Trouble stopping after meeting your goal?

Karleh
Karleh Posts: 45 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Met my goal and got down 90lbs from september last year to april but for some reason despite now eating over 2k cals a day I just can't seem to stop losing...

I eat **** loads but starting to worry about how prominent my bones are now

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It is an improvement as I did used to look like this, but scared if it carrys on much longer ill look like im dying

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But I am happy as I am and don't want to lose anymore, but I can't force myself to eat more than I am doing as i'm stuffed most days already!

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  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
    You look totally normal to me. Some people have more prominent bone structure than others. From the older photo, your bone structure was completely hidden. Actually, you look great.
  • Karleh
    Karleh Posts: 45 Member
    Cheers, I guess im just not fully used to seeing it
  • ksimmons19
    ksimmons19 Posts: 223 Member
    Lift?
  • Tessyloowhoo
    Tessyloowhoo Posts: 504
    Even when i was fat my bones showed... I think it is just in some people's makeup. I think you look very handsome. I am within 4 lbs of my goal and am worried about trying to stop losing as well. Maintenance seems like hard work good luck!
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
    If you are continuing to lose, you are not eating at maintenance. Up your calories by 100 per week until you find the point where you maintain weight.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    If you are continuing to lose, you are not eating at maintenance. Up your calories by 100 per week until you find the point where you maintain weight.

    This, and eat more calorie dense foods, peanut butter, nuts, or even a stuffed crust pizza :laugh:

    It's easy to add in more calories without feeling stuffed - you just need to think a little harder about what you are eating, more calories for less volume. If you are eating any diet foods ditch them for the normal variety. Add extra oil to a salad/stir fry. It's really not that hard. :bigsmile:
  • MsEndomorph
    MsEndomorph Posts: 604 Member
    If you are continuing to lose, you are not eating at maintenance. Up your calories by 100 per week until you find the point where you maintain weight.

    Yep...by definition, you aren't maintaining if you're still losing. My maintainance goal as a short woman is 2100 calories a day, so odds are you aren't eating enough at 2,000.
  • Karleh
    Karleh Posts: 45 Member
    Hmm I suppose, I just stick to what MFP tells me to maintain, maybe I don't have a lightly active lifestyle and actually have an active one... I walk an hour each day for work and about 9 hours during my shift.. didn't even think to include that stuff :\
  • JustUla
    JustUla Posts: 20
    What is your BMI? If you're in the healthy range I wouldn't worry. I agree with a previous poster who said that you probably just aren't used to seeing your bone structure. :) Congratulations!
    If your weight is getting into an unhealthy (low) range, how about adding healthy but calorie-dense foods to your diet?
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    If you are continuing to lose, you are not eating at maintenance. Up your calories by 100 per week until you find the point where you maintain weight.

    This. Unless you are very light for a guy, 2,000 is below your TDEE.

    Now is also the time to start rethinking your goals and setting new ones so that you continue moving forward. Do you want more muscle? Strength? Do you want to be a runner? Cyclist? Boxer or mixed martial artist? It is entirely up to you. It is important to have a continuing goal past your weight loss goal to avoid stagnation and becoming a yo-yo dieter.
  • Karleh
    Karleh Posts: 45 Member
    What is your BMI? If you're in the healthy range I wouldn't worry. I agree with a previous poster who said that you probably just aren't used to seeing your bone structure. :) Congratulations!

    22.5 BMI

    5 Foot 8, 67 KG
  • Karleh
    Karleh Posts: 45 Member
    If you are continuing to lose, you are not eating at maintenance. Up your calories by 100 per week until you find the point where you maintain weight.

    This. Unless you are very light for a guy, 2,000 is below your TDEE.

    Now is also the time to start rethinking your goals and setting new ones so that you continue moving forward. Do you want more muscle? Strength? Do you want to be a runner? Cyclist? Boxer or mixed martial artist? It is entirely up to you. It is important to have a continuing goal past your weight loss goal to avoid stagnation and becoming a yo-yo dieter.

    I pretty much do cardio in the gym, I don't do the weights as I don't really want to be all muscular plus i figure id look pathetic next to all the body builders if I used them. I enjoy being my current slim figure but finding it hard to maintain, I seem to be losing too much and when I try to stop losing I end up gaining for a week or 2 then losing the week or so after haha
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    If you are continuing to lose, you are not eating at maintenance. Up your calories by 100 per week until you find the point where you maintain weight.

    This. Unless you are very light for a guy, 2,000 is below your TDEE.

    Now is also the time to start rethinking your goals and setting new ones so that you continue moving forward. Do you want more muscle? Strength? Do you want to be a runner? Cyclist? Boxer or mixed martial artist? It is entirely up to you. It is important to have a continuing goal past your weight loss goal to avoid stagnation and becoming a yo-yo dieter.

    I pretty much do cardio in the gym, I don't do the weights as I don't really want to be all muscular plus i figure id look pathetic next to all the body builders if I used them. I enjoy being my current slim figure but finding it hard to maintain, I seem to be losing too much and when I try to stop losing I end up gaining for a week or 2 then losing the week or so after haha

    You could lift a bit without becoming too muscular, which is mostly dependent on your bodyfat percentage anyway. And don't bother comparing to others at the gym, it isn't fair to yourself. Other options are crossfit, bodyweight calisthenics, or running, as I said before. Or hell, even dancing if that suits your fancy.

    In any event, your maintenance calories depends on your lifestyle, so slowly increase the calories you consume until you see a stable weight for a month or to. Some weight flucuation is normal, so don't sweat 1-5lbs here and there.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    This might sound strange but I weigh myself at night near bedtime. I know I lose 2-3 pounds during sleep so if I'm hitting close to my bottom limit before bed I eat something extra no matter what my goal was for the day. Last night I had a giant spoonful of peanut butter. Probably about 600 - 800 calories worth to keep the weight up.

    Just play around with your food intake. If you go over a tad it's easy to drop off a pound.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
    Hmm I suppose, I just stick to what MFP tells me to maintain, maybe I don't have a lightly active lifestyle and actually have an active one... I walk an hour each day for work and about 9 hours during my shift.. didn't even think to include that stuff :\

    Those activities will definitely have an impact on your TDEE. I would follow the above poster's advice to raise your calories up by about 100 a week until you hit that sweet spot where you are maintaining consistently.

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