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What is your maintenance range?

melodyjosie
melodyjosie Posts: 68 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I got down to my goal weight of 50kg (110lbs) but since then have gained a couple lbs, I weigh in always between 50kg-55kg (110lbs-121kg) Is this an okay maintenance range? I'm 5'1 tall as well.

What is your maintenance range?
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  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    I'm a bit heavier and taller than you are. My range for 5' 9" is 145-150.
  • 32sami
    32sami Posts: 380 Member
    Mine is around 120, but I'd love to get to 115.
  • mjglantz
    mjglantz Posts: 508 Member
    At 5'8" I set my goal at 162 which I reached in April 2013. Since then I have moved to a more vegetarian diet and upped my cardio and kept losing weight. Have settled in at 142 - 145 and feel great.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    My range is 149-158 that's 10lbs...my goal is 155 atm so seems reasonable to me...

    not quite 5 up but more than 5 down...the low weight puts me at 20% BF...

    After I hit maintenance (soon I hope) I will see how it goes over the summer with the recomp...
  • PunnaluckPla
    PunnaluckPla Posts: 2
    I'm 164 cm/ 53kg. it is difficult for me to maintaing weight at 51-52kg....that is my goal
  • HIITMe
    HIITMe Posts: 921 Member
    I only have a 5lb range... between 140-145lbs and Im happy... Im 5'8"
  • jhellwig828
    jhellwig828 Posts: 109 Member
    I'm 5'6" and my goal was 130. I am actually at 127 right now because I am still trying to figure my maintenance numbers out. I don't want to go any lower and my high is 132 so it's a 5 pound range. You just have to be comfortable with you!!
  • chezza189
    chezza189 Posts: 25 Member
    Mine is 127lbs to 133lbs, its what I feel happy with :).
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
    I haven't been maintaining for long. I think I am still ( slowly ) losing. Will figure out what I maintain at... normally I'd say within a 5-6 lb range, due to many factors, in either direction.

    I'm currently at 108 lbs... wouldn't mind maintaining between 105-110. Weight fluctuates normally... doens't mean you are putting on real fat weight gain.
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    I just went to maintenance. I am between 115 to 117 now but am still losing a bit, most likely between 110 to 115.
    A healthy range for me (body/activities) is around 120 give or take.
    I am 5'5"
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    I'm 5'6" and 49 years old (female). My preferred weight is 132. I pretty much stay within 5LBS (above or below) that.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Body weight isn't static...water retention/release, more/less waste in your system, hydration/dehydration, hormonal fluctuations, stress, etc all can cause natural body weight fluctuations of a good 3-5 Lbs either way in most people.

    I've been maintaining for a year now and I fluctuate basically from 181 - 185ish with my 12 month average being about 183. During this time I've had outlying lows of around 178 on a couple of occasions and have been as high as 187 (the morning after an airplane flight).
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Body weight isn't static...water retention/release, more/less waste in your system, hydration/dehydration, hormonal fluctuations, stress, etc all can cause natural body weight fluctuations of a good 3-5 Lbs either way in most people.

    I've been maintaining for a year now and I fluctuate basically from 181 - 185ish with my 12 month average being about 183. During this time I've had outlying lows of around 178 on a couple of occasions and have been as high as 187 (the morning after an airplane flight).
    "Airplane weight!" I was SO happy when I finally saw the airplane "weight" trend. It used to make me nuts. It's funny, a friend, who's been dieting the last six months went on a work trip where he thought he did a great job staying with his diet. When he got home he was so upset after he weighed. I told him: wait 2 days, drink water, weigh again, and voila! The "airplane weight" was gone. He had never heard that the scale goes up after plane rides.
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    Hahaha... airplane weight.

    I am going on vacation with my hubs in a couple of weeks and decided I was not going to count calories. I will eat what I want, within reason, by now I have learned enough to know how to make the right choices and portions, etc. and prefer fresh veggies, fruits, meats, etc. over processed crap. However, I will absolutely indulge while I am on vacation. After all, it's vacation!

    I was speaking to my boxing coach and saying how there is a fitness facility and I'm happy because I can get some cardio in the mornings blah, blah, blah... he put a stop to me and suggested I take a full two week recovery period. He said I would be amazed at how much stronger and healthier I would be after a couple of workouts when I'm back.

    I trust him, and am not worried about it.

    You could weigh yourself ten times a day and get ten different weights!
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    My goal is 132.4 and my initial range was +/-2 lbs because that's what Weight Watchers told me. My highest maintenance weigh in has been 135.8 and the lowest was 126.6. I continued to drop a little weight while trying to figure out maintenance and have been under goal each week for almost 6 months... So now my comfortable range has sort of shifted to within 5 or so pounds under goal.


    ETA: I'm 5'5"
  • ealaniz2
    ealaniz2 Posts: 9 Member
    Any advice on how to maintain?
  • Zoeeee_xx
    Zoeeee_xx Posts: 112 Member
    I'm 5'4" and maintain around 110-113 lbs. :)
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    153-155, on 2600-3000 calories a day.

    How to maintain? Consistent activity, consistent logging. And don't weigh yourself every single day. You'll go mad. I check in about once a month and it's much easier that way.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Any advice on how to maintain?

    consume a maintenance level of calories for your given activity level.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    I just started maintenance. But my range will be between 3-4 pounds. I am 5'2, 116 pounds and 44 yrs old.

    I have upped my calories, so far no gain, I have been pretty stable on weight, so may go up more to see what happens. Right now doing between 2100-2300 calories.
  • Jestinia
    Jestinia Posts: 1,153 Member
    Well I thought it was going to be in the 120s. Judging by the mirror and the jiggle, I'm guessing it's going to end up being in the 105-110 range. Darn my small bones and shortness! My maintenance calories will be something ridiculous like 1300 unless I figure out how to get my butt moving again.
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    normally 3 to 4 pounds...
    birthdays and holidays as much as 6 pounds.

    6' 0" 173 pounds
    54 y.o.
  • LiftHeavyWeights
    LiftHeavyWeights Posts: 336 Member
    I'm 5' 2". My current range is between 110 to 115 lbs. Currently 113 lbs. I hope to gradually gain more muscle (don't mine if I weigh more) as I lift progressively heavier weights.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Any advice on how to maintain?

    consume a maintenance level of calories for your given activity level.
    And never consider yourself "done".
  • MsPantherNPink
    MsPantherNPink Posts: 24 Member
    I'm, 5'91/2 and big boned. I once got down to around 160 and my friends and family actually told me I looked sick. So now when I get back down to around 180-185 I will be satisfied with that.
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    I'm 5'7" 25" waist 36" hips and maintain at 127-129.

    I've been bulking and cutting and I used to be the same size at a much lower weight.

    It's weird being the same weight as before when I had a much higher body fat and a few more inches on my lower half. I try not to forget that when I weigh myself.
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
    I'm 5'1" and my goal is 105 lbs (small frame). I'm about 1/2 pound from getting to my goal (the tickers don't register partial pounds!) and my maintenance range will be 104-106.
  • MdmeYellalot
    MdmeYellalot Posts: 4 Member
    I'm 48 and have lost 3 and a half stone, maintaining for over a year at 142 + 5. Currently 146 so am at the top end and know I need to keep an eye on it.
  • AnabolicKyle
    AnabolicKyle Posts: 489 Member
    I got down to my goal weight of 50kg (110lbs) but since then have gained a couple lbs, I weigh in always between 50kg-55kg (110lbs-121kg) Is this an okay maintenance range? I'm 5'1 tall as well.

    What is your maintenance range?


    i keep skimming this and all i read was
    5'1" 121kg
    is this okay?

    i was like 0.0

    umm you probably should lose some weight
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Any advice on how to maintain?

    consume a maintenance level of calories for your given activity level.
    And never consider yourself "done".
    This is an excellent point. In order to maintain, most people need to stay aware of how many calories they are eating. Sometimes I find maintenance more difficult than losing weight, and other times I find it easier. Just depends on the day.

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