I have trouble keeping weight off

Have you experimented with different foods? Some people find carbs filling, some prefer protein or fat. And fibre is great at filling you up. There’s a thread somewhere on the nutrition comments about volume eaters - have a look at what people say on there for ideas.

To add to @sijomial’s last paragraph.
This thread (below) is helpful for just moving more with everyday activity, not adding extra workouts into your day.

I’m a small older woman so get few calories even in maintenance. Just working on my daily activity level gave me a couple of hundred extra cals a day without really noticing.
Such a shame all those efficiencies I’d built up over the decades were thrown out the window

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10610953/neat-improvement-strategies-to-improve-weight-loss/p1

Cheers, h.

jasminez4u2 wrote: »

Hey guys I’m having trouble with keeping weight off. Does anyone ever get used to eating less than they used to?

I guess yes, since I'm in about year 5 of maintaining a healthy weight, after about 3 previous decades of obesity. There have been ups and downs in weight, but all within a healthy range (BMI 20-23, mostly), and I've stayed the same clothing size (tighter at some times than others, but not absurdly tight).

I do eat different portion sizes and proportions of foods, and frequencies, but haven't dramatically changed which foods I eat. I expect to keep calorie counting indefinitely. (I've counted/logged most days since mid 2015, though not every single day - I skip some. It's down to enough of a routine that it probably doesn't take more than 10 minutes or so daily, and that's well worth it to me, for the many benefits.)

I feel like treating weight loss as maintenance practice helped me, i.e., I didn't do anything to lose weight that I wasn't willing to keep up permanently, other than a sensible calorie deficit. I used the weight loss period to experiment, and figure out what kept me full & happy, while hitting a calorie goal, getting adequate nutrition, and being practical. Not everyone chooses or needs to do that, but it served me well.

What do you perceive that you're struggling with, that makes maintenance difficult for you?

Try increasing your daily caloric intake and also increasing your cardio/energy expenditure, it will allow you to eat more food it just comes with an expense of you having to be a bit more active throughout the day