Weight maintenance is so much harder than it used to be!

Gary O' said:
Well, I cheated
Weighed last night
The needle was touching 211
This morning;
ate
pooped
212
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When I wake in the morning my rings are tighter than later in the day which tells me I’m retaining some water overnight. But it doesn’t matter weight wise because I weigh myself at the same time under the same conditions every time. Plus I’m more concerned with
My weight fluctuations and those changing numbers than what I actually weigh....at least at this weight range.

When I was heavier I was very concerned that I was at 174. I became a very focused on that number till I got the gain under control and started losing.
 

200 again this morning. So that's fourteen days straight.

Or 2 weeks.

Or one fortnight if you want to get Shakespearean about it.

I went with 2000 calories again. I just can't seem to muster the willpower to cut it down any lower.

I'm now considering taking a break instead to reset my metabolism likke JimW mentioned a while back.

Maybe today I'll go up tho 2500 a day and stay there for a while.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2...a-break-from-your-diet-study-says_a_23215778/
 
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August 23rd I weighed in at 181.0 pounds.
Not counting calories but figure about 500 calories a meal
plus an extra hundred for either lunch or dinner, about
sixteen hundred a day.

31August19
Saturday morning
Weight: 175.0
 
Another 2000 calorie day yesterday. I was thinking about going up to 2500 but I was afraid if my weight went up it would be too demoralizing. So I had another semi-demoralizing 200 weigh in again today. That's 15 days straight.
 
Trade said:
Another 2000 calorie day yesterday. I was thinking about going up to 2500 but I was afraid if my weight went up it would be too demoralizing. So I had another semi-demoralizing 200 weigh in again today. That's 15 days straight.
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I know it's difficult but I think that you should try to keep going and put five pounds in the bank so you don't have to worry every time you walk by a pizzeria or an ice cream stand.
 
So, last Friday, we grabbed a bite in this berg in the redwoods called Hiouchi

Had the Hiouchi burger

Big burger

More like steak between buns

Different fries

Good different

Ordered a root beer float

Really good root beer

Really good ice cream

A mug……and a metal jug to hold the extra

Love old cafes

Ate/drank it all

Nary a crumb, not a drop left

Weigh 213 today

Happy about it
 
200 lbs again this morning.

So I've lost 10 lbs in 60 days. But all that was in the first 43. Nothing for the last 17.
 
Trade said:
200 lbs again this morning.

So I've lost 10 lbs in 60 days. But all that was in the first 43. Nothing for the last 17.
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That, lean sir, may very well be where you need to be
six foot...200 lbs
has a nice ring to it
And, hey, yer not starving
Enjoy the maintenance

I'm not gonna stress too much about weight for a bit
Gonna concentrate on what I'm able to pinch at the handle area
My 'handles' can't readily be seen while standing, but I can pinch more'n an inch
It's hand ball or squash today
The walk is a given
 
Gary O' said:
That, lean sir, may very well be where you need to be
six foot...200 lbs
has a nice ring to it
And, hey, yer not starving
Enjoy the maintenance
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As I told you before Gary, I am no longer a member of the six footer club. I am now a shiveled up little old man of 5-11. And at 200 lbs. I still have love handles and belly fat. As for maintenance, 2000 calories a day just ain't gonna cut it. My body has obviously slowed down it's metabolism. So what I have decided to do is see if I can reset it back by taking a break from dieting. I'm going for a controled break. 2500 calories a day. Once my body has adjusted to that as a maintenance level I intend to go back to 2000 again and try to lose some more. At least that's my plan. We shall see how it plays out.
 
Gary O' said:
Interesting
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Well I scoured the internet reading articles on how to break a diet plateau until I found one that I liked. It was the one that said I could eat more. :)

I have just finished dinner. I have had all of my 2500 calories for the day. It's 5:38 pm. Approximately 12 hours till my official morning weigh in. And I am at 204 lbs.
 
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Finished day two of my diet break at 2500 calories.

Weighed in at 200 pounds again this morning.
 
I haven't weighed myself since the last time I checked in. I haven't been bad, just busy and haven't pulled out the scale. On a good note, I don't have a spring loaded mechanism with too many numbers laughing at me.
 
My wife had a doctor's appt this morning so I went with her and after they weighed her I asked if I could use their scale and they said OK. I weighed 204.8. This was at about 10am after I had had breakfast and was dressed in my New Balance Walkers, Jean shorts, Tank Top, socks, with my wallet, flip phone, car keys, and a quarter, dime, nickel, and three pennies in my pocket. Then when I got home and stepped on my scale with the same stuff the needle stopped just a shade past the 205 mark. So I feel pretty good about the accuracy of my scale.:)
 

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