The ‘guess my weight’ game...
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Well, clearly the main adjustment that needs to be made here is in my head rather than my calories, and overreacting would just exacerbate the issues there! And once that’s sorted, I’m in no big hurry to lose those few pounds again. I got time. A lifetime8
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I would agree with logging your weight, but taking action when it moves out of what I call my "scream" weight. When you hit that high number, and when it stays there for a bit - three days, a week, whatever you set as not right in your head - then find a way to cut calories. I am in my third year of maintenance and what best works for me when I have gone above that number and stayed there for a bit is to simply cut out any food after dinner. While, yes, that's cutting calories, it works better psychologically for me because it's stopping a habit and not counting and feeling deprived. When my weight is back within range for about a week, I return to my small snacks after dinner. The OP's main question, I think, was how to emotionally handle the fluctuations, etc. that go with maintenance, and I agree with others on here. Maintenance is not just a number or a range, but a mindset. It sounds funny, but once you have a handle on the fact that you will fluctuate and that you know what to do when it goes above your scream weight, you psychologically just have to let go. You know what to do, you know the scale sometimes lies, and you just do what you need to do. I do sometimes freak out when that scream weight appears, to be honest, but I calm down very quickly. Maintenance should not be about white-knuckling or life won't be any fun.6
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Hmmm... yes, I see. Then I basically log my weight but ignore it unless it breaches one of the bounds...
Depends.
Recently I gained 5lbs that took me over my boundary. But it was from a very large and salty meal. No action required, within a couple of days it's gone.
I might also gain 10lbs from a dose of "all-inclusive-holiday-itis". Mostly water weight but definitely some fat gain, some action required but no real rush.
It gets easier with time - you start to understand what is normal for you.
Maybe think of it as vigilance but not being on high alert all the time?5
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