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Yup, I'm at the maintenance point right now--have been since probably May 2012(?). I'm in the same boat as you, weight is creeping up on me too and I know partly it's because I give myself too many "cheats". I eat well & track my food in the morning and lunch time. Dinner comes and I'm all like, "EH, I ate well earlier in…

1) I just tried to avoid eating out and cutting down on my dessert intake. I was strict about not going over my calorie goal for the day. I always ate my net calories, none of the oh well, I'm still eating 1200 even though I worked out and burned 300+calories. I also didn't cut anything out. I just tried to make more…

I'm gonna say up front, it's genetics. I don't mean to brag, but I have what I guess few woman have; longer lean legs. I don't know what it's like to struggle with the big butt, thighs, hips etc issues. Kind of wish I did because I am opposite of most women and have the most stubborn and terrible belly fat. My belly sags,…

Le sigh. I've been on maintenance for a while and struggled at the beginning for the exact reason you mentioned; worried about weight gain. I was maintaining for a while at 130-135 lbs, just under 5 ft. 7 inches and I have a small bone frame--I was eating 1200 for a LONG time. Looking back, I probably was bit light being…

Chandra, feel free to add me. I too have difficulty staying accountable. I have family/friends IRL who don't log in or I can't see their diaries... most of the time they just don't log food/log in consistently. It's very hard for me to stay motivated evening being on maintenance to a degree (wanting to lose 5 lbs). I have…

What I did is I first calculated my BMR with this calculation for women (the numbers change a little for guys): BMR=655+ (9.6 x weight in Kg) + (1.8 x height in cm) - (4.7 x age) My BMR turned out to be 1,448 I then chose from an activity level chart that seemed reasonable as far as how they classified activity:…

Losing was fairly easy once I realized what my problems were--sweets and eating till I was going to pop! I started losing back in Aug 2011 and I guess I kind of hit my goal around that May (2012). I may have gotten a little too obsessed and probably didn't read up enough about body composition/was stubborn and thought I…

Thanks y'all! I took a look at that thread and it's rather motivating. I look forward to continuing my weight training. It's kind of fun!

Well this will be fun. I believe after reading through some of these posts and figuring out my TDEE I will be eating a heck of a lot more calories. I upped it recently to 1500 and feel great with 3 out of 6 days lifting(doing it every other day and then off days I do moderate intensity aerobic workouts). Now I think I will…

Yup, what scrittrice said. If I were you I would consider some weightlifting. I'm actually just starting weightlifting myself because I noticed after maybe a year of having gained about 8-10 lbs. back that it was just my body going, HEY you! EAT! I have been on a deficit long enough! I think throwing in some higher cal…

I too have been looking to begin weight lifting. Long story short, my husband has been wanting to lose weight/get healthy for a while and tracking food (for him) just isn't appealing at this time. We've tried going for long walks and I tried getting him into running a little and Jillian Michaels videos but he just won't…

Maybe you're supposed to be the weight you are, 130? Have you ever thought of that. I mean, it sounds like you're doing everything possible to restrict yourself (which in my opinion isn't good). If you're having to cut your calories extremely low then that's your body's way of saying, "NO, I'm comfortable at 130!" Eat…

Thanks for sharing your story. I can completely relate to your last few paragraphs about feeling "different" and grabbing a smaller size and having to get around the mental block of, "this can't be right..." I spent most of my life overweight to obese. I think losing weight is just as much a mental challenge as it is a…

I'd say, don't stop exercising. If you came into this with exercise being part of your routine then dropping it as soon as you hit your "goal" will probably throw you off. Follow what junlex123 said. Perhaps slowly dropping workouts during the week to allow more time to school would be a good choice but don't just quit…

I believe I can relate to that!!! I calibrated my husband's pedometer he bought a while back from Amazon (one with great reviews) for myself and I tried it a couple days and realized I am below the recommended 10,000 steps a day (this is not including exercise). I know I burn few calories in every day life because I'm very…

Wow, I'd heard lifting can really take off some inches and make you leaner. I'm now a definite believer! Amazing difference! I am striving for that kind of difference, but I don't have a gym or any kind of knowledge of weight lifting. I'm a cardio person and prefer running. I do alternate between running and following my…

I agree with a few others; why tomorrow? I understand where you're coming from... everyone has to start somewhere. There is no completely right or wrong answer as far as the food goes. I suggest you take the first week of logging just to get a feel for what you actually eat; i.e. log your normal food choices (I suggest you…

Thanks for the info. I can relate FOR SURE on the whole sugar being the most addictive. I too have sugar issues and have gained back a good 10-15 lbs. because I let myself go the past few months. I was doing well, not eating a lot of baked goods and whatnot, but then somewhere along the way I threw it all out the window…

I'm absolutely no expert, but I can say is this person (quoted text below) has some good advice that I too might try and follow. I'm in the same boat as you as far as belly fat issues. I've had them ever since losing and starting MFP. I think my main problem was when I was originally losing I cut my calories (good, right?)…

I'd definitely gain because whatever I "wanted" would be all the bad things that I usually don't have any self control for...cookies...cake...pizza.

I personally wouldn't follow it. I only just read a summary of it on webmd. I might read a little more about it because it does, certainly, sound more like a "gluten free" diet. My problem with things like this is although the follower of this diet may lose lots of weight from it initially, it would seem to me it would…

I joined this site August 2011 when I realized purely exercise wasn't going to get me in a healthy place. I began by just cutting out the obviously BAD things and mostly just stuck to portion control (which I still have issues with, especially after 3 months of logging/caring 40% of the time). Eating healthy? I try, it's…

Jimmy Iovine by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis! Best song ever. Well, anything off his Heist album is amazing for runs, in my opinion ;-)

Great work! You've done amazingly and I have no doubt you can continue your journey. I'm the same way with food. I don't eat 100% healthy either but tend to make more healthy choices than I used to. Recently, I've fallen off the more healthy wagon and need to get back on it. I've been *trying* to maintain for some time…

I wouldn't consider eating A slice of cake a binge. Binge eating is if you go a long time without a certain food item and then break down and eat ALL or most of the item until feeling sick. For example; baking a dozen cookies and eating them all at once... (I'm guilty of being able to do that). Or ordering a pizza and…

Diamier, I know where you're coming from with the eating/weight thing. I don't know about you, but I'm a big sweets person and that's where my overeating comes in. I noticed when I was first losing I was eating too little, I was scared of losing the progress I'd made at the VERY beginning when I lost 5-10 lbs. I…

Candy corn cookies--Oreos, specifically... M&Ms (both milk chocolate and peanut) Those are my top three, I can down just about any dessert item and still "spare" room :embarassed:

Since no one said anything for Ophelia... I think Jessica from True Blood!

Well that's new information to me! Thanks for sharing. I started losing August 2011, met my goal in May 2012. It's now August 2013 and I'm still about the same weight I was when I hit goal. I did lose another few pounds after hitting my goal in May 2012 but then went back up because I wasn't "caring" as much about what I…

Oh yes, definitely got that comment in the past. My best friend said it numerous times during my weight loss even before I was at my goal. I started in the low 180s and my goal initially was 140. When I was at 155 or so she said I should stop. Thing is, someone I've known for 11+ years and they've only seen me overweight…