Anyone at the maintaining stage??

You are not alone I lost 4lb by bumping my cals up to Maintenace when I only had 2lb to go!

I don't want to lose any more weight either but scared of increasing above what MFP says is my maintenance goal.

Maintaining almost two months now.

Some fluctuation on the scale, but my measurements and how my clothes fit has been the same.

yes me. I have been at maintain for two days and I'm scared to death, sooooo many calories to eat!!!

I've been maintaining since October. After I reached my goal weight, I pretty much stopped tracking my food intake with MFP. Not because I started going crazy and eating whatever I wanted, but because I had been doing it for 6 months and knew basically how much I should eat and now that I am maintaining i don't have to count every little calorie. For the first month of maintaining I actually lost an additional 3 pounds, which was fine with me, I like to have that room to play with over the holidays. Over the last month I have fluctuated weekly between my goal weight and three pounds below. Still not tracking, just eating right and not stressing about it.

I have been at my maintaing weight for about 6 months now or maybe more and haven't had any problems with it at all. My body likes different foods and doesn't crave the junk I used to crave (well sometimes but not like it used to be). I work out just as hard and watch what I eat and it's working out well I never slipped back towards the old me once. I also like to set new goals for myself like running a half marathon, Warrior Dash, etc.

Hi all!

I have just 1/4 of a pound until I reach my GOAL!! :-D I've been increasing my calorie intake slowly over the last 2 weeks, which caused me to lose weight quicker?!? Go figure!! Im just wondering if anyone else is at or near the maintaining stage? I'd love to here how long you've been maintaining for and how your managing? I'm quite anxious about moving into this stage and I'm worried I'm about to lose too much!! And then I'm worried I'm going to put it all back on again!! So I'd really love to hear any stories relating to this. Please also feel free to add me, you can never have too much support!!

Many thanks

Congrats!
I had the same experience: increased cals and lost weight more quickly as I approached goal (overshot it by a few pounds, in the end). It settled down eventually... It took me a while to figure out what my maintenance calories were, and I've managed to maintain since August 2010 now. One of the things I had to do was adjust my base activity level from sedentary to lightly active (plus eat exercise calories) to maintain.

In 2005, I lost a lot of weight and put it all back on because I went back to bad habits and didn't keep track after reaching goal. I've found that continuing to log my meals and exercise on MFP has been a huge factor in helping me maintain the new lifestyle. A few years down the track, eating properly and exercise has become the norm rather than feeling like a chore, so I'm hoping it's going to stick for life this time around.

I've been in maintenance for about a month now. When I started increasing my calorie intake, the weight continued to come off. When I got to my maintenance calories I lost 7.5 pounds the first two weeks (believe me, I had a "wtf?!" moment of two on the scale, too). It helps that I run 3-4 times a week, still drink a crap load of water.

What I struggle with is trying to find ways to get my calorie intake at or near my allotment without completely blowing away my sodium intake.

I reached my goal October 2010 but then decided set a new goal. So I have been maintaining my current weight since June 2011. Would love supporters working though the same challenges. Feel free to add me for support and motivation!!

I've been maintaining, between 1-3 pounds, for the last 8 months. I think it gets easier personally. you are used to what you want/need to do. You know how you get if you don't exercise or eat right. Tonight I ate something sugary and thought I was going to be sick, but ive always loved salty anyways, haha. if i know im not going to eat a lot, i try not to exercise too much so i dont have that excess of calories.