So, Who's in Maintenance?

Currently in maintenance whilst I train for a half marathon. I figure as my mileage increases I'm going to need to eat to fuel it. I'll probably switch back to trying to lose again after the half marathon in October.

Very happy to see this board!

I started maintaining a few weeks ago. I am still so worried that I will gain all of my weight back. I have stopped logging my food, may log every once in a while. But I log in everyday and log my exercises. I have always eaten back my calories unless I am just not hungry.

I guess I'm technically considered to be "in maintenance". I think I would like to lose five more pounds, but rather than looking at weight or a number, I'm looking at body composition. I can still "pinch an inch" (remember those old Special K commercials?), though my abs are finally starting to show! :drinker:

Hi, been trying to maintain for nearly a year!!! I just cannot get it right. Any amount of calories I add I put the weight on. once again I am trying to shift the extra pounds.

I hit my goal weight a year ago, but I've lost about 8 more pounds since then, so I'm now working to maintain the weight I am now, rather than my original goal weight! I don't want to lose any more weight, though.

It's taken me a while to figure out my maintenance strategy. For the last two months I've been eating at my estimated TDEE (1750 calories) and not subtracting out/eating back exercise calories. It seems to be working, but I'll just keep monitoring and adjusting as needed.

My main goal now is to increase my strength, flexibility, and hoop dance skillz!

I am trying to maintain. I find it a bit stressful cuz i can be a bit obsessive when i gain a pound or two. I know weight is supposed fluctuate at times, but it still stinks to see the scale go up. I keep telling myself evenif i gained 5 pounds i would still only be 115 lbs. I wish i could just relax and stop obsessing!

I started transitioning this past spring and so far it's going ok-still trying to find my rhythm yet

Don't do it Gollum. It's too easy and you'll probably get a strike........But Smeagul can't just not call it out, he set himself up for it he did

Ok, what did I do lol. I read what I posted like 3 times and I'm not getting it?

Its not funny if I tell you

I'm not getting it either and gotta tell ya, it ain't funny if you DON'T tell either.:laugh:

I started eating at maintenance in late May. I still had about 5 pounds to lose, but I decided to maintain over the summer and take a break. I did really well until mid July. I have now gained about 5 pounds, so will be going back to eating at a deficit once school starts again next week (I teach). I guess you could say I failed at maintenance. But I know what mistakes I made, so I know I can turn this around.

Good luck to all. I will be checking out this forum often.

If you don't mind, could you share the mistakes you made?

Hi. My biggest mistake was to stop logging. I knew I didn't want to log over vacation, but I actually stopped before vacation, and didn't start back when I got home. While I continued to do c25k, I stopped strength training. I have the summers off, and I thought I was going to get in a bunch of activity. But I have actually been less active overall, and I still ate the same. Lastly, I have been really bad about eating out, and not making the best choices when I go.

I am back at work Monday, so my overall daily activity level will be higher. And it will be easier to control lunches and breakfast. It will be harder to get in workouts, but for some reason I do better in those situations.

I started eating at maintenance in late May. I still had about 5 pounds to lose, but I decided to maintain over the summer and take a break. I did really well until mid July. I have now gained about 5 pounds, so will be going back to eating at a deficit once school starts again next week (I teach). I guess you could say I failed at maintenance. But I know what mistakes I made, so I know I can turn this around.

Good luck to all. I will be checking out this forum often.

If you don't mind, could you share the mistakes you made?

Hi. My biggest mistake was to stop logging. I knew I didn't want to log over vacation, but I actually stopped before vacation, and didn't start back when I got home. While I continued to do c25k, I stopped strength training. I have the summers off, and I thought I was going to get in a bunch of activity. But I have actually been less active overall, and I still ate the same. Lastly, I have been really bad about eating out, and not making the best choices when I go.

I am back at work Monday, so my overall daily activity level will be higher. And it will be easier to control lunches and breakfast. It will be harder to get in workouts, but for some reason I do better in those situations.

Very Helpful. Thanks!!! :flowerforyou:

i've been maintaining for almost 1 year. Still logging, weigh a couple of times a week. Had my first week off logging last week and didn't gain but am logging again now because i knew i was starting to eat more sweet stuff and I wanted to nip it in the bud. Somehow having to write it down really helps me to decide whether i actual need to eat it or I'm just mindlessly eating because i'm bored/stressed whatever...I think maintenance is just as hard as losing. It's hard when you're not achieving the loss every week. I'm trying to make up for that by focusing on fitness goals, at the moment reducing my 5k running time.