May I join you?
 

Today I reached goal officially. So, now the hard work of maintaining begins. I must say I am pretty nervous about gaining my weight back, but I have no intention of going back to my old eating habits, and I have every intention of staying active.

Anyway, I lost 80 pounds and weighed in this morning at 149.8 My goal was 150. So, any tips for a new maintainer?

I just posted my before/after pics here if interested : http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...24#post2355224

:welcome3: Mom! May I say that you have quite a cute little tush now? :lol: Congratulations on your weight loss and we're thrilled to have you join in with us here at Maintainers! Being nervous is perfectly natural now but don't you worry -- we aren't going to let you gain the weight back.

I think our biggest tip that we always give to a successful loser like you who is just embarking on the rest of her life is -- don't change anything!! Maintenance looks an awful lot like losing, with the addition of a few extra calories. So keep doing everything you did to lose the weight and add in a few extra calories or a splurge meal every week. Monitor your weight closely and you'll find the sweet spot that lets you maintain. And maintenance is a great place to be!

Post away, Mom -- we're all looking forward to getting to know you better. :)

Welcome, Mom! :welcome: Congrats on your loss, you look amazing!

Meg hit the nail on the head with her tip, so I won't add anything. :)

Yay for butt shots! You look amazing!

Welcome!

Anne

Yay! Congrats on making it to goal, and welcome to the Maintainer's Forum!

Congrats mom of 4 girls, ahem "nice @sset!" Welcome to maintenance, I don't post often, but I'm still maintaining nonetheless.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


That's it in a nutshell. Continue on with what you've been doing and you will transisition perfectly from "loser" to "maintainer". Oh and listen to Meg. ;)

Welcome to maintainers. So very glad you're here. It's a GREAT place to be. :D

Congrats! I think constantly making new goals, whether they are exercise or fitness goals, or maybe learning a new sport, starting a class like pilates or kayaking -- anything -- helps to maintain.

Welcome and congratulations mom!!! :bravo:

Don't be scared about maintaining. It is hard work but it is also totally doable! Having a bunch of supportive people who can relate to you also helps. And Meg, our bionic woman, is always right lol. Just listen to her. ;)

:congrat: You did it!!! Good news, it doesn't get any harder, bad news, it doesn't get a lot easier! But it's so totally worth the effort. And you will get so much support here.

Canadjan eh?
 

Me too!

:welcome3:

Listen to Meg. She knows all.

Dagmar :dance:

Welcome to maintainers!
Your pics are awesome!
Everyone summed it up....maintaining looks a lot lot losing....just don't go back to doing what you were doing before!
I need to stay motivated and focused so I come here. I also do WW (don't know what program if any you did) so I still go to my meetings almost weekly. Again....keeps me focused.