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Starting Maintenance- ladies?????

kmorris246
kmorris246 Posts: 312 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Soooo excited that I have finally hit my goal weight! I have no interest in losing more weight, so I know I probably need to change my goals to maintain rather than to lose, but this concept seriously makes me nervous!

Ladies- anyone have any experience/advice on this? Should I slowly move over to maintenance? Or should I start immediately?

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  • TinaDay1114
    TinaDay1114 Posts: 1,328 Member
    I have the same dilemma -- reached goal, but was also recovering from surgery and just got back into working out, so that number hasn't been stable over the last 2 weeks. Wondering if I should have gone on maintenance before this to ease into things...
  • cbirdso
    cbirdso Posts: 465 Member
    I think it depends on what your calorie deficit has been. Mine was only to lose 1/2 lb a week (250 cals) and so maintenance for me is almost the same. If you have been eating 500, 750, or less than what MFP says is maintenance, I would go up slowly in 250 increments and see how your body responds.
  • mimstero
    mimstero Posts: 119 Member
    Congratulations! For my maintenance, I chose to do my basal metabolic rate of 1600. By doing this, I have pretty much stayed within a two pound range....even through the holidays!
  • dgoradia
    dgoradia Posts: 109 Member
    I second going up slowly by between 200 and 300 calories
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