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Very few extra calories once I go into maintenance

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  • adipace815
    adipace815 Posts: 112 Member
    Yes and that is just it. I am doing about all you can with weighing and measuring food. I track everything and I mean everything. So within the margin of error, I am pretty solid with my food intake. I tend to agree that the calorie burn is pretty reasonable. But my results are not reflective of the calorie deficit of 800 calories per day. I tend to think it may be more my resting calories burned. Either way, based on my logging efforts and my workout tracking, I am hoping to find the "sweet spot" for my maximum calorie intake. I think that will have to be different on workout days and non-workout days.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Yes, if you were losing slowly at the end, as you should be, then there is very little difference. I have found that I eat the same at home and just allow myself a little extra when we go out, which is often. Even at that, I'm still trying to find the right balance after 6 months.

    100 cals per day too much can cause 10 lbs per year gain. This is what I'm trying to be watchful for. My weight gain pattern was 5-10 lb per year for 25 years. So I can no longer tell myself that "a few pounds" don't matter. Of course, that is challenging to negotiate because of normal daily fluctuations. Even with a trending app, it's been tricky to manage.
  • ellefox70
    ellefox70 Posts: 58 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Yes, if you were losing slowly at the end, as you should be, then there is very little difference. I have found that I eat the same at home and just allow myself a little extra when we go out, which is often. Even at that, I'm still trying to find the right balance after 6 months.

    100 cals per day too much can cause 10 lbs per year gain. This is what I'm trying to be watchful for. My weight gain pattern was 5-10 lb per year for 25 years. So I can no longer tell myself that "a few pounds" don't matter. Of course, that is challenging to negotiate because of normal daily fluctuations. Even with a trending app, it's been tricky to manage.

    This rings very true for me. My weight gain was so slow over so many years that it took a friends well meaning comment to make me even notice that I was no longer the skinny Minnie I had always been!

    Great suggestion re just relaxing a little when going out although I have enjoyed giving myself the permission to have time to exercise and think this is now the new norm. The kids want to know why I haven't been out now if I skip it!. And the family hasn't imploded whilst I've been away. Important lesson learned!

    Still a couple of pounds to lose then I look forward to experimenting with maintenance!
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