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Best of luck to you - MFP is a great first step!

Embracing that I actually want to change my life style not just lose weight. That simple approach took the pressure off & gave me the luxury of time to reach goals.

Work with a professional nutritionist to relearn proper eating and would probably benefit from counseling to ensure the new relationship with food stays a healthy one.

If I am properly hydrated throughout an activity I find that I don't experience the massive hunger afterwards.

Continue to set goals ... instead of weight loss focused aim for long term goal purpose. ie. Run a 5K or Tone arms etc. Otherwise yea, the 'finish line' mentality of achieving wt loss goal will not be enough to carry you through in maint.

WOW! All these wonderful shares! TYVM for keeping this thread alive guys <3 ... hope others who are not quite there yet will be able to get some nugget of wisdom to help them along.

It depends on your individual body / genetics. I'm very sensitive to carbs so if I'm consistently over I do put on a few pounds. Fats doesn't seem to impact me at all but honestly I don't really eat a lot of fatty foods so that has never been an issue for me. Maintaining you'll find is a lot of 'experimenting' to figure…

I think many confuses strength training with body building. Strength training does not necessarily mean heavy weights at the gym. As another poster has mentioned, bodyweight exercises are equally effective for everyday person looking to tone, especially for beginners. Push ups (regular, wide arm, diamond), tricep dips,…

First of all - Congrats! Did you learn how to eat nutritious rich foods in the 21 day fix? I think a lot of times the pitfall of all commercialized packaged diets is that it doesn't teach one how to eat in real life. The more particular the diet the harder the transition because despite what most thinks there is no finish…

Can I ask why you're wanting to up your protein intake? (just curious)

Congrats!!

Comparatively speaking maintaining is the FAR more challenging of the two simply because the statistics are X amount of people can lose the weight every year but less than 50% are able to keep it off. Why? The challenge is that weight loss is a definitive start to goal ie. Im going to lose X weight to be X .... but…

Everyone is different ... LITERALLY! From body frame to lifestyle to a host of other reasons why this is not the most accurate way to figure out your maint calories. Do your own homework and plug in your numbers HERE to get a general baseline. Good luck!

First of all congrats! Second of all I did go back and run my new TDEE #s using this IIFYM Calculator to determine the # of calories based on my activities. If you go to CALCULATOR then select IIFYM CALCULATOR - after you input your info & scroll down it will actually give you macro options depending on your goals. ie.…

It's up to your personal eating preference & your particular lifestyle really. The general meal caloric guidelines is that each meal should range 500 - 700 calories (I can't remember the source of this info - sry). However, personally I have a small breakfast, moderate lunch, and my dinner is my biggest meal of the day.…

I'm so sorry to hear about the accident but please don't be discouraged ... really. I know I'd be devastated as well looking back at the 2 mos of progress lost. HOWEVER it is in those moments that I strongly encourage you to proactively look for the silver lining in a not-so-good situation. ie. Difficulty walking or moving…

Congrats! In regards to OP ... I'd say I continued to struggle with snacking after dinner. My remedies which has helped tremendously is eat dinner later & keep the snacks in the cupboards instead on the counter. I know it's a rather simple & silly Jedi mind trick but the simple act of not SEEING the snacks helped me to…

As others have mentioned, unfortunately there is no such thing as spot training to lose fat. You can spot train to increase definition and build muscle but in order to lose fat you have to watch what you eat & how much of it and increase strength training. Cardio alone won't be enough. Best of luck to you!

hmmm interesting question .... I'd say whatever habits - exercise or eating wise I established for weight loss and continue to groom in maintaining I stick to those religiously. Here are some of mine:* Never deprive myself (I have nothing off limits & by doing this I don't usually crave for anything - yes it IS a silly…

+1 ahhhm this sounds like OP has some control issue to me .... the daughter is freaking 12 AND in competitive sports for Pete's sake!

Congrats! It took me about a yr or so for my brain to catch up to the new body LOL

At some point you are going to have to have a good sit down with yourself and ask why logging bothers you? For many maintainers (like myself), logging food has become second nature - like a part of food prep so it's rather automatic. (think putting on a seat belt every time one gets in the car sort of automatic). There are…

First of all you're in the Maintaining section of the boards where people have already reached their goals! Second of all if you can maintain the odd restrictive eating regiment for the rest of your life and it works for you then go for it. But the key to weight loss is not about limiting your food options to 1 or 2…

Congrats & what an awesome question! :) I know when I first started maintaining I found it difficult not to subconsciously continue to measure success with regular progress - ie. weight on the scale. As silly as it sounds even though I had reached my goal I couldn't help but to feel like I was failing when I saw all my MFP…

Congrats! And yes ... losing actually is the easy part on the grand scheme of things. As someone else has mentioned, continue to set goals for yourself to stay on track. Best of luck to you!

Yup! As the above posters mentioned, one can indulge with restraint. I think one has to get into two mentalities no matter what phase of getting healthy they're in. #1 - NO ONE is at the mercy of food. We are in control and we can CHOOSE what to consume and what not to consume (Mindful Eating) #2 - PLAN - Should be a habit…

Yea I've found my TDEE to be pretty spot on as well & I've been maintaining going on two yrs in a few. :)

+1 Do your research and it's not what the name suggest. Reverse Dieting's purpose is to build muscles. Its origins are from body builders and people who enters physique competitions. So the regimen encourages the consumption of a lot of nutritious rich calories but it is recommended to lift weights to off-set the amount of…

Log it & carry on. :) Reflect on why you binged in the first place. A very restrictive diet can't be maintained for the long haul so you may want to try to strike a balance. It's okay to eat chips or cookie ... do it in proper portions. You may also try 80/20 Rule so that you can indulge without the panic or guilt. I have…

SUCH a painfully slooooow process but worth the hard work & patience in the end. So my tip would be make sure your mentality is on par otherwise you may get frustrated & quit. Best of luck to you! P.S. - Congrats on reaching your goal!