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phyllisgehrke
phyllisgehrke Posts: 236 Member
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I met my Goal Weight Today.
It is on to Maintenance.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I checked and did my BMR and TDEE.
I am going to start at 1300 calories and go from there.

I am 66 years old.
I exercise in the morning 30 mins and take the overweight dog for a walk in the afternoon for 10 mins.

Glad to join your group.

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  • sbrownallison
    sbrownallison Posts: 314 Member
    I'm eager to read any responses you get to your post, as I'm nearing maintenance. One tip I have is to weigh daily once you reach maintenance. That way, you can easily self-correct if you're seeing numbers you don't like, plus you fold this habit into your daily routine. This is different than the "weigh weekly" advice we usually follow when trying to lose weight.
  • FrancineM62
    FrancineM62 Posts: 42 Member
    Welcome!
  • purplepiggy1
    purplepiggy1 Posts: 66
    For me its was all about trial and error, just increased calories to a point where I didn't lose anymore and didnt gain either

    Enjoy this new phase :)
  • phyllisgehrke
    phyllisgehrke Posts: 236 Member
    Thank you for your suggestions.
    Thats what I thought I will start increasing my calories a little bit at a time.

    I did my Bmr and TDEE, for what calories I should have.
  • Jagreene62
    Jagreene62 Posts: 4,782 Member
    I NEVER thought about weighing daily....great idea!! I am so used to weighing weekly, it's become a habit!!! I'll have to try that and see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestion!! Look forward to talking/typing more....:happy:
  • WendyGr8
    WendyGr8 Posts: 20 Member
    I've been at my maintenance stage since about July, but just found this group. I am happy to join your discussions, especially since it seems this holiday season is trying to get the best of me :0
  • Ejourneys
    Ejourneys Posts: 1,603 Member
    I've just joined this group as well. Met my goal on Dec. 17.
    I've weighed myself daily from the start and continue to do so. Years ago I also took a weekly average, which was great for smoothing out fluctuations.
  • sbrownallison
    sbrownallison Posts: 314 Member
    Not a lot of activity on this thread but I guess most MFPers are focused on losing the weight, not so much on maintaining it! I am not quite at goal (5 lbs or so to go) but have been maintaining since about August. I consider that a success in its own way and credit a certain amount of hyper-vigilance that I've accepted as my lot in life in order to keep my weight under control. I began my (latest) weight-loss effort in March '12 and have logged my food daily, right up until late-October '13 when I just, with no planning, quit. I did eat Halloween candy, had a normal Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, and began having more snacks than normal. I had a little evening cereal habit going for awhile. What I found was that, for every corner I cut, the next corner was easier. That is just me. At any rate, I began logging food again on January 1 and feel like I am back in control again. I'd be happy to hear anyone else's experiences with maintenance, strategies, tips, etc.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    There are still quite a few of us, but MFP created a Maintenance Subforum about 5 months ago. All the activity seems to have have moved there:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/50201-goal-maintaining-weight
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Congrats!!

    I also agree that the new forum section for maintenance will have a lot more responses.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I met my Goal Weight Today.
    It is on to Maintenance.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    I checked and did my BMR and TDEE.
    I am going to start at 1300 calories and go from there.

    I am 66 years old.
    I exercise in the morning 30 mins and take the overweight dog for a walk in the afternoon for 10 mins.

    Glad to join your group.

    I'm 67. Maintenance is 1770. I'm 128, 5'4" I sometimes eat back my exercise calories, sometimes not. I exercise five days a week. a combo of strength training and cardio.

    I'm also expending energy by choreographing Zumba routines because I'm a licenced instructor.
  • ruthlesswr
    ruthlesswr Posts: 114 Member
    Hi all! I reached my goal weight earlier this spring, and have been struggling ever since to figure out this whole maintenance thing. At the moment, I'm still loosing and I don't really need to any more. I'm slowly bumping up my calorie allotment so hopefully it'll settle down soon.
    I've lost 42 or so pounds in the last year and now I just want to keep it off!
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    Just reached goal weight 2 weeks ago...slowly bumping up calories ....hoping I do this right!

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