Don't want to lose anymore

candacebattle2012
candacebattle2012 Posts: 61 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
After 5 months of sticking to my fitness pal I have lost 21 lbs and have reached my goal weight. But now I find that I'm still losing weight and don't want to lose much more. How do I maintain the weight I am now without losing more??

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Eat more
  • candacebattle2012
    candacebattle2012 Posts: 61 Member
    But how much more?
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Slowly keep increasing your calories until the scale stops moving downward
    This won't happen over night.
    It takes Time to find what calories are right for you. Everyone is different
    Raise your calories and keep reevaluating.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    candacebattle2012 wrote: »
    But how much more?

    Depends how much you're currently losing per week...

    If you're still losing 1lb per week then about 500 cals
    If you're losing 0.5lbs per week then about 250 cals
  • candacebattle2012
    candacebattle2012 Posts: 61 Member
    Thanks guys. I'll monitor and experiment with my calories to see where I should be
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Don't get discouraged if it takes several weeks or a month to figure this out
    It took me about 6-7 weeks to find the right number.
    Just slowly add on calories and it will eventually happen for you
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    And don't forget you want a maintenance range, not one single number, to account for fluctuations.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    And don't forget you want a maintenance range, not one single number, to account for fluctuations.

    This is great advice!
  • candacebattle2012
    candacebattle2012 Posts: 61 Member
    Thanks so much for the tips!!
  • Carnhot
    Carnhot Posts: 367 Member
    This is where I was a few months ago. It takes a while, but you learn to hold the balance and enjoy the leeway. Congratulations.
  • candacebattle2012
    candacebattle2012 Posts: 61 Member
    Thanku! It was a long journey but I made it!@Carnhot
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    candacebattle2012 wrote: »
    Thanku! It was a long journey but I made it!@Carnhot

    5 months isn't long when you have the rest of your life to eat the same way, apart from us getting an extra 250-500 calories/day, nothing really changes in maintenance...

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