I can't stop losing

revowens

When I began two years ago, my goal was to lose 75lbs. As I got closer to that I revised my goal to 90lbs. When I reached that I Increased my calorie intake from 1500 to 1800 calories per day. Now 1 year later I have lost an additional 15lbs without even really trying. I still workout 2.5 hours a day and have not increased my intake. I really don't want to lose any more but I'm almost afraid to increase my calories for fear of regaining the weight. I'm at 105lbs lost when I really on set out to lose 75. It seems like a delima to me. Any advice? God bless!

TavistockToad

revowens wrote: »

When I began two years ago, my goal was to lose 75lbs. As I got closer to that I revised my goal to 90lbs. When I reached that I Increased my calorie intake from 1500 to 1800 calories per day. Now 1 year later I have lost an additional 15lbs without even really trying. I still workout 2.5 hours a day and have not increased my intake. I really don't want to lose any more but I'm almost afraid to increase my calories for fear of regaining the weight. I'm at 105lbs lost when I really on set out to lose 75. It seems like a delima to me. Any advice? God bless!

eat more... you need to eat at maintenance... you cant keep losing weight forever.

you wont gain weight at maintenance - other than normal fluctuations

kimny72

Either eat more or exercise less, weight loss is all about calories, and you need to find your maintenance. And you have already lost 30 lbs more than you originally wanted, so I'm not sure why you would be afraid of regaining a few lbs.

Try adding 100 more calories every week. So for the rest of this week aim for 1900. Next week aim for 2000, etc. Your weight can fluctuate every day for all sorts of reasons, but if it was me, I would keep doing this until you see you are 5 lbs or more higher for a couple of days in a row. Once you get there, stick to those calories for a few weeks and see what happens. Go from there. Just don't panic and adjust every time you see the scale go up or down a lb! You have a lot of wiggle room to play with, and you know if you gain a few more lbs than you are comfortable with, you can just reduce your calories a little and lose them.

goldthistime

There was a frequent poster here a while back, very pleasant supportive personality, who got to goal, stopped posting after a while, and later came back saying that she'd been continuing to lose and recognized that she was now struggling with an eating disorder issue. TBH I'm surprised we don't see it more often.

I'd take it seriously OP. Read some of the info out there on anorexia, and if you can't get a handle on it, seek out professional help.

accidentalpancake

Eat more food.

If that doesn't work, get checked for tapeworms.

bribucks

To stop losing weight, you need to eat at maintenance. It feels super weird at first to be eating more - you have to retrain your brain. Remember that food is fuel for your new fit bod, and all that exercise you're doing!

What are your height and weight? Have you tried calculating your TDEE - this is what you need to net to eat at maintenance.

I agree with the previous poster, to slowly add 100 calories at a time until you find your true maintenance level. It can take a bit of trial and error.

Lillymoo01

I am in the same boat as you and working out proper maintenance calories has been a nightmare. I am finally starting to slowly regain weight which is a hard mindset to get your head around but essential as I don't want a BMI less than 20. Hopefully in the process I'll be able to work out how much I need to maintain too so that it will be a smooth transition as I approach my goal. I did it by decreasing exercise a bit while eating the same calories. Fortunately you also have a lot of weiggle room and can go up a few pounds in this process and still be lean.

mitch16

You either need to eat more or exercise less... As someone mentioned above, try adding 100 calories a day and see how that goes. Realize that maintenance isn't a single, perfect weight, but a range of 5-10 lbs.

Have you considered chatting with your doctor or a mental health provider about this? You are running the risk of becoming disordered...

JeromeBarry1

The only dilemma you have is in choosing which 100 calorie step-wise increase in your daily intake to take first.
Up 100 calories per day, do that for 4 weeks, check weight. There's no realistic way for 2800 calories to add more than a pound of fat, and if it slows your rate of loss, take another step of 100.