Those maintaining

beth0277
beth0277 Posts: 217 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I need some motivation...for those who are in maintenance, will you list your starting weight, your current weight, how long it took you to get there and how long you have been maintaining?
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  • ksarm
    ksarm Posts: 7 Member
    SW: 138
    GW: 118
    CW: 118

    It took me about 6 months to lose the weight and I've been maintaining for a month, give or take a pound or two depending on the day. :) I still log my calories and follow MFP's recommendation for my daily calorie goal to maintain based on my stats and run 2-3 times a week.
  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
    SW: 375
    GW: 215
    CW: 215

    Took me 18 months to get to goal, 3 months maintaining, working on composition now.
  • Elishakate95
    Elishakate95 Posts: 1
    Wow, you've done an amazing job!! Well done :-)
  • bciloveme2014
    bciloveme2014 Posts: 213 Member
    SW 173
    GW 150
    CW 149

    Started on MFP on Feb. 2014 and reached my goal on the first week of May. 2014. Been maintaining for little more than 2 months.
    I continue to log my food, I try to do little cardio and more body pump, I only eat burned calories when I do cardio.
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
    Starting weight: 118 or so lbs
    Goal weight: 105 lbs
    Current weight: 103-104 lbs (I like myself better around 103 than at 105).

    I knew I didn't have THAT much to lose so I did it fairly slowly. I started at the end of December 2013 and got to my goal in late May this year (so a little less than 5 months). So I've been maintaining for about 6 weeks (wow, it seems longer than that because I started eating more at the beginning of May so my weight wouldn't suddenly rise from switching immediately from the weight-loss calories to my full maintenance amount).

    I'm currently starting to do weight training more seriously since I want more muscle. If I'm a little heavier but stay the same size, that's OK, as long as the gain is mostly muscle.
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    SW: 206.8
    GW: 132.4
    CW: 131.6

    Took me a year to lose and I've been maintaining for just over 9 months now.
  • jimdevico
    jimdevico Posts: 4
    SW: 195
    GW: 175
    CW: 175

    I started in February 2014 and just got there on 7/7/14. I'm here now trying to figure out how to maintain without eating poorly or continuing to lose weight.

    I liked myself better at 180 so I may go back there. Not sure yet.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    Starting Weight: 189
    Goal Range: 150-155
    Current Weight: 149

    It took me 7 months to get there. I've maintained a year and a half.
  • angel7472
    angel7472 Posts: 317 Member
    sw 200
    gw 140
    cw 124

    Took me over a year to lose to 145 and then readjusted my goals. Reached 124 after I started lifting. Readjusted my calories now I eat on average over 2000 a day give or take. Been at maintenance since Oct 2013. Still try to log everyday. This last weekend didnt log just enjoyed myself.
  • beccadaniixox
    beccadaniixox Posts: 542 Member
    SW: 178lbs
    GW: 120lbs
    CW: 125lbs

    Took me about a year and a half to reach my goal (125 at the time). Been maintaining this weight (123-127 range) for 2+ years now. I log during the week.. and not on weekends.

    ETA: Currently reassessed my goals and started lifting(ish).
  • Zelinna
    Zelinna Posts: 207 Member
    SW: 210 Lbs
    GW: 150 lbs
    CW: 148 lbs

    It took me 16 months to reach my goal weight and have been maintaining since November 2013. I have been focusing on body comp since that time and seem to sit comfortably between 145 and 150 eating ~2500 cals a day.
  • beth0277
    beth0277 Posts: 217 Member
    You all are awesome! I've got about 65 pounds to lose so it's nice to hear from those who have been so successful!
  • SharonCMach
    SharonCMach Posts: 305 Member
    SW: 178
    GW: 115
    CW: 107

    Started July 2013 at 178, when I joined MFP that same month I was at 170. Reached my goal weight by the end of November 2013, been maintaining 105 - 110 for the most part since then. Maintaining for me has been hard, I'm still trying to figure things out.
  • einzweidrei
    einzweidrei Posts: 381 Member
    SW: 170
    GW: Multiple GWs!
    CW: 127

    Been maintaining since December.
  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
    SW: 172
    GW: 125-130
    CW: 136

    Started in March of 2013(post partum) and its been slow progress(intentional). Will take all the time in the world to reach my goal weight, but i am taking it slow intentionally. I am in healthy weight range and love food too much to eat at a bigger deficit :D
  • jbing07
    jbing07 Posts: 46 Member
    SW:192
    GW: 142
    CW:147

    It look me about 2 years to lose and have been maintaining (as u can see it has been fluctuating, only about 2-5 lbs) for about a year. If u need more motivation, feel free to add me.
  • bullieforme
    bullieforme Posts: 37
    SW - 206 lb
    GW - 140lb
    CW - 136lb
    Started in January this year but now struggling to maintain steady weight. Paranoid about putting any back on but don't need to lose any more . . .
  • ge105
    ge105 Posts: 268 Member
    SW: ~150lbs (I avoided scales)
    GW: 120lbs
    CW: 113lbs

    5ft tall

    I changed my goal weight a million times actually but I finally decided 120lbs felt good and is easy to maintain so that's the weight I say is my "comfy" weight. I don't like being any heavier than though I try not to focus on the numbers these days cause they wont tell me if I'm getting to my current goal of being more muscular. Took me a little under a year to lose and I lost it about four years ago now.
  • ronitperman
    ronitperman Posts: 25
    SW: 185
    GW: 135
    CW: 140

    I started in February 2014 I am trying to reach my goal weight by doing regular exercise. As I am a food lover so it’s quite difficult for me to maintain this weight so with regular exercise I also take natural appetite suppressor supplement which help me to maintain my diet and my weight.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    163 lb start weight
    130-134 lb goal range
    132 lb current

    Started to get serious Nov 21 2013
    At goal 132 lb since March 5 2014
    Soooo, it took me 3.5 months to lose 31 lbs and I've been maintaining now for 4 months. I didn't join MFP until I was at goal as I wanted a relatively easy way to track maintenance. I needed a massive database for all my food choices - as it is, MFP needs to give me more pages of Recent foods - 4 is not enough as at least 1 or 2 things drop off my list every day as I add or have to re-add different foods. It's starting to get irritating to repeatedly search database for particular foods at every bloody meal. OK, rant over.:explode:
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    SW: 155
    GW: 129
    CW: 126

    It took me about a year tto lose my weight because I was eating 1450 calories a day. I had a long plateau when I started dong strength training and I had to take a three month hiatus when I was in physicall therapy for three months for my feet.
  • alexuh
    alexuh Posts: 108 Member
    SW: 125
    CW: 103

    Didn't need to lose much so it took about 5 months, very gradual and I've been maintaining for over a year... very happily while still eating my fave foods and drinks :drinker: :bigsmile:
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    SW: 174
    GW:125-135
    CW: 128

    It took me six months to get to my current weight. I have maintained since the June of 2012, or two years. my biggest challenge is staying on track with my exercise. I walk and stand as much as I can and do 15 to 45 minutes of Yoga or Barre3 every day.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,307 Member
    My starting weight 72 kg
    Current weight 62 kg
    Took 10 months.
    Been maintaining since November
  • Gouchisgirll
    Gouchisgirll Posts: 2,476 Member
    Original SW after my son 186 (Was 157 when I got pregnant) (Started MFP Sept. 2011, 8 weeks after my son was born)
    Took 4 months to reach my GW of 135
    When I had my daughter I weighed 162
    Reached my goal weight of 135 in 10 days (It was all baby weight)
    CW 133 and have been allowing myself 2-3 lbs wiggle room in either direction and have maintained for a year and a half.

    I started with eating back calories, but have since moved on to TDEE. I use to log my food every day, but after two years I know my portions and only log for a week every so often just to make sure I'm staying on track.

    Cheer up. Sometimes it feels like such a battle, but maintenance can be tricky. You just have to find what works for you. Let me know if you need any help :)
  • Spiderkeys
    Spiderkeys Posts: 338 Member
    Starting Weight: 125kg
    Goal Weight 75kg
    Current weight: 68kg

    The flulications bothered me too much so I very slowly crept and lost more, I literically half the person I used to be.
  • TutuMom41
    TutuMom41 Posts: 278 Member
    starting weight 330
    goal weight 140
    current weight 128

    Maintaining for 11 years (i did have a weight gain of 70 lbs between my two babies) but I lost it again. My oldest was born 5 years ago.
  • vjsanvil
    vjsanvil Posts: 15 Member
    SW: 147
    GW: Multiple (layered on as I met each goal)
    CW: 106

    It took me six months to hit my goal weight (final was 111) (Started in May 2013, hit goal in November 2013). In the first two months of maintenance I lost another 10lbs (no matter how high I upped my calories!) but luckily slowly gained back some of that to maintain around 105-106. Focusing on building lean muscle mass now. I have started logging again to keep myself in check and make sure I don't have too many ice cream cones down the shore this summer :). Good luck!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    SW: 255
    GW: 175
    CW: 178

    I fluctuate between 175 and 182. Just where I want to be. Been maintaining since October. Took 6 months to get to my goal weight.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    SW: 197
    GW: 155
    CW: 152

    I lost the 42 pounds in 5 months. I have maintained between 152 & 156 for 6 months. You can do this.

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