So thought I'd start this thread for those who are currently in maintenance (or are trying to be ), there are not as many active maintenance-ers on here, but I'm hoping for the ones that are, they can chime in and impart their wisdom for those are trying to achieve that coveted balance of weight stability.

...or we can just chat about whatever. LOL.

Okay. Bout to head out to work and I’ve pre-logged food.
537 cal, 68gm protein. <13gm carbs.

I’ll have to work on this, but I’m just too busy ATM to think about adding in extra calories and carbs

Okay so today is my 8 month surgiversary.
Lol, I had really hoped I’d hit GW by this day, but true to me, I fell ONE MEASLEY pound short!

Ah well, gonna double down this week so I can by sure to be at GW by my bday in 10 days.
Never give up!

23 minutes ago, Sheribear68 said:

Okay so today is my 8 month surgiversary.
Lol, I had really hoped I’d hit GW by this day, but true to me, I fell ONE MEASLEY pound short!

Ah well, gonna double down this week so I can by sure to be at GW by my bday in 10 days.
Never give up!

Eight months and doing phenomenal. Cheering you on to hit your 1 pound goal by your birthday.

You get to decide when to start adding calories/carbs to maintain. Last pounds are frustrating, right *smile* Whatever BMI you want to maintain is great. You’re in a healthy BMI zone with wiggle room.

Thanks for the encouragement!
I know GW will happen now and TBH, I had my doubts on this day 8 months ago.
By the end of the month I’m going to start adding in a serving of complex carbs daily and bumping average daily calorie intake by 200 until I can consistently get to 1200 healthy calories daily. It will take a couple of months I’m sure, but I’m kind of counting on that to take this long so I can also lose another 5-10 pounds in that time as I work on transitioning.
Long as I can maintain within a 5-10 pound window of goal (with my GW of 155 being the UPPER limit) then I’ll be completely satisfied

I’m truly not looking to go under 145, but I understand it could temporarily happen as this process isn’t like a faucet you can turn on and off at will.
These next 3-6 months are going to be interesting and will be full of trial and error.

You've got this @Sheribear68! Phenomenal work girlie!! You're amazing! Congrats!

Congratulations@Sheribear68!!!!! You inspire me!!!![emoji122][emoji122][emoji123][emoji123][emoji322]

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2 hours ago, Sheribear68 said:

Okay so today is my 8 month surgiversary.
Lol, I had really hoped I’d hit GW by this day, but true to me, I fell ONE MEASLEY pound short!

Ah well, gonna double down this week so I can by sure to be at GW by my bday in 10 days.
Never give up!

???Congratulations in advance ???

I wanted to add a maintenance NSV:

Because the weather has finally turned cold enough, Today I washed and dried my wool and vegan leather jackets/coats from last season/year (no worries-I always do this) and they fit EXACTLY THE SAME?

Very exciting to know that I'm actually still maintaining. I could easily drop more weight but I'm good right in this range ?

Greetings, all--new Maintainer here!

Just a brief intro: I had surgery on March 2, 2019. I set an original goal weight of 150, but when I got closer I decided that 140 was probably better. Now I'm at 136. (I truly can't believe these numbers--I never would have dreamed this a year ago!)

I'm still losing a bit of weight, but not at a rapid rate. I'm now trying to figure out what and how much more I need to eat to reach a good balance. Carbs and fats still terrify me, but I may need to increase both to stop losing. The challenge will be eating enough, because I still get full (sometimes to the point of discomfort) when I eat what I've been eating during weight loss. It's all trial and error I suppose.

I still think of myself as a fat person and I am sometimes shocked when I see myself in the mirror, but I'm getting used to it. I went back to my old office this week for the first time in two years, and literally nobody recognized me at first. It was only when I started talking that they knew it was me. I guess that's a good thing!

Now I'm getting comments from family and friends that I'm too thin, which is absurd. I have a very small frame and weighed ten pounds less than this in high school and college. However, all of my current friends only know me as a fat person and I guess it's a bit shocking to them.

I'm going to read through the entire thread this weekend so I'm up to speed. I've already found some great information in the first few page, and I'm really glad this thread was started!

Edited October 11, 20196 yr by Recidivist

@Recidivist Welcome! I've found this thread to be extremely helpful!

Nice to see you here Recidivist.

guys.
Im OFFICIALLY a maintainer now.

hit goal this morning.

4 hours ago, Sheribear68 said:

Nice to see you here Recidivist.

guys.
Im OFFICIALLY a maintainer now.

hit goal this morning.

Good for you--I'm so proud of you!

I don't think it's coincidence that the two of us reached this point around the same time. I have the feeling we were both extremely disciplined when it came to the program. I'm shocked when I read about people having ice cream and potato chips four months after surgery!

Congrats and welcome to the rest of life!! Maintenance is all about enderance and dedication i??????????????????‍♀️

On 10/12/2019 at 02:12, Recidivist said:

Good for you--I'm so proud of you!

I don't think it's coincidence that the two of us reached this point around the same time. I have the feeling we were both extremely disciplined when it came to the program. I'm shocked when I read about people having ice cream and potato chips four months after surgery!

Yes!
And both of us being in the “senior” age group works for us IMO.
We’re old enough to understand that this was going to take hard work and dedication.

On 10/12/2019 at 13:12, Stella S said:

Congrats and welcome to the rest of life!! Maintenance is all about enderance and dedication i??????????????????‍♀️

Thanks! I have a stretch goal of 145, so I can weather the inevitable “bounce” that everyone talks about.
I’m 100% happy with where I am, but don’t wanna end up any heavier than I am today