Hi everyone!
I've been on my weight loss journey since May 2018 and I've gone from absolutely hating my body to being pretty okay with it! I'm actually quite happy with where I am and the progress I've made, but I'm still hoping to get down to my goal weight (about 8 more lbs) to hopefully get rid of some extra fat on my upper arms and stomach. Since the beginning of the 2019 I've felt in a rush to get to my goal weight by May since I was hoping to lose the full 40 lbs in a year. But, as many people find, the closer you get to your goal weight the slower the pounds come off. While frustrated at first, I've come to terms with this and have instead shifted my focus from only counting calories (1200-1300 a day) to counting calories, cardio, and focusing on my overall nutritional health. I've done this for a couple weeks now and I'm already started to feel even better than I did before.
At the moment things are really great. I'm just a little nervous that maintenance is going to come as a weird shock to me once I get to it. It might not be for a few more months, but the closer it gets the more I worry about not being in a calorie deficit anymore. If that makes any sense. I have lost weight in the past in my early 20s and I completely failed at keeping it off for more than a summer. While my lifestyle and relationship with food is much different this time around, I'm worried about getting to my goal weight and ruining everything like I did the first time.
So my question is - for anyone who is close to their goal weight, do you have 'maintenance days' to ease yourself into eating more once you hit your goal?
I was thinking of eating at maintenance Saturdays and Wednesdays and then staying in my deficit during the rest of the week. As I mentioned above, I'm no longer in a rush. I'm just trying to think of ways to get myself used to eating at maintenance before I get to my goal while focusing on other aspects of my health.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you in advance to anyone that can give me some insight!
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