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    Don't want to lose anymore

    Posts: 61 Member
    edited December 2024 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
    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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    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      Eat more
    • Posts: 61 Member
      But how much more?
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      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 cals
    • Posts: 61 Member
      Thanks guys. I'll monitor and experiment with my calories to see where I should be
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      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 you
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      And don't forget you want a maintenance range, not one single number, to account for fluctuations.
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      TavistockToad wrote: »
      And don't forget you want a maintenance range, not one single number, to account for fluctuations.

      This is great advice!
    • Posts: 61 Member
      Thanks so much for the tips!!
    • Posts: 367 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 61 Member
      Thanku! It was a long journey but I made it!@Carnhot
    • Posts: 13,342 Member
      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...
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