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Donate as you go. That way you can buy new clothes for your interim sizes, which is really motivating. I found nice clothes at my local Goodwill and consignment stores, plus the hunt for those "finds" was fun and also motivating. When the interim sizes got too big, they went back to Goodwill or were resold at the…
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Name: carolintally How long in maintenance: 6 months Goal maintenance range: 150-152 Current weight: 159.6 Current goal: 152 Recent success: Joining nearby gym . . .finally! First session starts tomorrow. Strategy for your goal: Back to daily weigh ins and recording food. Stopped recording food in Dec. But after two months…
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I'm one of those people who needs to weigh myself every morning in order to stay on top of maintenance. I log my weight. That daily dose of reality keeps me from slipping into being mindless about what I'm eating. If I go over my 3 lb zone, I start logging food again. Cutting way back on sugar also has helped me maintain.…
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Thank you for this link! I'm always uncomfortable posting that my maintenance weight is around 155 since it sounds so much higher than the weight posted by other maintainers. But these photos confirm that 155 is a reasonable, maintainable weight for my body type and puts me at a size I'm comfortable wearing.
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Age is a factor in BMI as well. Check out https://www.smartbmicalculator.com/
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For me, weighing myself every single morning after I get up is crucial. I record the weight every morning on MFP. Otherwise, I start to slide into denial about my eating. If I catch myself making excuses about why I'm not stepping on the scale or recording the results, it's a sure indicator that I'm heading towards deep…
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Keeping fat clothes is, for me, preparing to fail. Part of my weight loss journey has been the joy of replacing clothes as they become too large. Instant reward! Our town has two good consignment shops where I've both sold and bought clothes. Goodwill offers the opportunity to donate and to search for "finds." Over the…
