Crushed

Paul699
Paul699 Posts: 41 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Dont know why im so disappointed, nothing that's happened should be a shock to me, i lost 3st 7lb. and over a year after a minor op and recovery have put 2 stone back on. I knew it was happening, but couldnt seem to stop it, i tried once, but it was half hearted.

Hardest part for me was maintenance, i thought when i got to goal, that was it, but it was actually harder.

Well im back now, and want to lose 1st 7lb, i think my last goal although achievable was too hard to maintain.

Only redeeming part is that its not all the weight, but im so annoyed.

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  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,254 Member
    edited February 2018
    Neither the first... nor the last. It is never too early to start planning for maintenance. So how did you lose last time, and how did you try to maintain... and what are you planning on doing differently?
  • Paul699
    Paul699 Posts: 41 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    So how did you lose last time, and how did you try to maintain... and what are you planning on doing differently?

    Lost by simple counting, CICO, created a deficit, trained and stuck to it.

    Maintain - Thats where it started to go wrong, I should have upped my cals by 150 - 200 a day tops.. but i went straight to 500 extra or so, thinking i had conquered the world.. 2000 was too much for me i think in hind sight.

    If i get to my goal i will up my cals slightly weekly, weighing in as normal, and watch for it levelling out.

    Long term, I think Cal counting will have to be done forever

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    You've got the tools, you've done it before and you will do it again. And it seems like you've figured out maintenance now too.

    All the best.
  • batorkin
    batorkin Posts: 281 Member
    The key to maintaining is to weight yourself weekly for the rest of your life. Notice the problem early, and fix it when it is still easy to fix.

    I view calorie counting as "training wheels", after you learn proportions most people can take them off. Calorie counting for life is a recipe for burn-out in my opinion.
  • batorkin
    batorkin Posts: 281 Member
    edited February 2018
    ZoneFive wrote: »
    tyrindor wrote: »
    The key to maintaining is to weight yourself weekly for the rest of your life. Notice the problem early, and fix it when it is still easy to fix.

    I view calorie counting as "training wheels", after you learn proportions most people can take them off. Calorie counting for life is a recipe for burn-out in my opinion.

    If you need to count calories for the rest of your life, then do it. It's not burnout for everyone. Good on you, OP, for getting back to it with a relatively small amount of weight to lose.

    Yes, I agree for some people which is why I said "most people" don't need to count for life. There's some people that like it and find it motivating. For me, counting calories burned me out after only a month, by then I felt I had a grasp on proportions and what calorie dense foods I should keep an eye on.
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,239 Member
    When I stop counting calories & check my weight I gain. If I want to maintain I have no choice... lol
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