maintaining calories

littlelol
littlelol Posts: 539 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Think may sound like a stupid question but just wanted to check. Does maintaing weight mean staying at the same weight you are at present? Just I was thinking of changing my goals to maintaining weight now. what you reckon? im 108pounds and 4ft 11 x

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  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    yep! maintaining is the number of calories you need to function in your daily activities to stay at the same weight
  • LauraDubbleya
    LauraDubbleya Posts: 79 Member
    Maintaining weight is exactly what you described, staying within a lb or two of your goal weight. Good for you for getting there!!
  • littlelol
    littlelol Posts: 539 Member
    this sounds really daft but in my head i keep thinking if i put my cals to maintenance level i will put all the weight back on ?
  • busygirl1
    busygirl1 Posts: 217 Member
    i make your BMI 21 so you are pretty perfect, well done :drinker: Maintain lady!!!
  • littlelol
    littlelol Posts: 539 Member
    ahh thanku, cant really aceppt it to be honest lol. So if i set it as maintaing on the goals on mfp i wont put all the weight back on?x
  • busygirl1
    busygirl1 Posts: 217 Member
    no you shouldn't pile any back on but keep your eye on it for a couple of weeks to see how your body adapts to it. Congrats x
  • schnarfo
    schnarfo Posts: 766 Member
    you will be fine :) when i switched to maintenance i was a little scared at first and yes initially i did gain a pound or two but then that disappeared and ive stayed the same roughly for months now. :) trust mfp and continue to exercise and youll be fine :D congrats on reaching your goals
  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    I've been maintaining for the past few weeks and found it scary at first. I am slowly coming round to it. I lost initially but now am back to 122.I find it useful to have a range rather than a perfect number. I now enjoy having the extra calories and eating more!

    well done on your loss so far and enjoy it. if its too daunting, try upping by 100-200 cals per week until u are up to your maintainance
  • littlelol
    littlelol Posts: 539 Member
    iv done it peeps , ie set my goals to maintain. will keep u updated. Alittle nervous ohh ha x
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