How much under goal should I go?
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It might be a good idea to just reduce your deficit gradually over time till you are eating at maintenance.
BTW - not everyone is glycogen depleted, depends on many factors including size of deficit and eating patterns.0 -
Thanks guys for all the replies. Increasing intake slowly is a good idea. Given I have lost the 10kg (22lbs) over about 16 months I guess I should expect some time getting it right.
I also have a Fitbit and am wondering if anyone knows how reliable the calorie count on that is? I haven't linked it to MFP as when I did I was not losing at all. If it is reliable then I guess that's a good way for me to maintain.
I use a fitbit zip, eat back the calories most of the time and haven't gained at all. I bought it when I went to maintenance.
You'll need to log things it doesn't do well - bicycling, swimming, lifting, etc. But anything involving walking/running it does well.
Ditto. I have used my Fitbit to maintain for over a year now. I use MFP to log but take my cal allowance from what Fitbit says and it's been bang on if my wt is anything to go by.
I keep a 250 cal deficit on Fitbit site and here and eat a min of 1500 cals M-F plus whatever I've earned through activity then I eat more freely at w/e. I don't need more in the week so choose to keep that in check in order to not have to think so hard at w/e when with Hub or eating out etc.0 -
I have a goal weight, but the more important goal is how I want my body to look. If your body looks the way you want it to look and you feel the way you want to feel then I wouldn't sweat if you land exactly on your goal weight.0
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Thanks everyone for the thoughtful, helpful replies. I think I will slowly increase and also keep an eye on my Fitbit for some additional guidance.
Unfortunately I am at goal, but not entirely happy yet with how the body looks, so now I need to focus on toning and strength. But my plan is to continue logging and eating back my calories burnt. I find MFP underestimates my cals burnt, hence the question about the fitbit.
Really appreciate the replies - and well done to those of you who have been maintaining for a while.0 -
Once I was within 5 lbs of my goal weight, I slowly started to bump up calories, to hit maintenance. Once I hit my goal weight, and continued to bump up calories, I continued to lose weight, and lost another 8 lbs, then my body seemed to settle where it was most comfortable. I've been comfortably maintaining for about 5-6 weeks now. I also no longer log calories.0
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