Goal weight mainenance

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lilawolf
lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
If you have reached goal weight, know someone who has, or have plans for when you do:
Do you continue to log, but just aim for maintenance calories?
Or do you go live life, allow 3, 5, even 10 lbs to creep on, then crack down again (in a very shallow yoyo diet style)?
Never log again, but use the lessons you have learned for general amounts of calories/exercise needed to maintain/lose as necessary?

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  • megleo818
    megleo818 Posts: 595 Member
    Well, I haven't quite made it yet, but when I do, I plan to keep on logging. I do NOT plan to backslide, which I can see myself doing if I don't keep myself accountable for the long haul. I plan to log daily for at least a year after I hit goal.
  • GypsysBloodRose26
    GypsysBloodRose26 Posts: 341 Member
    I believe I am going to continue to track. I don't want to risk a weight gain after a loss. By the time I hit my goal, I will have lost anywhere from 175-190 pounds total. It would be stupid to work on losing all of that just to yo yo after that.
  • SamanthaH10
    SamanthaH10 Posts: 72 Member
    I've been in maintenance now for about 2 months. Actually, I am actively trying to gain muscle and have been lifting weights, but continue to lose a pound here and there (I am 12 pounds under my goal weight). I keep tracking to make sure that I am hitting my calories, or somewhere close, because I have a tendency to not eat and drink protein!
  • pinkyleigh83
    pinkyleigh83 Posts: 148 Member
    I reached my goal,about a month ago and continue to track. I lost a few more pounds that my goal so I'm still figuring out & trying to find the right calorie intake. I track because it keeps me ON track. I like to make sure I get the right % for my macros & can watch my levels for sodium etc.
  • SaraBiston1
    SaraBiston1 Posts: 45 Member
    Proper diet and regular exercise help in losing weight. Go for Water diet also. This also helps you out
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I think that I will range between 2 and 3. Try and eat well most of the time, and budget for when I don't. I know enough to estimate my calorie intake and whether or not I should indulge. I will definitely keep working out, since muscle tone will be my next goal. I will weigh every week and do body fat measurements every other week, and eat more/less as necessary. If I start getting really lost, then I will be back to MFP.
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