GOAL ZONE Maintenance chat
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So good to see you back!! You can certainly get back on a team, in fact staying on a team well into maintenance is a great idea. Do you want to stay with the team where you were before? Or try another one? Let me know, and I'll get you right back in.Hello everyone! I've been MIA for a while... a GOOD LONG WHILE! I think I last posted in April of last year. Good news is I've kept the weight off. My weight zone was 122-126. After the first cup of coffee this morning, and fully-clothed, I weighed in at 126.0. Still happy with that, but wanting to lose just a bit more. Can I get back on a team for that? Or do I need to? Help me out.
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How inspiring! Any team will be lucky to have you and to hear your tales of keeping the weight off over the last year.0 -
@jugar I'll be happy with either.
@ashleycarole86 My first goal was to lose the extra weight. The next was to keep it off. I've decided to tweak that just a bit and get just a bit lower. I'm looking around another 5-9 pounds. Nothing extreme. My daughter is getting married in October. I have these "bat wings" that need to go away.1 -
@jugar I'll be happy with either.
@ashleycarole86 My first goal was to lose the extra weight. The next was to keep it off. I've decided to tweak that just a bit and get just a bit lower. I'm looking around another 5-9 pounds. Nothing extreme. My daughter is getting married in October. I have these "bat wings" that need to go away.
OK. I'm stealing you for my team! We have some good maintenance energy going, and we need some more people
win-win.
Join us at https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10880583/waistaways-team-chat-january-2023/p17
Come post us an intro - name, geography, weight history, anything you're willing to share. Welcome!!1 -
So good to see you back!! You can certainly get back on a team, in fact staying on a team well into maintenance is a great idea. Do you want to stay with the team where you were before? Or try another one? Let me know, and I'll get you right back in. [/quote]@jugar I'll be happy with either.
@ashleycarole86 My first goal was to lose the extra weight. The next was to keep it off. I've decided to tweak that just a bit and get just a bit lower. I'm looking around another 5-9 pounds. Nothing extreme. My daughter is getting married in October. I have these "bat wings" that need to go away.
OK. I'm stealing you for my team! We have some good maintenance energy going, and we need some more people win-win.
Join us at https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10880583/waistaways-team-chat-january-2023/p17
Come post us an intro - name, geography, weight history, anything you're willing to share. Welcome!!
Sounds great! I'll run over now. My weekdays are slammed with work. I don't get much done Monday through Thursday.1 -
Hi everyone: I’m Nancy and I live in the Miami, Florida area. I have lost a total of 110 pounds and am now in maintenance. It’s been a little over two months since I’ve reached my goal. My life has changed drastically during this weight loss: I’ve become a certified Jazzercise and Zumba instructor, retired, moved to Florida, started playing tennis, and am getting my certification to teach Aqua fit. I’m loving this active lifestyle. Moving to sunny Florida has made being active much easier, and my choices for healthy food has become so much better. This is the first time I’ve felt in control.2
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Thank you for digging this thread out of the way-back machine @nancyinmo ! It sounds like you have made a huge transformation. Keeping in this zone just gets better and better! Struggles still happen from time to time, but you know what to do, and it sounds like you are really doing it. 2
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“People visit a wise man complaining about the same problems over and over again. One day, he decided to tell them a joke and they all roared with laughter.
After a few minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled.
Then he told the same joke for a third time, but no one laughed or smiled anymore.
The wise man smiled and said: ‘You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over. So why are you always crying about the same problem?'”4 -
Hi! My name is Valeta. I'm a 49 years old housewife and live in Northwest Indiana, near Chicago with my husband. I enjoy listening to music, reading, and gardening. I also like being outdoors, walking, hiking, fishing, kayaking/canoeing, and 4-wheeling.
On September 1st 2023, I started my journey weighing my highest weight of 180 lbs (I'm only 5ft tall). I've changed my goal weight several times along the way, but I think I have finally reached the weight I'd like to maintain. My maintenance range is 125-130 lbs. I am currently at 125. I was on a 1200 calorie diet and have increased my calories to 1300. I plan to continue to do a gradual increase by 100 calories each week, working towards 1,650 daily calories. I also plan to continue drink plenty of water, log everything everyday, watching portion size, making healthy food choices, strength train, and try to get at least 7 hours continuous sleep.💪F2F - Mission Slimpossible!💪
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Good Morning!
Hi, my Name is Jen, I'm new here, Yay! I have just reached my goal weight and @PatriceFitnessPal from my Shape Shifters team told me about this group!
I'm 49 years old and only 4'11 so when I was 180 lbs I was very overweight, I had plantar fascitis really bad in my foot and had to get cortisone shots just so I could walk, go to work etc. Very painful, I never want to have to go thru that again. In May of 2023, I really started prioritizing my health. I started walking to work (weather permitting, I live in Alberta Canada) upping my protein intake, plus drinking more water. I watched my portion sizes and I logged and stayed social on my fitness Pal. So just over 14 months later Ta Da....Goal of 123 lbs
I'm going to keep my maintenance range from 115-130 I feel that is a realistic number for me. I'm thrilled to be here and can't wait to talk to you all.
My first question, how long does it take for the loose skin to firm up? I realize not all of it will go away due to age, stretch marks ect1 -
Hello Jen! Welcome to the Goal Zone! Congratulations on reaching your goal weight! Your skin depends a lot on your genes, but exercise and toning up the muscles that lie beneath the loose skin can help a bit. Keep up the great work! Remember, it's not a journey, it's your life. Rock on!
-Mica
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Wow! @JenHul it is great to see you here. I'm 70 and about an inch taller than you are, and I have to say that some of the loose skin never goes away. I know some people swear by collagen and/or gelatin (orally), and all kinds of creams promise to help, but I am terrible at keeping up any kind of a regimen like that. In any case, having nice strong muscles underneath that skin is the best feeling ever!
I am in Québec and go to Alberta at least a couple of times a year - my daughter lives in Wainwright, so I usually pass through Edmonton. I will be there some time in the autumn, so maybe we could meet up!2 -
Congratulations @JenHul ! I'm working on firming up that loose skin too. (under arm, lower belly, back of thighs) I do strength training, drink Vital Protein with collagen, and use coconut butter daily. I've noticed a little bit of a change, but it took 9 months to loose the weight, so I figure it's going to take some time to tighten the skin too. I believe I can do it.2
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Thank you @Veta2018 & @jugar
I do take bovine no flavor collagen in my water every day, I have been doing that since I started my weight loss to help add a little more protein to my daily diet. Like you, I'm not sure if it is working but, hey time will tell I guess.
I live in a small southern Alberta town just outside of Lethbridge, so I'm about a 6-hour drive away from Edmonton. Obviously, you coming from Quebec is farther away but it's a long drive to meet for coffee. Thank you for suggesting it thou. I am going to Edmonton at the end of this month to see PINK in concert! I'm so excited 2
