How steady has your maintenance been

palmerig88
palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I started trying to maintain July 14th or right around there, I kept losing a full pound per week so I gradually increased my calories. Here I thought I was on a full month streak of maintaining my weight, so I figure I have the number right since I eat back my exercise too.
I have my settings to very active even though I am a retail store manager. I do lift weights which I know gives you better metabolism and I have always been a big eater, which I also think keeps your metabolism strong.

I really don't mind eating more, I wonder what other people have experienced.

I'm 5'6" 136? pounds (thought I was 139, been weighing about once/week at random). I am eating 2100 cals per day at a minimum, but if I do any exercise I eat those calories too. I have also been going over on Fridays and Saturdays to see if I could get away with that and that has been fine.

I was still losing a pound per week at 1880, do you think I should really increase to 2380?

I think this might be boring, don't want to ramble...any questions, just ask!

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  • jimgatewood
    jimgatewood Posts: 85 Member
    As you know I've reached my goal weight and trying to maintain. I'm 6' and 165 lbs. I've kept the same workout routine although I have increased my weights workouts. I've increased my calories to 2100, which I seldom reach, and I have not varied in weight for the last 5 weeks. I'm doing more with weights now and don't know what effect that will have.
    I just assumed if I ate the maintainence number of calories and did the same thing I was doing, I shouldn't gain weight.
    I thought I'd watch your results and learn.
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    cool, thanks Jim :) I'm hungry as can be today, maybe I should increase to 2200 at least haha
  • mimstero
    mimstero Posts: 119 Member
    This maintenance thing has me baffled. I kept steady for several months, then I increased my running because I was training for a half marathon. I really didn't change my eating too much, but then I gained about 5 pounds, and then six months and two half marathons later, I have still kept on those five pounds. I now try to net about 1500-1700, and I am only running about 20 miles a week instead of 25-28, and I find it difficult to stay at one weight. I would love to lose that five again, but it's the same two that keep coming and going. I seriously can't figure it out.....so frustrating!
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    That does sound frustrating! I'm going to increase my intake goal. I don't want to risk losing more!

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