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@jan110144 I have a thought for you, which may or may not help your exact situation, instead of adding different foods for more variety, consider simplifying your menu to a handful of quality nutritious things that are more plain. It may sound super weird, but the more variety I add, the more excited I get about food. Like…
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No matter what else, don’t stop weighing! That’s the kiss of maintenance death, that I learned the hard way.
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John, glad you are thinking this way. IMO, the honest truth is that you keep doing exactly what you’re doing now, but with a few more calories (about 500/day at your current pace). So literally, when you hit your goal add in an Apple, piece of toast and peanut butter — or whatever strikes you fancy, but you get the idea. I…
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I’m paraphrasing this, but easy enought to Google for yourself. The National Weight Loss Registry tracks thousand of people who have lost weight and maintained it. One of the top commonalities among all, is consistent exercise. Yes, it can be done, but our bodies are made to move.
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@New_Heavens_Earth I swear, the fact that I donated all my clothes other than one size up will be my saving grace. At the time, it was brutally hard for me to do, I had very little confidence. But now, if I had those sizes 6-8-10-12-14-18-20 and 22 in the back of my closet, it would be a gazillion times easier to let this…
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Great job @garystrickland357 getting back on track. Thank you for the pep talk. And @icemom011 - oh to have your arms. You must be incredibly proud.
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@RideLiftRun if you are into such things, there’s a podcast called Half Size Me that focuses on maintenance. I like hearing stories of others who are in the same place.
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All you really need is ice, whey/casein pp and milk/almond milk. Run the ice until snow add pp and liquid. Just that easy.
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I was one of the tar-pit people my last go-round in 2013. Lost 75# while being very active on MFP. Hit goal and dropped out of sight. ONE short year it took me to gain it all back. So after losing 75# again (at one point it was 99#) I’m taking a very different approach including leaning in to you with more experience, and…
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Name: nowine How long in maintenance: 3 years Goal maintenance range: 132-138 UGW: 125 Current weight: 148 Current goal: 145 (April) Recent success: finished a 10k in just over an hour and stopped myself from buying a rum cake Strategy: be more thoughtful about food. Rather than eat 300 cals of trail mix, eat a watermelon…
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Happy Birthday. If it were me, I’d eat it, enjoy it and log it. If it’s just a day here and there, you’ll probably trickle back down it goal weight in a few days. It’s the consistent overeating day after day that gets us in trouble.
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@SummerSkier can’t say I’m back in a deficit, but I’m fully committed to not gaining another pound while I get my head back in the game. I read half the book (refuse to regain) and put the food scale back on the counter today..,baby steps.
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Ignoring the comment above :D. Yes, @sofchak, a challenge and some accountability sounds fun! And yes, I still thrive on volume, it just needs to be fruits and veggies rather than pecans and Trail mix to be effective. Happy Friday!
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@psychod787 in 2018 I went whole food plant based and dropped 10# in a month (not intentionally, just worked that way). I stuck with it in the purest form for 6 months and my weight held very steady. When I started adding vegan junk food (cookies, ice cream, crackers, etc) my weight started climbing. Despite logging and…
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Honestly, I just let it creep up on me. I’ve logged and weighed daily. I knew my intake was over maintenance and I knew my weight was increasing. I just ignored it and figured a few pounds was no big deal. Right up until my pants didn’t button and I had to go from a 2 to a 4 to a 6. Which is the biggest size I kept. I wish…
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Flavors, sweet, mixed with what? There are probably no less than 500 options, so a little detail will help.
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I’m pretty sure this forum has the best people in the world. I wish I could come hug every last one of you. Thanks for talking me off the ledge.
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@Maxxitt the ray of sunshine is that I never stopped running or lifting. I maintained a very solid fitness regimen, just not so much with food.
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Just bought this book and will read it right now! And @pierinifitness I do the same thing. Steam the teeny tiny potatoes from TJ’s in the IP and snack on them during the week.
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Yes. Most of the volume meals I like are summer fare. Like fluff, and giant salads and fruit. Volume eating potatoes, butternut and oatmeal did not yield the same results. o:)
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That’s the spirit!!
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20#, I was at goal but did a backslide 5-7” female SW: 220 GW:125 (where I looked and felt best) CW: 145 I’d settle for 135
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Just (literally) an awesome new Bluetooth scale. Free shipping from Target. A breeze to set up and full integration with MFP. And it looks very sleek! https://www.target.com/p/bluetooth-body-composition-scale-white-weight-gurus/-/A-49161154
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Go get your dog back — it probably misses the walks too!
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You have your answer, but I would have said.....20# doable, 5% fat loss, not so much. It takes me 10# to lose 1%bf
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Are you WFPB? And, yes, no matter what your macros are, you can maintain your weight if you are at homeostasis. But you might not feel great if your macros aren’t optimized for your very individual needs. As for carbs, there’s a big difference between junk food and vegetables.
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PS - longest lived woman ever ate 3 eggs a day. Died at 117
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This is a source I trust. Cliff notes, eggs are good. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doctors-farmacy-with-mark-hyman-m-d/id1382804627?mt=2&i=1000432859285
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Whiskers? I’d use the lowest dose possible. I prefer the kind you take constantly and never have a period, but I know that seems unnatural to some.
