Why is it easy gain the weight back when you stop logging in?

Tanie98
Tanie98 Posts: 675 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
I'm currently eating at dificiet and when I look at my calories to mantain my weight I think to myself wow , they're plenty. And I will have more calories to play with. Yet when I get too comfortable the weight creeps on. How easy is it to eat over 1900 calories ?

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  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    I could easily eat over 1900 calories every day just with mindless snacking in front of the TV at night.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,438 Member
    I think the reality is.. most people regain their lost weight. Or some of it... and it just takes diligence and constant attention to keep it in check.
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    It's very easy. Sometimes when people are "dieting", they eat foods that are not very calorie dense, so after meals with just a few hundred calories, you can feel full. But the reality is there's a lot of food out there, especially if you do not prepare it yourself, that is super calorie dense and very easy to rack up thousands of calories without even trying.

    I maintain at 2900, and if I wasn't watching what I ate, I could easily go over. After all, that's how I gained the weight in the first place.
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,605 Member
    Once you’re in the habit of 1900, then 2000 is pretty easy. A second helping of something, a cookie or two now and again, a glass of wine. Pretty soon you’re gaining a lb per month. Not hard at all.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,794 Member
    It really depends on how you feel on 1900 calories. That amount would not be enough for me and it would be pretty easy to go over since I maintain on much more than that (based on my stats and activity level). Many people find then need to continue to log their intake to be successful.
  • kristingjertsen
    kristingjertsen Posts: 239 Member
    My experience is that I need to continue to weigh and measure my food if I want to keep losing weight or maintain my weight. I lost 56 pounds at age 49, then over the next 2 years gained 30 of it back once I stopped tracking with MFP (busy with school, work, family, two surgeries, and menopause derailed me). I began using MFP again in January and have lost just over 11 pounds over the last few months. What is really making a difference is my adoption of a whole foods, high vegetarian protein, low oil, low sugar vegan diet. I don't get hungry because the fiber fills me up, my blood sugar is steady, and I have learned to recognize when I am 80 percent full and stop eating when I get there (easier now that I understand that I won't be hungry again in an hour or two). Very happy with my new way of eating, but I still plan to track fat (oils, nuts, seeds, avocado) and carbohydrates (grains, rice, pasta, potatoes, beets,sweet potatoes) once I get down to my goal weight (19 more pounds to go). Most vegetables are so low in calories that I don't both to track them now.

    The most important thing I have learned after many years of struggling with weight management is that I am not a naturally thin person. I can manage my weight with healthy eating and exercise, but I have to be proactive to prevent the weight from coming back. Tracking helps keep me honest.
  • magnusthenerd
    magnusthenerd Posts: 1,207 Member
    If you aren't doing at least at little bit of consciously managing your weight, then the unconscious patterns that had you at a higher weight before will tend to lead back to that same higher weight.
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