Maintaining weight loss

I am basically at my goal weight, but I am very concerned about keeping weight off. How can I gradually move to a maintenance diet?
[For six months, I have been eating an average of 1500 calories and exercising at least 500 calories daily, sometimes more, losing about 1 pound per week.]

Tue. Jan 31, 9:38pm

You've got the idea already!

As far as I know, and it has worked for me in the past, you can gradually increase your calories with 200/day for a week, or longer until your weight stays stable. Only when your'e satisfied that you're not gaining, can you move on to increasing your calories again. My weight took about 2 weeks, sometimes 3, to stabilise on every new addition. I gained/lost about 200g throughout the increases. so in the end it took me about 3 months to be satisfied that I won't gain any more than that.
During dieting I was on a weekly weighin, now I only weighin every month. I got rid of my own scale at home, it was just too much of a temptation! I've been my goal weight now for 18 months!

Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 5:05 AM

I also just arrived at my goal weight! I'd be happy to start a group of "maintainers" if anyone else is interested! I can definitely see it becoming a struggle - allowing some "old stuff" and some more calories, but not slipping all the way back to the old ways...

Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 9:54 AM

Maintainers

Okay, I just formed a group, called "Maintainers." Please join me if you'd like! I'm a pretty active poster. I'll stay in the group for a few days and see if anyone else joins.

jilli10582

Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 9:58 AM

how many calories per day?

You first need to find out exactly how many calories you need per day to maintain your correct weight, try the link below.

Link

Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 10:42 AM

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