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New to maintenance

tburgess242002
tburgess242002 Posts: 231 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Any tips for beginning maintenance

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  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,571 Member
    edited March 2016
    • Just keep doing what you've been doing to lose, but with more calories.
    • When you first add, don't just add carbs - it's easy to add in cake and bread and sugar. Stick to your macros and mind your protein and fats too.
    • Enjoy your food. The goal isn't to LOSE weight, it's to maintain a healthy weight the rest of your life. So eat reasonable portions of ice cream. Enjoy that small piece of baklava. Grab that beer. And watch your net calories.
    • Keep logging.

    Congratulations!
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    edited March 2016
    I was only able to add 140 calories. Not much :( . After a few months though, I'm getting used to it and enjoy the extra calories. I tend to overeat on the weekends and lose it back on the weekdays. I'm still weighing myself and logging. It's s new stage. Takes some getting used to. But I find it much better than having to lose?
  • tesslyons638
    tesslyons638 Posts: 1 Member
    There was a good thread a while ago - maintenance tips - loads of great hints
  • tburgess242002
    tburgess242002 Posts: 231 Member
    Thank you all so much
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