maintenance mode and working out?

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  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I'm at maintenance & have not cut down on working out. Still do it daily. For me there is no reason to stop being fit just because I' am the weight I need to be.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    I'm not quite at maintenance yet, but since I decided to lose weight in good part because it will improve my speed and stamina on the bike, I have no intention of working out less once I'm there! And I'll probably increase my resistance training.
  • jeanninemtaylor
    jeanninemtaylor Posts: 4 Member
    ciccanti38 wrote: »
    Fitness is a lifestyle....I am also at my goal weight but I really want that sculpted look so I am still working out 5 days a week mostly strength training because cardio actually makes me lose weight fast. I am not so hard on myself with eating though. Although I do try & eat clean most of the time! Everyone is different though. You just need to see what is best for you! I have started a Group on here yesterday for people just like us...who have reached our goal weight & can you believe that I only have 1 interested member so far? If interested please join & pass it on to others! It is called Sassyfizeaks!

    I'm not sure how to join you group???
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    It depends. If you're following the NEAT method and eating exercise calories back in maintenance, you're probably fine. If you are following the TDEE method and decrease exercise, you may need to recalculate and adjust calories.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Necro thread rises from the ashes of 2013......
  • tahxirez
    tahxirez Posts: 270 Member
    I'm about 10 months into maintenance and I slowed down on the cardio quite a bit around month 5 as I was having a hard time eating enough to keep up. Well I saw about a 7 pound creep so I'm ramping up the intensity and frequency and am chipping that back off :) Don't slow down if you think that you can't eat enough to support your maintenance calories. Your appetite will catch up with your TDEE (at least mine did.)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited February 2017
    Shelby1582 wrote: »
    I've been at my ideal weight for a few months now and lately I've been working out less. It's only been in the last two weeks I worked out three days instead of 5 but is this how maintenance works? what are your maintenance tips?

    You maintain when you consume a balance of energy...has nothing to do with whether you workout 3 days or 5 days or whatever...when you consume energy at levels that are commensurate with your activity, you maintain.

    If you move less, your maintenance calories are lower...if you move more, they are higher. I train 6 days per week but even on rest days I'm usually active. I train for my fitness...has nothing to do really with my weight management objectives.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    MinimalistShoeAddict wrote: »
    For me exercise was never about losing weight. I have been in "maintenance mode" all year and am working out as much as ever.

    My goal is to continue to build speed, strength and endurance so I will continue to workout as much as I ever have (currently 7 days a week).

    Same with me. If I start working out less I will get complacent and somewhat lazy.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    Necro thread rises from the ashes of 2013......

    lulz. I saw the November date, but didn't realize it was 3+ years old. Figured it was just 3 months.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    TR0berts wrote: »
    sijomial wrote: »
    Necro thread rises from the ashes of 2013......

    lulz. I saw the November date, but didn't realize it was 3+ years old. Figured it was just 3 months.

    I never even noticed. Oh well, same comment applies.
  • JennyRATL
    JennyRATL Posts: 199 Member
    Great for me, bc i want to know, too, and now don't have to start a new, overhashed thread!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    If you increase your calories and decrease your workouts, guess what is likely to happen?
  • bfanny
    bfanny Posts: 440 Member
    That's my goal, to workout less and not necessarily eat much more, I had to cut way down (surgery) for 2 weeks and my weight stayed pretty much the same so, when I lose my last 5lbs, instead of 6 days a week I"ll do it 5 and instead of 1 hr, 30-40 minutes, we'll see how it works out :*
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