and doing it on a rowing machine.
- I have replaced my entire wardrobe with size small clothes, I wear 30 inch waist pants, and they're still sometimes loose. I've donated all my old clothes.
- I'm 6 months away for being eligible to register for the National Weight Loss Registry.
- I'm happy and healthier than I've ever been, and my wife thinks I'm hot than when we first met in college. How good is that?!
I realize it's not the NS foods specifically that help you lose weight, but maintaining your calories. Keep it up and you'll get there!
- I still use NS foods because I enjoy the variety and the prepackagedness of it. I use them mainly Monday to Friday at work for breakfast and lunch. I am working on slowly replacing them with regular foods, which I have already done on weekends. My goal is to stay with NS foods at least for a year of maintenance before really trying to go off them.
- I'm maintaining at 140 lbs for the past 6 months.
- I log my food as often and as accurately as I can. Good or bad, I own what I eat.
- My maintenance calories are about 2200-2300 cal/day
- I rarely have splurge days since my daily caloric allowance is so high. But I still have them, especially on Thanksgiving, and this coming Christmas and New Years.... going up as high as 5000 calories in a day.
- I lift weights 3 times a week, doing the Ice Cream Fitness program. A very simple beginners program which has gotten me great results so far.
- I do cardio in the form of HIIT 2-3 times a week. I'm slowly working my way up to 20 minutes. Right now I'm at 15 minutes per workout and doing it on a rowing machine.
- I have replaced my entire wardrobe with size small clothes, I wear 30 inch waist pants, and they're still sometimes loose. I've donated all my old clothes.
- I'm 6 months away for being eligible to register for the National Weight Loss Registry.
- I'm happy and healthier than I've ever been, and my wife thinks I'm hot than when we first met in college. How good is that?!
I realize it's not the NS foods specifically that help you lose weight, but maintaining your calories. Keep it up and you'll get there!
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What is the weight loss registry?0
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The National Weight Loss Registry is a study done to research obesity. They follow over 10,000 people who have lost over 30 lbs and have maintained it for at least a year. They study what these people have done to successfully lose weight and keep it off. Check out their website and learn about them.
I discovered the NWLR when researching how to maintain all my hard work.
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Congrats! I am on my 9th year of maintenance, and I STILL have to log my food and exercise. Well, I don't have to, I want to. I was plagued by nearly 15 pounds that snuck back on my after year 6, but I have been able to finally lose those this past year too. It's for life! You can absolutely do it!0
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