How did you maintain your weight loss?

jennagoogles13
jennagoogles13 Posts: 266
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm down to the final 6lbs before I hit my goal weight, and to be honest, I'm a little nervous. I eat anywhere from 1200-1500 calories per day, and I workout 6 days a week and aim to burn at least 300 calories a day. I've consistently lost 2 pounds a week, and have lost a total of 18 pounds over about two and a half months. I'm worried that once I reach my goal weight if I eat at maintenance level and exercise a little less I will end up gaining weight.

Do you have any advice as far as weight maintenance goes?

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  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    I think that increasing your calories by 100/day each week until you get to a point where you neither gain nor lose is a pretty good way to find your maintenance calorie level and in the meantime, you should continue losing weight because you are still under maintenance level calories.

    That's my plan.
  • jennagoogles13
    jennagoogles13 Posts: 266
    I think that increasing your calories by 100/day each week until you get to a point where you neither gain nor lose is a pretty good way to find your maintenance calorie level
    Ya I've heard that this is a good way to go about it. It's just gonna be annoying to have to still restrict myself even after I'm where I want to be at :/
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    I think that increasing your calories by 100/day each week until you get to a point where you neither gain nor lose is a pretty good way to find your maintenance calorie level
    Ya I've heard that this is a good way to go about it. It's just gonna be annoying to have to still restrict myself even after I'm where I want to be at :/

    Yeah, I just figure that even if it sucks, it doesn't suck as much as regaining weight and having to lose it again :smile:

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