Achieved the weight goal and now working out

Mateo1985

Hello guys,

I have a questions for those who have achieved their weight loss goal and are now maintaining and working out. Do you still try ti NET around 1200 cals? I mean eating the 1200 cals plus the exercise calories or do you eat more?

Thanks a lot guys!!!

sophjakesmom

You should adjust your goal setting from losing to maintaining. That should automatically increase your calories.

rileysowner

If you are not eating more you will not be maintaining. 1200 calories is seen as the lower limit because it is below that where it is considered starving by WHO and various aid organizations. You need to set your goal to maintain and net the number of calories that it says you need to eat to maintain, not net 1200.

Lunachic77

I achieved my weight goal and bumped up my calories to 1400...but I am still losing weight. So now I am expermenting with different calorie goals to find that happy medium for maintaining because I do not want to lose anymore weight. Definately eat more...I know it's hard when you have been structured for so long to eat 1200, but to successfully maintain you need to bump up the calories and tinker around with them until you find that comfortable threshold where you are not gaining or losing.

Mateo1985

Awesome!!! Thanks a lot guys. I appreciate the insight!!!

rileysowner

I achieved my weight goal and bumped up my calories to 1400...but I am still losing weight. So now I am expermenting with different calorie goals to find that happy medium for maintaining because I do not want to lose anymore weight. Definately eat more...I know it's hard when you have been structured for so long to eat 1200, but to successfully maintain you need to bump up the calories and tinker around with them until you find that comfortable threshold where you are not gaining or losing.

You should go to your goals and change them to maintain. Eat that amount for a week or two and see how your weight is doing. Then modify the number if needed.