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I am in maintenance too and put on 3kgs over four days at Christmas. As soon as I got back to logging, and drinking water, eating well etc, it dropped back in three days. Which proved most of it was water weight and my "food" baby. So, no plan, just life :)

This - looking at Aug 6, you are eating much too little for your level of activity. You are a 53 year old bloke, not a 18-year old girl, so, honestly, you should know better. I eat more than you and lose weight and I am a 44 year old woman going through menopause.

Yay you. Well Done. On the other hand, I did eat pudding, and cheesecake and white christmas ...... :) Probably not as much as previous years, but still so much that I had a food "baby" for a couple of days!

Eh, I'm bored :)

You need more than 1600 cals if you are going to burn 750.... :)

Honestly? I am not an expert so I have no idea what the "right" amount of calories is. But what I don;t get is people who starve themselves and feel hungry when they don't have to. I lost 13 kilos in about 4.5 months eating between 1700-2000 a day and I am considerably older than the OP.....

Also, don;t pay attention to that little note from MFP when you complete for the day. It's not an exact science! I continued to lose weight on what MFP said was "maintenance".

I'm currently maintaining at 67kgs on 1850-1900 + exercise cals. Been at maintenance about a month and have continued to lose a little weight. Christmas set me back a little but I am still below my original goal weight. I'm 5'9" and 44 years old.

I'm also pre-menopausal and this is what helped me go from 80 kgs to 68 since July this year: 1. cutting carbs back (I was a carb-o-holic) and upping protein. I still have a lot of carbs - but mainly from dairy, fruit and vegies (although I still eat bread and pasta - just less of it). I don;t eat read meat, and my husband…

Absolutely impossible to tell if you don't log your food. For all we know, you are trying to exercise with not enough fuel, or too much fuel, or the wrong fuel. Start logging, then come back in a few weeks and ask again. Seriously.

nothing - but I had a bucket load of food aversions - meat, slimy vegetables, garlic, onion, minty stuff, spices etc etc. I was pretty much on a toddler diet for both pregnancies - white food (white bread, mac and cheese, plain milkshakes!). I lost 7kgs in my first trimester with my son. I do not recommend it. (and this is…

Wow - if you have been eating 1200 to lose and 1480 to maintain, running marathons and never eaten back exercise cals, you have totally screwed your metabolism. Congratulations. Maybe increase slowly, expect some gains and so a reset.

It is Christmas night here and I am sitting here feeling like a stuffed turkey myself! I ate lots (including pudding and custard AND a slice of oreo cheesecake for desert). I ate mince pies and white christmas and chocolate and roast potatoes and bread with butter and gravy and and and.....you get the picture. And I will…

I am going to eat and drink till the food and wine is gone. No logging, no worrying about calorie count. It's once a year and, ya know, if I gain a pound or so, I will tweak my goals for January...

At 5.8 and 135 pounds, you are already at the lower end of a healthy BMI. Maybe you need to think about your body image? Or maybe you don;t need to lose weight, but need to improve your body shape/composition through eating at BMI and doing strength training. Just my two cents.

I've been in maintenance for a few weeks, but I have stayed 200-300 below the past couple of weeks to add in a little buffer for Christmas :) I don't intend to log for a week or so of family holidays etc, but will continue to exercise and eat as well as I can. If I put on weight, will just drop my calorie goal in the New…

I've been getting ocular migraines since my son was born (he's 8.5). I get a kind of weird feeling behind my left eye, then my left pupil completely dilates. Then I get pure double vision. It's only been a couple of times that it has turned into a full-blown migraine. Fun. (Chiro has helped mine, and just trying to stay…

I pre-log meals (breakfast lunch dinner) but not snacks, cos I don't know what I'll feel like!

I've been at maintainance for a couple of weeks and I don't intend to count forever. I have given myself a two kg window - so if I see that I am creeping up, I will count at a small deficit every now and then if needed. That said, I am hoping to do more weight training in the New Year, so that may affect the number on the…

White wine spritzers or vodka lime and soda. I almonds take 10-15 almonds in my purse Skip the fried hors d'oeuvres Have the carrot and celery sticks with only a little bit of dip Fruit platters are your friend

Nope, I went to Bali for a week in September - and there was NO WAY I was logging on a tropical holiday. Did not affect my goal at all (had put on 200g when I got home, but it went away quickly once I started logging again)

I am 44 and was first aware of having high FSH about 6 years ago when I was trying to conceive child # 2. I was told I had about a 5 percent chance of having another baby - she just turned 4! Anyway, I battled night sweats, palpitations, mood swings, cravings and more for about two years - with an infant and then a toddler…

Thanks so much for that informative and interesting reply. I'm not sure I am that fit, so it may be more genetic :) If I go for a walk, it's usually medium-fast for about 60 mins, but if it's gym it's half a hour pretty full on. And I tend to alternate, so it seems I am doing it right accidentally. Yay!

You don;t need to lose weight, but if you want to tone up go here http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/, fill in teh drop down menue to "lose fat, gain muscle" and eat what it tells you to, plus lift heavy.

Just hit my goal weight today (actually 200 gms below!) So I feel I have a bit more wiggle room. Man, that last kilo had been hard - and frustrating to shift!

If you are on 800 cals a day, eating more is the ONLY answer.

Personally, I think your goal might be too aggressive. I'm taller and older than you (5'9" and 44) and was 80kg late July. Wanted to get down to 68 and am nearly there (300g to go) and have been dieting/exercising since late July. When I first came to MFP, I put in a 2pd/week goal but soon realised that the longer I ate at…

The main reason I reduce carbs when i am trying to lose weight (and I still get 45-50 percent!) is that they don't make me feel as full as fats and protein, So 300 cals of carbs for breakfast and I'll be hungry in hour, but 300 cals of fats/protein will keep me going to lunch..... win/win

I always figured the curve machine overestimated stuff - so I usually log less that it says anyway, but according to the HRM, it's much less (like, half). Seems like I should just rely on HRM, to be on the safe side. Or is there some middle ground?

Bump - any other thoughts?