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It wasn't motivation for me - I'm still logging 5 years later. It took me longer to lose the last 5 pounds than the previous 25. I just slowed. However, I eventually went 8 pounds under the bottom of my goal range and had to up my calories before I stabilized.
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You've done great. First, people do stall and then restart. Three things would do that for me (and I lost nowhere near what you've done - that's amazing!). I need to exercise (you do). I need to have my carbs ideally under 40% and certainly under 50%. Once I was close to my goal it was obvious that if I didn't do that, I…
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I had chosen a goal range - 150-155. That's natural set point for me (I'm tall) and what I weighed when I graduated from college and came back to after both my kids. Less than that I am hungry and grumpy. So I celebrated when I hit 155 and kept at a deficit until I hit 150. That took a long time - as long to lose that last…
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If you don't exercise you'll maintain at a higher weight than if you do - even at the same calorie level. Oh, and that maintaining is easy - just keep plugging!
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It is annoying and has changed over the last few months. For years both fitbit and then apple watch gave me a few hundred calories a day for my daily 10K steps. They went through an update and now I get like 35. I've been maintaining 5 years. That's a big difference in what I can eat.
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I am a lot more active now (I've maintained almost four years). I eat way less than I used to but certainly more than when I was at a deficit. My body tells me what to eat. I do use a tracker and eat my net - and I'm way hungrier when I do a lot of exercise. I log everything but I most typically have to use my log to…
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My husbands been doing martial arts for 40 years and teaches tai chi. Great in so many ways and combines with many other exercise and cutt9ng regimes.
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It took me longer to lose the last 5 pounds than the first 28. I did not lower my weight goals, I just kept plugging away. If you're slowing down it means you're close to your optimal weight. BTW, although I eat plenty of carbs, I know my body will not lose efficiently - no matter what my calories - if I eat more than 40%…
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Yes I eat like I ate when I was losing. But then when I was losing I just ate like I always ate but with smaller portions and less milk, cheese, and bread.
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I hit my goal over the week not the day. But that would make me feel sick. I often eat more on Friday or Saturday. But just a few hundred over. I feel sick if I eat more than that. That's plenty of variation for a treat. I think if I made myself suffer 6 days and waited to splurge on the 7th, I'd eat too much and feel…
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I was going to say, you've been here a long time. There are consequences to eating (or drinking a few bourbons). You eat what you want but less or you exercise it off. Personally, I'm not into sacrifice and like to be active but not a gym bunny. I do small portions.
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I've been maintaining more than four years. I don't ever feel like I'm sacrificing but I'm definitely always aware of the choices I'm making when I eat. I never pass up ice cream I want, but have 1/4 cup. I'll eat one cookie not 3. I'm 57. I can't eat like I did when I was 20 and still maintain the weight I had when I was…
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Buy a fitness monitor and measure your activity. Eat those calories. But yeah, maybe. I am 5'10". I've been logging more than 5 years and maintaining at a great weight. But I net 1300 calories. And I'll have to keep doing that. I EAT more than that because I walk and exercise. But not a lot more. OTOH, I'm good. I eat…
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Yes, but that does seem a pretty wide range. I typically go up and down 3 pounds. so I have a 5 pound range. If I go under or over that for more than a day it probably reflects real gain or loss. (BTW, I've been maintaining 4+ years).
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The directions I originally used with Fitbit was to count steps there, set MFP activity to sedentary, and log all food and exercise in MFP. So that's basically just the one app plus Activity. Two things about the watch I like are the reminders to stand every hour (which is supposed to keep your metabolism up and help…
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Most of the family I care about - my parents and sibs - don't see me very often. They had a picture of me in their head as heavier and it took two years before this became the new me. Lots of people don't realize it does take lots of conscious work to maintain. But I haven't found them non-supportive. I just say yes to…
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I used it for several years before I got an Apple Watch. LOVE them. They are much more accurate than estimating exercise. Follow the directions on the site. I've maintained 5 years and often eat back all my exercise calories.
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It took me six months after I hit my goal to get those muscle to tighten up. There was FAT there - like think of a pound of butter as a pound of fat. I had a LOT of blocks of butter my body needed to tighten up around. I didn't do anything fancier than walking, but it really did help. I also sat on a Pilates ball at work…
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It's terrific you were able to maintain so long, but it is easy to slip back into unhealthy though patterns. Your daughter is important. Throw your energy into keeping healthy for her. And celebrate every single day of maintaining - I really do. Good luck!
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Just get your head back into it when you're ready. And really recommit.
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For a while, losing weight was a big part of what I thought about. Then I hit my goal. I got a new hobby (that's not facetious - it's really true). I still log 5 years later, but I don't think about it - it's like brushing my teeth. That said, maintaining weight for the rest of my life IS my new goal. Getting on the scale…
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I log everything all the time and have for 5 years. That said, I'm not as fussy as I was when I was losing. I don't log lettuce or ketchup on hamburgers. If I know what I'm logging is about right within 20 calories, that's good enough. I don't weigh or measure very often - just enough to make sure my judgement hasn't…
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I hit the weight I was at in college and all of a sudden it was obvious. I looked good. I felt good. It was time. I also know from experience that when I weigh less than that I am hungry all the time and get grumpy. At 150 (my goal weight - I'm 5'10") I don't have a lot of fat so when I don't eat I get HUNGRY - not many…
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Fats are very easy to add - as someone says, milk and butter or nuts and you're there. It may be you underlogging accidentally. That's fine, as long as you're consistent. If you're not hungry and not gaining or losing, go with that for a while. I find my appetite comes and goes.
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That is so impressive. Congratulations!
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I have always trusted my body to tell me when it is really hungry. Which it has. I don't eat a lot when it nudges me, but I eat a little. This is not at all scientific, but I think of it as a 'trust' thing between me and my body. It says 'feed me'. I give it something small but satisfying. It is less likely to bug me when…
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Yes, definitely go to sedentary and take all the calories it gives you. I used fitbit for 3 years (I now have an apple watch). It worked very well for me.
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I started losing weight in my 50's. I only needed to lose 40 pounds to get to my college weight (middle of health BMI but I'm quite tall and it looks very slim on me). I never thought I could. It was not hard. I have maintained 4 years. It takes persistence. It is not rocket science. You can do it. It is SO worth it. My…
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No. But I wore a fitbit and then an apple watch to make sure I counted my exercise calories.
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I had a 5 pound zone. I celebrated when I hit the top. I stayed at a deficit until I was at the bottom. Then I made sure I was there for a few weeks before I upped my calories by half of the deficit. I made sure I was stable for a year and then upped the rest. It's been more than 4 years.
