Just started maintenance and gained straight away

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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    Thank you, I've lost another pound this week - I can't believe I need another 500 cals a day so will try and add 100 or 200 a week and cope with the extra loss. I'm still 14lbs from being underweight so that shouldn't be an unhealthy loss. Just not sure I can manage nearly 2,500 cals a day!

    Add some (more) fat into your diet - that ups the cals easily. Cook with oil, and oil to salad, eat more nuts/nut butters, full fat dairy, etc.

    ~Lyssa
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Thanks I've been trying to add fat to veg but hadn't really considered full fat dairy, I drink a lot of milk so might give that a go :)
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    edited July 2016
    I struggled with re-gaining 3-5 lbs when I went to maintenance. I was trying to gradually increase calories to find my sweet spot for maintenance. Not sure if I've found it yet. ;) I think I might need to be one of those people who overshoots their goal to allow for the small normal regain when you shift to maintenance. My goal range was 129-133 (I'm 5'7") but since shifting to maintenance I've mostly been in the 133-136 range with a couple bounces up to 137-138. I don't care as much about the number on the scale but that small amount does affect how my clothes fit so I want to keep it lower.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    And yes, I agree trying to get the right balance can be trickier than losing weight! I've been working on it since March.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    edited July 2016
    macchiatto wrote: »
    I struggled with re-gaining 3-5 lbs when I went to maintenance. I was trying to gradually increase calories to find my sweet spot for maintenance. Not sure if I've found it yet. ;) I think I might need to be one of those people who overshoots their goal to allow for the small normal regain when you shift to maintenance. My goal range was 129-133 (I'm 5'7") but since shifting to maintenance I've mostly been in the 133-136 range with a couple bounces up to 137-138. I don't care as much about the number on the scale but that small amount does affect how my clothes fit so I want to keep it lower.
    My goal was about 146, now I've stopped worrying about losing weight I'm down to 143 :/
    Eta I'm not worried about that either really, I'm becoming quite happy with how I am now :)
  • sunshira
    sunshira Posts: 14 Member
    At first I still los t weight on maintenance and then my body seemed to find a weight that it likes. I go up and down 2-3 lb which I think is a normal fluctuation. You will find your balance. Keep tracking your food and activity for at least 6 months to make sure you don't go back to old habits
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    I will thank you
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