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  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    edited September 2017
    Maintain between 125 and 135

    May 27th....130 GOAL Weight
    Week 1........129
    Week 2........128
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    Words of advice to anyone that's interested...If I could go back to beginning of maintenance I never would have tried 5:2 or Judd because this Bear Maintenance Plan is the easiest and most enjoyable plan there is for me...If OMAD works for you during the losing phase then it's going to work for you during the maintenance phase :)
  • tlblanksfit
    tlblanksfit Posts: 1,573 Member
    Loving your consistency. You are maintaining well, I don't see weight being an issue for you ever again. OMAD all the way for me; now and in maintenance.
  • jvcinv
    jvcinv Posts: 504 Member
    16 weeks and still at the same exact weight, now that is maintaining.
    At some point I am going to try BMP.
  • sammygold2015
    sammygold2015 Posts: 630 Member
    I love your Maintenance advice! I will definitely keep that in storage when my time comes!
  • Babygyrl17
    Babygyrl17 Posts: 49 Member
    Hey Brenda! Thanks for continuing to share your journey. I don't write much on here but I still keep up with the various threads which are all very inspiring. I'm still doing great on OMAD - 60lb down...but getting more and more nervous as I get closer to maintenance. Do you still mostly do your splurge days on the weekends or rotate them weekly? Your results are clearly consistent but do you notice a difference if you switch around your splurge days weekly?
  • brittdee88
    brittdee88 Posts: 1,873 Member
    Killing it as always, Brenda!
  • katjustkat
    katjustkat Posts: 754 Member
    Wow 4 months is stupendous! Is Bear Maintenance Plan exactly the same as OMAD?
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Babygyrl17 wrote: »
    Hey Brenda! Thanks for continuing to share your journey. I don't write much on here but I still keep up with the various threads which are all very inspiring. I'm still doing great on OMAD - 60lb down...but getting more and more nervous as I get closer to maintenance. Do you still mostly do your splurge days on the weekends or rotate them weekly? Your results are clearly consistent but do you notice a difference if you switch around your splurge days weekly?

    Yes my splurge days are on the weekends and I have either 2 or 3 days but if something special is going on during the week I would change days I havent had that happen yet but I don't think it would hurt me...Congrats on your 60 pound loss so far KUTGW :)
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    edited September 2017
    katjustkat wrote: »
    Wow 4 months is stupendous! Is Bear Maintenance Plan exactly the same as OMAD?

    The only difference is you get more splurge days :):):)
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Congrats!
  • katjustkat
    katjustkat Posts: 754 Member
    Brendalea69 wrote: »
    katjustkat wrote: »
    Wow 4 months is stupendous! Is Bear Maintenance Plan exactly the same as OMAD?

    The only difference is you get more splurge days :):):)

    Ahhh got it...You really figured out how to work it. Fantastic. I hope I get there :s:#
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    katjustkat wrote: »
    Brendalea69 wrote: »
    katjustkat wrote: »
    Wow 4 months is stupendous! Is Bear Maintenance Plan exactly the same as OMAD?

    The only difference is you get more splurge days :):):)

    Ahhh got it...You really figured out how to work it. Fantastic. I hope I get there :s:#

    You can do it!!! :)
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    I'm doing LC on my OMAD days only but once I get to the low end of my Maintenance window which is 125 pounds I'm going to try not doing LC anymore...I know that I will have a gain from it and I might not get as many splurge days but I want to try it because I love eating the same meals with my Husband <3 Plus I'll never know until I try right?!
  • ooliviuoo
    ooliviuoo Posts: 81 Member
    you are an inspiration, congrats !
  • kokonani
    kokonani Posts: 507 Member
    That's right, Brenda. The key to finding out what works for you is to try different methods. Maintenance is also hard work, find what you enjoy!
  • jvcinv
    jvcinv Posts: 504 Member
    "I'll never know until I try"
    I like that confidence, and it's true.
    When you're staying on top of things and already have a routine that works you can afford to be creative and try different things out. Always keep exploring and learning.
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Maintain between 125 and 135

    May 27th....130 GOAL Weight
    Week 1........129
    Week 2........128
    Week 3........130
    Week 4........128
    Week 5........128
    Week 6........130
    Week 7........130
    Week 8........129
    Week 9........129
    Week10.......130
    Week 11......130
    Week 12......129
    Week 13......128
    Week 14......127
    Week 15......129
    Week 16......129
    Week 17......129
  • jvcinv
    jvcinv Posts: 504 Member
    Like clockwork once again! kudos
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Very consistent! Congrats.
  • tlblanksfit
    tlblanksfit Posts: 1,573 Member
    Expected nothing less..Steady, Steady, Steady.
  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    Wowzas, I just love it!
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks Y'all...This week I had splurge days on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday and I had OMAD days on Monday and Wednesday and on Thursday I Water Fasted
  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    My only fear is that on a "splurge" day I can get an ENORMOUS amount of calories...like a LOT - maybe when I go into maintenance I'll start with just one a week and check along the way to make sure I'm still at the same weight :)
  • tlblanksfit
    tlblanksfit Posts: 1,573 Member
    I could see myself racking up a lot of calories on my feast days as well which is why I incorporated two water fast days into my maintenance plan. I hope they are enough.
  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    tlblanksfit wrote: »
    I could see myself racking up a lot of calories on my feast days as well which is why I incorporated two water fast days into my maintenance plan. I hope they are enough.

    Yeah I think I might have to continue with at LEAST one fasting day - plus I like them sometimes, keeps my head clear :)
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    That's why I still weigh every day, because I want to know where I'm at by Friday and if I'm up too high I will have a water day :) I think it's the only way I'll be able to maintain this weight...I eat a lot of bad foods in my splurge days, not all bad but enough to make me gain 10 pounds sometimes, I know it's mostly water but OMG it's crazy!!! :#
  • tlblanksfit
    tlblanksfit Posts: 1,573 Member
    I could also turn my feast days into 16:8 days and eat whatever I want between 11am and 7pm If I find myself needing to reel things in.
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    tlblanksfit wrote: »
    I could also turn my feast days into 16:8 days and eat whatever I want between 11am and 7pm If I find myself needing to reel things in.

    Yes that's a great idea :)
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Brendalea69 wrote: »
    That's why I still weigh every day, because I want to know where I'm at by Friday and if I'm up too high I will have a water day :) I think it's the only way I'll be able to maintain this weight...I eat a lot of bad foods in my splurge days, not all bad but enough to make me gain 10 pounds sometimes, I know it's mostly water but OMG it's crazy!!! :#

    Eat healthy! Some junk is fine I think but my rule (most of the time) is to have that only after eating a good meal so the effects are buffered and so I don't eat too much of it.
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    I just watched Joe's new YouTube video about the one plate rule and he showed some of the meals he eats...Well I do the one plate and be done rule but I learned that I need to eat more of a variety of foods so I need to work on that because I'm not eating enough fruits or vegetables...Im going to change my 3 or 4 splurge days into just 2 and they will be more healthy and then I'll have 5 OMAD days :)

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