Hello all! As we all know, there is never an end to a weight loss journey. You have to change the way you live and relate to food for the rest of your life. At my heaviest (post second baby), I was 155 pounds. Might not sound like a lot, but I'm 5'2" with a VERY small frame (think child-sized wrists). I was in denial HARD because my small arms and legs could allow me to hide the weight under baggy clothes.
Once I decided to do something about how miserable I was, I started losing weight through CICO, intermittent fasting, and eating whole foods. It's been several years, and it's now a lifestyle for me. I eat less, more mindfully, and make sure to eat real foods every day out of habit now. However, I got stuck around 130 for the LONGEST time. Finally, through extra work in quarantine, I'm down again to 126.4 this morning! Hooray!
My overall dream goal was 125, and I never thought I would get there again. I'm thinking I might get there in 2 weeks with continued effort. It's not too light, even for my short height and small frame, and I have also been building muscle the last year through working out harder.
But how do you know when to stop focusing on loss and start focusing on maintaining? How do you maintain? What does maintaining mean to you? I only know how to gain and lose weight, I have no clue how to maintain. I know I can't go back to my before habits, but can I eat more? Can I eat carbs regularly again? How do I know how much more food I can eat without crawling back up again?
I also have this voice in my head that tells me to go lower, that I'm able to, and that I could look like the girls on Instagram if I wanted to. But I don't think that is healthy, and I don't think I want to be that thin. I would rather focus on strength, because I know I would feel better in my body to be stronger rather than thinner. Does anyone else struggle with this too?
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