mjglantz Member

Well that's pretty much how I've been eating in maintenance. Has worked well for me for over 2 years.

I've been getting this for a while. I'm 5'8" and now weigh around 138-140 and at lunch a friend said "you should gain a few pounds." I get it a lot and usually just smile and say "thanks for your feedback. I feel great!"

I initially had a higher goal weight but then I had a heart attack after losing 50 pounds (bummer) and decided I had to get to "normal" BMI. After i hit that I added calories but I also was doing more cardio and strength. I finally settled in at a weight range between 141 - 144 and that is my goal weight.

What helps me to keep my head in the game is remembering the heart attack i had in Feb. 2013!! Had already lost 50 pounds but that was the wake up call to get to the "normal" BMI and stay there AND keep moving!

I hear ya! Love my wine, but can't drink too much an keep the weight off. and now that I've lost the weight I can't drink as much :noway:

You asked: Have you lost 20% or more of your starting body weight? Yes! Lost about 36% Are you working to make the lifestyle change stick? I approached this not as a diet but as a life style change. Changes were made gradually over the years (I started in Oct 2011 and reached my goal in April 2013, although I lost about 20…

I have been at or under my goal since April 2013 and I weigh myself at least 3 times/week. I'm 5'8" and in the past have been able to gain at least 10 pounds and not see it in my clothes. For me, I need the accountability of both tracking my food and weighing. Have gotten into exercise and that is a regular part of my days…

When I started to lose weight I didn't do anything but walk and I didn't have any kind of formal program; just parked further from the office, took opportunities to take walks. I lost about 30 pounds over 6 months and then bought a pedometer and started walking more. Added in cardio + weights at the gym last March (2013).…

I transitioned to maintenance about the end of April 2013. I hit my goal weight and started adding in more calories. I also continued with my workouts. Over the last year I still lost about 20 pounds and am at a good weight. the weight loss has slowed down and hopefully stopped. I do workout a fair amount (gym workout 3…

Not that the BMI is the be all and end all, but your stats place you squarely in the healthy range. Do you feel good? Does your doctor say you are healthy? BTW I get the same thing from people who tell me not to loose any more weight.....and some of them are a size ZERO. I lost about 80 pounds and at 5'8" weigh between 142…

At 5'8" I set my goal at 162 which I reached in April 2013. Since then I have moved to a more vegetarian diet and upped my cardio and kept losing weight. Have settled in at 142 - 145 and feel great.

The best advice for you is to keep doing what you were doing. Maintenance is a continuation of the healthy eating and exercising you did to lose the weight and you basically want to keep it up. continue to track your food and weigh regularly. If you are happy with the weight (and it sounds like you are! Hooray for you)…

Yes! I reached my goal of 162 last April and continued eating the way I was. Had recently started working out at the gym in addition to getting at least 10,000 steps/day. I continued to lose weight slowly but surely and added in more calories going from about 1700 in April 2011 to 1975/day now. I get a clean bill of health…

I sort of do this. During the week I aim for 1975 calories/day and on the days I go to the gym I'll be under and don't "eat back" those calories. On the days I don't go to the gym I'm usually pretty close to my calorie goal. I will go over 1975/day on the weekend and usually am at goal when I factor in my calories burned.…

I would say you are very much on top of things and the fact that you are tracking your food and weighing regularly means you should be able to see immediately if something is off. You might want to start adding in a few more calories/day to see how that works. You don't want to be too restrictive as you want this (and by…

I probably do 80:20 - stick to pretty healthy eating 80% of my meals and for 20% not so much. I rarely drink wine during the week and save that for the weekend. Holidays are tough and I enjoy myself and get in some extra workouts. Seems to work.

I log everything. Sometimes I estimate if I've been at a party or something and just write down 1500 calories or something like that. then when I look at the last 7 days I see that one day has a big RED marker over my goal. That way I see that I was over and it helps keep me on track for the rest of the week. Not logging…

It is confusing and it might be because these sites are giving information that fits most people. but we are all individuals and our needs are different. What I did is to gradually increase my calories once I hit my goal weight. Strangely enough I continued to lose weight because I had also upped my exercise. I tend not to…

So what? You ate too much and that doesn't mean that you are bad. Personally I don't use the words "good" or "bad" related to food or my eating. Some food I eat is healthier than others (most of the time) and sometimes I choose things that aren't so healthy. usually I don't overeat, but sometimes I do. Sounds like you ate…

I can only speak to my experience and I found that not only couldn't I sustain a diet of 1200 calories (I'm 5'8") I would stop losing weight. When I started back in Oct. 2011 I set my calorie goal at 2,000 and did gradually cut that back as I lost weight but never below 1600. In April I hit my goal and started ADDING…

If I'm going to go, I enjoy and pretty much eat what I want. I can't eat as much as I used to so that's the good news. I try to not pile the food on my plate and don't go back for thirds! I can balance out one big meal like this with healthy eating and keeping to my exercise. My weight may go up, but that's usually just…

I reached my goal in April and have lost about 15 pounds since then. I tend to stay at or under my goal during the week with exercise giving me more calories. I tend to go over on the weekends though which is why I don't want to eat back all the calories during the week. I still track every day and probably will for a…

I have a piece of fruit and that seems to do me. If you are really hungry add a few nuts or a piece of string cheese along with the fruit.

Move on. Eat a healthy dinner to get back on track. Losing weight isn't a day to day thing it occurs over the long haul and one meal that is too high isn't going to hurt.

I have a desk job too. I work in an office park so I can walk during the day. About two years ago I bought a pedometer and started tracking my steps. routing M - F is to walk to the end of the block and back before driving to work (about 8/10 of a mile). I park my car far from the entrance and walk all the way around the…

I used to find it very hard and that's why I gained back all the weight. This time has been very different mainly because I didn't see this as "going on a diet." I saw it as a lifestyle change. Over the years I have really changed my eating and consistently chose real food and lots of plants. For me, tracking my food is…

For me's kind of been trial and error. I reached my goal weight last April and gradually added calories back in. However I also upped my exercise and as a result kept losing weight. I have kept the exercise pretty steady and have added calories back and seem to have stabilized at about 15 pounds below my initial goal…