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+1 on all of the above responses In maint it's imperative that you find new goals, especially fitness ones. A - this will help transition your mentality from losing # to achieving a milestone (ie. run a 5K etc). B- proper maint mentality will help increase your odds of beating the statistics because maint IS the rest of…
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First of all this is the maint forum. If you are just starting try GETTING STARTED seciton. Having that said, to have your 'hopes' dashed by one study seems like you're just not quite mentally ready to get healthy. From my years in R&D I've learned that for every one study to prove X is true I can find at least # studies…
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+1 - This will help your mindset shift from weight focus to more goal focus. Just keep in mind that there really is no finish line. All the good eating habits you have developed needs to stay & have regular activities for a healthy heart & balance blood sugar. P.S. Congrats!! Good luck!
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Perfectly normal! :) I was elated when I reached goal weight. It literally felt like I had just won a lottery! But then I started seeing my other MFP friends still cataloging weight loss in my news feed and all of a sudden I didn't feel so elated or satisfied. The shiny new me lost some of its 'newness' & 'shininess.' I…
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Everyone's normal weight flux range is a little different. I have seen some are 3-5 lbs flux while others about 1-2 lbs flux. Also, the time of the month needs to be taken into account. Even if you don't actually have flow, the body still goes through the 'process' as if it was which can cause a weight flux beyond the norm…
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Sorry to hear about your ankle. Hope it went well. Are you in maint & still on 1200 a day? Or are you going back to 1200 to offset a lack of exercise?
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hmmmm very interesting question. I hope someone more sophisticated can answer because I'd be interested to know also. But I will give it an amateur go. :) I think it depends on what you were consuming and how your body processes it. For example, I have discovered & confirmed that my body, in particular, does NOT process…
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Just curious ... is the 1450 your TDEE? 1000 calories a day seems awfully low ... unless you're 4'8" or shorter. Were you cutting for a show or competition? If 1450 is your TDEE then I think a good start is to strive for at least 1200 a day. HOWEVER, the introduction of additional calories has to be done so over a period…
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Maint is a tricky thing because there is no finish line ... its essentially the rest of your life sort of thing. And honestly it's almost always seems to be the little things which adds up to a slow creep of accumulated weight regain. I think for maint if I had to chose to do one or the other, I'd to continue to weigh my…
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Congrats & Best of luck!
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Continue to eat at a slight deficit Decrease cardio or better yet cardio w/resistance to build muscle ie. circuit Start strength training ... strength training as the above poster mentioned doesn't necessarily mean weights at the gym. If you have never strength train before body weight strength training is a great place to…
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Have you ever asked yourself WHY you want to lose weight? Answer the why with brutal honesty & you will be on the right track of finding your motivation, passion, & determination to make a permanent change. For me, to my own surprise my lust for vanity just wasn't a motivator for me to stick with anything because it was a…
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+1 Do you weigh your food? Perhaps you are underestimating the portion sizes. Also some other factors to consider:* Are you eating the veggies alone or drowning in dressing? * Is the yogurt a plain greek yogurt with fresh fruits or one of the commercialized ones loaded with sugar? The concept of 'eating healthy' doesn't…
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+1 As a fellow MFP peep quite accurately stated "Herd of turtles slow"
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1. How long have you maintained your goal weight? Two years & counting this August 10th - YAY! 2. How did you do it?* My goal was never to lose X weight by X time nor did I EVER go on a "diet." * My goal was always to get healthy & as far away from being pre-diabetic as humanly possible. Loosing the weight was an added…
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Try this article on some practical tips & perhaps key to maintaining Compiled from long term maintainers (3+ yrs) in the National Weight Control Registry: HERE
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Congrats! This reminds me of an old thread where people were polled if they chose their current weight or did it choose them. Many said that their weight chose them ... which applies to me as well. At first I couldn't understand what everyone was talking about until I hit maint myself. I think you are really smart & quite…
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Congrats!!
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Yes ... support in maintenance is crucial because more or less it's the rest of our lives. lol Feel free to add me!
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I would use the TDEE number as a guide for what MFP suggests because I feel a lot of times MFP is too generalized for the "average" person. And the TDEE calculators out there seem to be tailor more to me and my individual lifestyle. And tbh, after I reached goal I've pretty much just relied heavier on TDEE and use MFP…
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WOW & Congrats!
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Makes perfect sense actually. My goal was never to lose X weight in X time. It was always about incremental changes to make this a 'rest of my life' thing. Weight was certainly one of the marker I used as a sign of success & it definitely took some getting use to no longer seeing the scale in the same progressive fashion.…
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Some people can, some people can't. ... I can't - I have ZERO spacial assessment abilities! LOL Some people are able to regain their internal portion calculator to shockingly accurate & if you're one of those people - that's awesome! There's no right or wrong it just whatever works for you personally although I would set…
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Aim for high protein / fiber foods to make you feel full longer so overall you eat less I noticed no carbs aside from the rice ... skip the rice* go for spaghetti squash * quinoa * Sara Lee or Aunt Millie's 100% Whole Wheat Bread * Sara Lee or Aunt Millie's 100% Whole Wheat English Muffin * *100% Whole Wheat rather 'multi…
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First of all, congrats!! That is a TREMENDOUS amount of work & accomplishment! WOW! I think it's important to understand HOW you lost the weight? Was it a gradual process of learning how to eat mindfully or was it a specific set eating regimen like Akins, South Beach, etc. If you did it gradually and have groomed good…
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Congrats! You are in the maintaining forum for those who have already reached goal Try the INTRODUCTION or GETTING STARTED to solicit more support at a similar phase as you. Good luck!
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4' 10" Flux 92- 95 lbs Maintaining: going on to 2 yrs
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Not at all! I think that is your body telling you what weight it is comfortable at & if you are feeling good, then why fight it? Goal weight is great but it really should be more of a guideline then doctrine. There was a thread a while back titled something like "Did your weight goal chose you or did you chose it?" and…
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ABSOLUTELY YES - When the remarks about my body size starts to be more thin shaming because of other's poor body image of themselves, it becomes more of a back-handed compliment. God forbid if I point out if someone is heavy. It's all relative to body image & frankly it's no one's business imho.
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Wrong Forum ... this is for maintainers Having said that, you're not providing a lot of detail info here. What are some examples of your "favorite food?" Dunkin Donuts? Fruits? Do you regularly exercise? When going low carb or lower carb the key is to substituting it with other items to make you satisfied for longer. Think…
