Ready for Maintenance! How do I start?

GothyFaery

I'm sure this has been asked a million times before but I can't really find the answers I'm looking for (hate the MFP search feature). For those of you who have successfully been on Maintenance for a while now, how did you make the transition? Should I slowly add calories and if so how many per day/week/month? Or should I just jump right into it? Also, I'm not really sure how to work in more calories. I'm almost never hungry when I'm eating at a deficit, in fact lately I have been finding it very hard to get above 1200 calories some days. I would really like to hear from people who have been there, done that. Thank you for any advice you can give!

Beckilovespizza

Huge congratulations on ur weight loss! Best thing I think to do is find out ur maintenance calorie allowance and start upping ur cals 50-100 per week until u hit that allowance. I am doing it by 50 cals a week and I'm weighing frequently. If u up ur cals in small amounts it should be easy enough to eat, 50 cals is only a small apple a day for example. Good luck and well done again!

Baldwinusn

I will assist with the calorie intake to bring you up to your maintenance goal. That is what BIG “C” is here for!! Outstanding job on the weight loss my love, PROUD OF YOU!!! :-*