Met my goal so now how do I maintain.

dls06

I have lost the weight I wanted but now want to maintain. What do I do to maintain without loosing any more?

sara_m83

Change your goals on MFP and it will recalculate your calorie intake. You should be able to increase your daily calories by up to 500 calories/day (depending on what your weight loss goals were set to).

corey_e

It should let you edit that in your goals. But I know to maintain you wanna stay within the 2000 calorie range. That's what the average person should consume.

alyssa83202

You can go to My Home and then goals and update your goals to Maintain current weight (instead of lose _lbs a week) and it will tell you how many calories to eat in order to maintain your weight!

Edestiny7

Under settings, click Update Diet/Fitness Profile, then choose your new goal at the bottom as 'maintain'.

alyssa83202

You can go to My Home and then goals and update your goals to Maintain current weight (instead of lose _lbs a week) and it will tell you how many calories to eat in order to maintain your weight!

Congrats by the way!!

Panda86

Good job I just wanted to add that you want to gradually work up to maintenance, because your body isn't used to consuming that many calories. A lot of people just switch over one day and then gain a lb or two. It will help if you work up to it And again, good job!

monyango

I'm currently maintaining my weight. I just entered "Maintain" as my goal and make sure to eat all of my calories. I still exercise of course and sometimes I eat those calories and sometimes I don't. So far, so good. It's been a week and I'm at exactly the same weight!

MassiveDelta

Im curious about this as well. If I normally exercise 5-6 times a week am I still eating my exercise calories on maintenance? Is it wise to cut back to 3 times a week?

How do you transition I fear this...

dls06

Thanks everyone, I found it. I can have 1420 cal's a day instead of 1200. UMMMM, what to eat first!

prettybrownround

Congrats and Good Luck