Any weight maintenance, muscle toning women out there?

Thank you for the link! Very interesting!

Hi, feel free to add me as a friend. I've been in maintenance for about 4-5 months and lost further weight during that phase trying to get the balance right! Like you, my first love is running and I was planning on training up to half marathon level earlier this year before I managed to get a knee injury which has currently scuppered the plans. Being only 29 I didn't want to sustain any lasting damage to the joint so have put this idea on the back burner until I feel I have made a significant recovery. I also realised that with the intense cardio sessions I was getting more of a withered look, rather than the toned and fit I wanted so I have recently been doing a lot of research into lifting, I've joined a gym and have started this week to alternate between cardio and training workouts most days of the week. I've also ordered the New Rules of Lifting for Women book which I have friends completing (who love it and highly recommend it) and once that arrives I will be moving on to that programme to gain some tone and strngth in my limbs and also boost my daily calorie allowance through lean muscle mass as opposed to high number calorie burns.

I'm also interested in nutrition - however I'm not so good at counting macros. I eat as clean and as unprocessed as possible, enjoy the odd glass of red wine and meal out. But some of my friends do mock me for my staple porridge breakfasts and tuna salad lunches! ; ) x

Hi. Feel free to add me. I've only been at maintenance for 4 weeks so still trying gradually increasing my daily calorie allowance each week. I'm doing chalean extreme at the moment. I'm trying to keep my diet as clean as possible. Thanks for the link. It was really useful

Hi that's pretty much me too, I eat cleanish and lift as heavy as I can. Although I wouldn't say I've lost too much weight at the moment I am upping my calories in order to build some more muscle as my strength gains have stopped and I've been feeling tired. I've been lowish carb for a while and that has seemed to work for me, but this last week since I've upped my calories I've gone a bit carb happy and lets not even go there with what's planned for dinner tonight :blushing:. (This weekends diary is an exception honest!)

It would be great to have more maintenance friends, I've got a few great ones, which includes Robin1117, but like you most of my friends are losing, so any requests from like minded people are welcome.

That was a very Interesting video ! Food for thought ~ definately has me thinking... I am on maintainence, and I walk alot, I have been going to curves for 8 yrs. I recently added Leslie Sansone DVDS to my workouts, as it works all my muscles. And feels pretty darn good. I'm pretty toned, but am now thinking about trying to eat more natural and less preserved foods, especially after watching that video. Feel free to add me. MFP has been a life changing thing for me in so many ways. Thanx again for sharing !

First off, I love Ted and Tedx talks, the one in your message is a gem!

Next, I am also not trying to loose weight just shift my composition in favor of muscle over fat. I think overall health and wellness are fabulous goals. I love the community of MFP and the accountability to be mindful with workouts/nutrition. Good luck with your process!

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