Is anyone on maintenance that isn't even that skinny?
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I love this thread. I especially appreciate hearing from people who successfully lost weight and are keeping it off while accepting/loving their bodies and still being happy even though they don't look like that smiling, perfect fitness model on the cover of fitness magazines.
I think somewhere in the back of my mind I believed that if I lost enough to be the same weight now (at age 48) as I did when I was 18, I'd have that body back... nope. I've lost almost 70 pounds and have been struggling to accept my "new" body with all of its remaining flaws... loose skin, droopy breasts, saddlebags, and bony shoulders and ribs.6 -
I'm 5'5", age 56 and currently maintaining between 155-157. I had set my original goal at 155 and reached that about 6 months ago, then decided to go for 145 to get to a "normal" BMI. However, I really struggled to get below the 155 so am currently accepting where I'm at and working on fitness goals rather than weight loss. I exercise 5-6 days a week (cardio, strength and flexibility) and am eating between 1600 and 1800 calories a day. Not a lot for maintenance with daily exercise, but it appears I don't need as many calories at my age.
ETA: I don't mind the word "skinny" at all. The few times someone has called me skinny has made my day! LOL7 -
Skinny shouldn't be a goal. Aim for FIT, and you will see the difference
it involves a lot eating and a lot of workout by the way. 4 -
I'm not sure how to answer that. I feel like I'm still somewhat "skinny fat"; my arms and legs are pretty thin (they were fairly thin to start with though) and my face has gotten thinner but I still have a fair amount of belly fat. My BF% is still somewhere around 27-29%, I would guess, even though I'm 5'7" and in a range of 131-134 lbs. I have PCOS and that can make it harder to lose belly fat. I'm trying to recomp now but currently in physical therapy 3x/wk b/c of weakness in several areas that has led me to be easily injured whenever I try a progressive strength training routine.1
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I'm 5'3'' and my range is 132-127 and I'm moving into maintenance. I know many MFPers would rather get to like 115 or whatever but ehhh, I'm happy the way I am and I'm not trying to be a model or anything--I'm healthy and I can maintain at this weight without it turning into an obsession pretty easily. The only person who gets to have an opinion about whether you're thin enough to be on maintenance is you. You don't *have* to want to be at the bottom half of your BMI, though I know it can feel that way. You're allowed to like yourself where you are!2
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JoseCastaneda wrote: »Skinny shouldn't be a goal. Aim for FIT, and you will see the difference it involves a lot eating and a lot of workout by the way.
I like this. Although we all have different opinions of what 'fit' means too! But I'm fit enough when my legs don't give up on me.
I do have the 'lot of eating' part down at least (well the lot of workout part too I guess).2 -
chimaerandi wrote: »..... The only person who gets to have an opinion about whether you're thin enough to be on maintenance is you. You don't *have* to want to be at the bottom half of your BMI, though I know it can feel that way. You're allowed to like yourself where you are!
^^ love this train of thought
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I'm 5'2.5" and 125. I have way more belly fat and thigh fat than I would like. But I am healthy and in good shape! If I lose much more weight, I feel like it might be too hard to maintain because I love food so much. Currently I'm trying to maintain but after eating 1700-1800 calories a day for the past few weeks I'm seeing that I'm still losing about a half pound per week so I think I could actually increase that to 2000 a day. I would love to maintain at that calorie amount!1
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I've decided to go on maintenance because I can't do 1200 any more (I'm short) so I've just learned to accept myself with a cute belly and that's that. I've lost quite a lot of weight so I'm happy with that.
Is anyone in a similar situation ? Would love to make new friends, thanks!
Caroline
Yep ... I'm no where near to my goal weight but I am on maintenance right now. Do you care to know why? Hope so cause I'm sharing ... I have a screwed-up metabolism from years of dieting and regaining so now I plateu very quickly. So ... I am learning how to eat to maintain my weight and when that works like it's supposed to ... somewhere down the line ... I'll start to reduce again.4 -
I'm not skinny. I'm 5'6" and about 165ish pounds. I'm in the "normal" weight category for my height, if you look at charts/standards. I didn't lose weight because of a need to be skinny. I lost weight because I was suffering from poor health. I'm normal on all of my stats; BP, cholesterol, blood sugar etc, for the first time in 4 years. I lost weight until I hit a place where I was able to feel healthy. I don't think I would feel comfortable dropping another 20 lbs, although I certainly could. Right now I'm comfortable with how I feel and the amount I can eat, and that is what I feel is important.6
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My goal was to hit 145 pounds. I'm at 160 (5'8") and just don't feel like I can deficit anymore. I got obsessive with intermittent fasting, felt terrible and just decided to recomp, eat what I want and lift as heavy as possible. I don't need to be 145. I don't even need to be 150 like I was 8 years ago. I need to be okay w/ me right now.6
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I'm 5"8, 44 and 147lbs, goal is 143. I'm eating at my goal weight maintenance calories at the moment. I've still got a belly pooch, but I'm at the stage of being sick and tired of dieting and don't really care if I lose any more weight or not! If it happens, great, if not, I'm cool with that too 5
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I am almost at maintenance, and I think I'll stop around BMI 26. I want to be able to eat lots at maintenance. Nice to hear of fellow MFPers who aren’t necessarily going to the low end of their BMI. Good to have a range!4
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I'm in maintenance. I got tiny, then purposely bulked to try gain muscle over the winter. I tried to cut the fat but went through a lot of personal stress besides getting obsessed and weird with food. So...maybe I failed. But here I am. It's time for me to focus on getting mentally and physically healthy, which doesn't meant chasing a low body fat % at the very moment.
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I took a weight loss vacation. and now I'm loosing weight at a higher calorie rate than before. March 1st I couldn't take it any more so I started going to maintanace. i added 100 calories a week till i quit loosing. I only got to 1600 calories, up from 1200. ( I lost weight during this time) I stayed there for about 3 week s.Then I also added 200 a day for exercise ( during this time I finally really quit loosing),after 6-8 weeks I started reducing calories. I only had to cut by 100 calories a day for 2 weeks and I started loosing. I have lost 1 1/2 pounds in about 12 days. I'm going to stick with this till I loose my last 10 pounds. Maybe the next 6 weeks or so. Then I'll start working On finding my true maintanace calories again.2
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I'm in maintenance. I'm 44, 5' 2.5" & 144.5 lbs--so about 6 lbs still in the "overweight" BMI category. I was aiming for 150 lbs, but lost a little more when I was still bumping my calories up to maintenance. I like where I am now. My doctor likes where I am now. The calories I get to eat at this weight are workable for me. I don't like to exercise & I maintain on a pretty low number (1430) compared to many women around my height. If I got any thinner, I wouldn't be able to eat much at all.0
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I plan to maintain at around 180* and I'm 5'2". I like my body now, and while I had set my new goal lower than that (165), I never intend to get to a point where I'm skinny/lean/fit/whatever the acceptable word is for "small." It's just not a priority for me.
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(* It was my first goal, and where the trend looks to take me. I'm taking time off for maintenance regardless of my weight at the end of July.)
you and i are in the same boat. i am 5'3, and my original goal was 165. however, i really like the way I look now. I am considering maintaining at 175, with a range of 5lbs on either side.0 -
Me? I think, maybe?1
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Wow nice stories everyone. Sorry I didn't mean to mis-use the word "skinny" I'm not sure what's the right work. Damn most people on this thread have a lower BMI than me though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I just like that food too much, always will 0
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Hey, there's nothing wrong with enjoying food, its one of the best pleasures in life its all about finding a way to enjoy it in the right amounts so we maintain our weight at our own happy place. 2
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