What now?

lindacurtisstolper

I have been maintaining within 5 lbs for two months. When I reached my goal, I added 150 calories per day as first adjustment toward maintenance (1350 calories/day). My weight immediately started going up. I cut back to 1300 calories and have been there for several weeks. I am lightly active - biking when possible, at the gym 2-3 times/week, etc.

From what I've read, I feel like I should still be loosing weight given my calories. Am I missing something? I am not hungry most of the time at this level - but it would be nice to be able to "legally" eat more fruit (and some goodies once in awhile).

Any suggestions or possible explanations would be appreciated!

sijomial

Don't react to changes in weight so quickly, it wasn't fat gain - try increasing calories again but stick to it for a period of weeks.

lorrpb

Set a 5 lb maintenance range because your weight naturally fluctuates from day to day. When you get to the top of the range, cut calories by 250 per day until you get back to the middle.