How wide is your maintenance range?

noobletmcnugget
noobletmcnugget Posts: 518 Member
edited November 16 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Just wondering how wide everyone's maintenance ranges are?
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  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    Five pounds in either direction
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I have (arbitrarily) set mine to 3 kilos - 55-58 - around 6 pounds.
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  • Kimblesnbits13
    Kimblesnbits13 Posts: 369 Member
    I don't really fluctuate much unless I overeat and splurge (even during weight loss i only fluctuated .5 to 1lb up and down) I just give myself a 2-3 lbs range. I know it's small but I know my body well enough that I don't fluctuate much daily anyway.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Mine is between 200 and 210, so roughly 5% of my weight.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    My maintenance fluctuations tend to be 2-3 Lbs up or down on average. They can be more if I go out to eat or something and take in more sodium than usual...also, I tend to put on 5+ lbs of bloat when I fly.
  • 1stgardengirl
    1stgardengirl Posts: 34 Member
    125 - 128 lbs
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    I'm post- menopausal so no longer have as big a fluctuation as those who are still menstruating and find 5lbs is a good range.

    I rarely count calories or weigh myself but have quite a constant weight judged by visual cues and clothing fit.

    I too put on excess water weight when flying or in hot climates. I discount it knowing what it is and that it will be gone within a week.

    Cheers, h.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    I guess +/- 5 pounds. My hard cap is 140#.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,190 Member
    Two lbs in either direction.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    10 pounds. I'm tall so I have more room to play with.

    I haven't had any trouble reaching near my high number, but it's very easy for me to get close to my low number especially in the summer, so I need to watch that.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    Plus or minus 3, which is wider than typical daily fluctuations for me. (But I'm a bit above the top limit right now, gotta admit ;) ).
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,186 Member
    My range is 128 +/- 2.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,689 Member
    As long as I'm within my normal BMI range, I'm reasonably happy. :)

    However, I'm happier if I'm in the lower half of my BMI range.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited February 2017
    5 lb. When I get to the top I start eating at a deficit. I haven't actually made it to the bottom of that range yet.
  • Hello_its_Dan
    Hello_its_Dan Posts: 406 Member
    5-8lbs depending on activity, sleep, food choices.
  • HappyGrape
    HappyGrape Posts: 436 Member
    2 kg in each direction.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    Theoretically 3 lbs. I might need to loosen that up a tad.
  • TommyW45
    TommyW45 Posts: 112 Member
    10lbs
  • STEVE142142
    STEVE142142 Posts: 867 Member
    Maintenance range it's a tough one for me I'd say within 5 pounds. I'm not really focused on the scale that much more versus how my clothes feel especially my pants. I have access to scales at work and I've weighed myself sometimes during the day to see how my way changes and what I found is that my weight can fluctuate sometimes 2 to 5 pounds in a day depending on what I've eaten. I saw the look at it as a long-term process I've had weeks where my weight has fluctuated for five pounds over a couple days but yet overtime it's still around my goal number which is about 208 pounds
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I'm fascinated by the people with the really small ranges.

    I can vary +/- 2 kg (4.4 lbs) in the course of a day or two depending on my exercise level, the food I've eaten, the weather, the travelling I've done, and my TOM.

    I know.. 2kgs is a regular and normal fluctuation for me.

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    +/- 4lbs is my range, normal fluctations are 0.5 to 1.5lbs in any one day.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I'm fascinated by the people with the really small ranges.

    I can vary +/- 2 kg (4.4 lbs) in the course of a day or two depending on my exercise level, the food I've eaten, the weather, the travelling I've done, and my TOM.

    Mine floats between 203 and 208 lbs most of the time and that is with me weighing under consistent conditions.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,186 Member
    I picked my range based on my natural fluctuations. My weight tends to fluctuate by around 2 pounds so I picked 128 +/- 2. I don't think my weight has ever been up more than 2 or 2.5 pounds in one day.
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