should i set a weight maintenance range?

Definitely. Weight fluctuates every day, so a weight range is necessary. You'll go crazy trying to stick to one number. I personally set mine for 108-114lbs (48.98-51.71 kg), so my range is narrower than yours, but if 65-70kg keeps you happy and sane, then I think it is a good range to go by. Congratulations on reaching maintenance!

I no longer have a set weight range, I go by my clothing. (if its tight I know I am too heavy). The problem with weight is that it can seem negative when you are muscle building and becoming more toned. - Although saying that size 10-12 nowadays seems quite big? are we fooling ourselves??

100% yes set a range not a set target for maintenance. Mine is 124- 129 lbs. It shows if I drop below it I'm not eating enough and if I go above it consistently it's time to log properly again!

sijomial wrote: »

Your weight will fluctuate whether you set a range or not. Some people have large fluctuations, some are relatively small.

I prefer just to set an upper intervention number that initially triggers increased vigilance and if I stay above it triggers action - which after Christmas is where I am right now.

A range is a bit redundant for me as there's little danger of me accidentally losing too much weight as I like my food too much.

I have an upper limit that if I reach it, it's back to weight loss mode. I have way too much fat left to worry about a lower limit.

Yes, to a range (or upper warning limit) depending on whether you're likely to under-fuel as well as over-eat.

But to be explicit about what some others have (IMO) implied: Base your range or limit on your typical daily weight fluctuations.

Have you been weighing daily for a month or so, including days with some acceptable-to-you higher consumption, and some heavy workout days as well as some rest days? Then you have the data you need. If you don't have that date, start weighing yourself daily (first thing in the AM, nekkid as born, post-bathroom, pre-food, pre-water) for a couple of weeks or so (including those varied kinds of days).

Then set your range or upper limit at a bit more than the typical weight fluctuations you've seen. Baseball stadiums don't put the warning track 6 inches outside the base lines, or 6 inches from the wall. The put it where it'll warn in time, but not over-warn.

Even then, I agree with the idea that you aren't above your upper limit until it lasts at least 2-3 days.

spiriteagle99 wrote: »

Fruitcake1972 wrote: »

I no longer have a set weight range, I go by my clothing. (if its tight I know I am too heavy). The problem with weight is that it can seem negative when you are muscle building and becoming more toned. - Although saying that size 10-12 nowadays seems quite big? are we fooling ourselves??

Fruitcake, the problem with this is vanity sizing, where we get larger but the size stays the same. I stayed a size 10 when my weight went from 125 to 175 pounds. It was easy to fool myself into thinking I wasn't really that fat. When I had to buy a size 12 I finally did something. I still can wear my old size 10s now that I'm at 130, but if I buy new, I wear a 4 or 6. Crazy.

So true about the sizing changes. I keep a pair of Guess brand jeans (circa 1993) as my "test jeans." I'm very close to zipping them up. They are a size 10. My current (bought within the last year) jeans are size 4, and they're loose everywhere, and that brand doesn't make smaller I'm lean, but not tiny. I feel for the truly petite ladies out there.

Yes.

williams969 wrote: »

Fruitcake, the problem with this is vanity sizing, where we get larger but the size stays the same. I stayed a size 10 when my weight went from 125 to 175 pounds. It was easy to fool myself into thinking I wasn't really that fat. When I had to buy a size 12 I finally did something. I still can wear my old size 10s now that I'm at 130, but if I buy new, I wear a 4 or 6. Crazy.

This drives me nuts. I just bought new bras and they seem to go in the opposite direction. I bought two C cups, one D cup and one DD cup! The C cups are bigger than the other two. Same size around though, lol.