I’m preplanning a little bit. I started this journey at 198 in October with a first goal of 150 - which puts me just 3 lbs outside the “normal weight range” for my height (I still can’t believe I’m saying this, I haven’t been this weight since high school!). As of today I’m sitting at 153 (yay!) and still on a steady weight loss flow - eating 1200-1350 calories per day. Most days are just past the 1200 mark now.
So here’s my question - I want to maintain between 140-145 for now. I want to get to my first goal of 150, and then INCREASE my calories to 1300-1450 per day until I hit that second maintenance goal. Has anyone else done this?
I’ll still be at a [smaller] deficit for my height/age, so I’ll be able to lose the last few lbs at a slower rate, but I feel I’ll be more set up for healthy maintenance at that point - which should be right around 1600 calories.
I want to do this gradual increase for a few reasons - so I don’t go ham once I hit goal, so I’ll have a handle on tracking more volume in food already, so I won’t have as much initial bloat if there is any, and so my brain can better adapt back to seeing higher numbers. And also just to avoid burn out and failure lol.
I’m a 5’4” F, for reference. I definitely still plan on doing CICO for a while, so I won’t be getting to 140 then doing nothing. I’m not sure what I’m looking for here but if anyone has done this, or thinks it’s an idea that would work for them as well... let me know what you’d tweak or just your thoughts. I want to set myself up for the rest of my healthy lifestyle and leave the weight struggles in the past forever this time.
TL;DR Has anyone hit their first goal weight and then increased their calorie intake to get to their ultimate/maintenance goal weight instead of staying at a big deficit?
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