Don't want to lose anymore
candacebattle2012
Posts: 61 Member
After 5 months of sticking to my fitness pal I have lost 21 lbs and have reached my goal weight. But now I find that I'm still losing weight and don't want to lose much more. How do I maintain the weight I am now without losing more??
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Eat more0
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But how much more?0
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Slowly keep increasing your calories until the scale stops moving downward
This won't happen over night.
It takes Time to find what calories are right for you. Everyone is different
Raise your calories and keep reevaluating.1 -
candacebattle2012 wrote: »But how much more?
Depends how much you're currently losing per week...
If you're still losing 1lb per week then about 500 cals
If you're losing 0.5lbs per week then about 250 cals1 -
Thanks guys. I'll monitor and experiment with my calories to see where I should be0
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Don't get discouraged if it takes several weeks or a month to figure this out
It took me about 6-7 weeks to find the right number.
Just slowly add on calories and it will eventually happen for you2 -
And don't forget you want a maintenance range, not one single number, to account for fluctuations.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »And don't forget you want a maintenance range, not one single number, to account for fluctuations.
This is great advice!
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Thanks so much for the tips!!0
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This is where I was a few months ago. It takes a while, but you learn to hold the balance and enjoy the leeway. Congratulations.2
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Thanku! It was a long journey but I made it!@Carnhot0
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candacebattle2012 wrote: »Thanku! It was a long journey but I made it!@Carnhot
5 months isn't long when you have the rest of your life to eat the same way, apart from us getting an extra 250-500 calories/day, nothing really changes in maintenance...0
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