how to switch from weight loss mode to maintance?

helloburger

I'm a far way off from being at my goal weight, but im already thinking about how do I make the switch from losing weight and a calorie deficite to being at maintaince.

as you can see from my profile picture, the left is me currently, the right was last year... i clearly couldnt maintain what i had achieved... mainly becuase i just got too relaxed and stopped working out!

so any tips from people who are maintaning and how they made the switch?

geebusuk

My plan, which isn't really based on science, I admit, is:
KEEP USING MFP, for a start.
Increase calories by 100 a day or so until I seem to be levelling off.
Monitor status over a few weeks to see how my body adapts to the new regime as it may well be it starts burning a bit more in comparison to 1000 under (or so I'm hoping, of course; though in reality as I'm rarely eating under 2k calories, may not be the case.)

I'm then going to go for a bit of a 'bulk' phase, so when I've got myself sorted out a bit, plan to go to +250 calories while maybe doing 5x5 program, as well as usual rock climbing etc.

lisab0864

You already have it figured out -- don't stop working out AND continue to log your food.. I'd probably jump on the scale at least once a week also (I weigh pretty much daily)... Just a little bit of effort goes a long way!

dawson55510

First of great figure well done!!

As said above 100kcal a day week one, 200kcal a day week 2 and so on until you weight is stable. Weigh yourself once a week at the same time in the same conditions and try to drink approx 2 litres of water per day.