Maintenance Monday: Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Reached your goal weight and in need of a space to discuss your maintenance journey with others who have gone or are going through similar experiences? Welcome to the weekly Maintenance Monday thread, for weight loss maintainers! Whether you're new to maintenance and don't believe your TDEE can be that high or wondering how to increase your calories, you've been around a while and want to get advice during times of struggle or the holidays, or if you're keeping on as normal, this place is for you! (If you're losing weight, community threads are posted daily and weekly, linked in the side bar, as well as the daily US and European 30 Day Challenge.)

Losing weight is impossible. Starvation mode makes it impossible to lose weight past a certain point. Even if you do lose weight, keeping it off is impossible. It's impossible to go against your set weight. It's impossible to grocery shop and cook meals at home if you work. It's impossible to sustain a regular gym habit or sport if you have a family.

What were some of the impossible beliefs you held before you lost weight, and where did they come from? How do you deal with the impossible beliefs others have when it comes up now? Alternatively if you're not feeling like getting deep today, what's for breakfast?

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Anything else on your mind pertaining to maintenance? Is your diet going effortlessly, or have the last few weeks been more of a struggle? All questions, remarks and worries are welcome topics of conversation!

Previous Maintenance Monday threads can be found here.

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Motivation: Start losing that weight now and reduce or possibly even eliminate your chances of having loose skin after weight loss.

This may seem like a weird post but I spent some time reading up on weight loss transformations and noticed the topic of loose skin was often discussed. That got me researching into it and before long I found myself paranoid about having loose skin after I reach my goal weight and lose 50 lbs.

Thankfully i'm still young though and I have faith I won't have any loose skin as my fat is quite evenly distributed and many people also lose quite a bit of weight and don't end up with any loose skin.

Anyways just wanted to say it's motivated me even more to lose the weight now, as everyday our skin gets ever so slightly less elastic.

Just thought I'd share this, I know genetics is the largest factor in loose skin cases, but the only real controllable factor is age so lose that weight and lose it now.

PS: Even if you have a bit of loose skin or a lot, it can get better over time, and in the end of the day loose skin is better than the health complications that come with being overweight anyday.

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Really struggling with permanent change

I’ve had some lifestyle changes the past few years that have impacted my weight. 5’4” 32F and mostly 120-125. Food was never my coping mechanism. Then two things happened: I had a long term relationship with a binge eater, and I moved into my own place with my own kitchen for the first time. And to make things worse, it’s a studio. My bed and fridge are literally feet apart.

I’ve always had anxiety, but I’ve found the act of cooking to really help. I was previously just skinny fat. My appetite decreased when I was stressed, but now things have changed. I’ve been making good progress with body composition this past year but my weight loss is due to working out 5 days a week, drinking lots of water and getting a regular sleep schedule.

I don’t know what to do. My new norm is just to eat too much. I plan meals and set my daily calorie goal at 1100 (wiggle room, really aiming for 1200) but I can’t get permanent change. I can lose 5-10 lbs but it always comes back. I’ve been eating a high protein diet too but I’m still hungry and end up eating a bunch of crap before I go to sleep. I don’t drink alcohol or eat fast food, but there’s this sense of security for me in my kitchen and either cooking or baking. Does anyone have any advice? I’ve been doing CrossFit for over a year now. I know I have muscles I just need to lose 20 lbs for them to be visible!

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Weight changes during divorce

Has anyone else here gone through significant weight loss during a divorce? Or significant weight gain?

I separated from my husband three weeks ago and have been dropping weight like crazy since. I'm not trying to lose weight. No calorie counting. I'm just overall happier and finally eating the food that I love. I've been cooking up a storm during quarantine but rarely hungry. I'm actually more excited to cook and try new recipes than I am to eat it. It's making me realize how much of my eating over there last few years was based on boredom and depression.

Divorce is a tough time and I'm just wondering if most people drop or gain during the process.

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A Few Thoughts on Complacency/Self-Love

So, about 4 years ago i launched my first major weight loss adventure. Through eating right and exercise, I lost ~132 in a few years. It was amazing, I went from about 300 (I never checked my highest. But after going for a few weeks I finally did and was at 290), to my lowest at 168.

It was amazing, I could wear the clothes I liked without judgement! No matter what people tell you about looks, there is a very big difference between how they treat a someone based on their appearance (its not that they were mean to me when i was obese, its just they were exponentially nicer when i was thin).

But then i got complacent. Guys, my metabolism was rockin' it; I could eat as much as i want and maybe feel a bit of a chunk for a day or so, but be the same weight at the end of the week. This happened for two reasons I feel: the first is I got a girlfriend. I was wooing her by cooking these delicious meals, and I stopped working out. This is a fairly common story.

And the second, I realized something about my weight loss journey: It wasn't healthy at all. When I had started my journey it was out of a sense that I was worthless because I was obese. It was fueled by a need to be skinny because I literally lacked value due to the sheer excess of my body. But once I got to a solid weight (I hovered around 172... 168 was too low to sustain) I realized I wasn't any different than what I had been to begin with. After losing all that weight I realized I'd been who I wanted to be all along (Cheesy I know).

Well, fast forward a few years, and I took that message to the extreme and gained back about 30 lbs. My new GF swears that I'm still super skinny, something I disagree with. But I've decided to set my goal weight now to what the BMI scale says it should be, 180. And most importantly, I'm doing this while loving myself. I'm not worthless-- I've never been worthless. Its a thing I struggle with, but having already hit my goal weight and bounced, I've learned that if I don't find a weigh t to settle at while loving myself, then its not sustainable.

TLDR; From someone who has completed the journey before and about to set out again, make sure the weight you shoot for is sustainable. And it will only be sustainable if it balances your physical health, and if you can truly love yourself during the whole journey.

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I love nachos!!

So, I have been making steady progress with my weight loss using CICO. I try to exercise regularly for my overall health and to speed up my weight loss ( gives me more motivation). I am very happy with what I have achieved so far, but I am worried about the sustainability of my new eating habits. I’m usually pretty good during the week— overnight oats for breakfast, hard boiled egg and veggies for lunch, and a balanced dinner. I want a little more variety, especially on the weekends, for my lunch.

And that gets me to the subject of this post... I love nachos, but I don’t love the calories that are packed into such a small serving. Does anyone have any tips or tricks they’ve used to get that cheesy, crunchy nacho goodness without all the calories? How have you made your go-to snack healthy? Is there something you crave that you don’t eat anymore? Do you think it’s sustainable?

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2 Weeks into Weight Loss Journey

This is my first post here and havent been following this subreddit very long but just wanted to share my experience so far. I'm a 37 male 6'3 and started a 401.

About a month ago I quit alcohol as that has been the bane of all my weight gain in the last few years. I have been pretty depressed and unhappy with life for about 5 years so I'm really trying to turn it around. My brother lost about 100 pounds this past year so he has been a help.

Anyways real weight loss started this week where I lost about 10 pounds and down to 391. I am walking everyday for about a hour and a half. Sometimes more or less, it has not been very brisk but trying to go as long as I can. In afternoon I try to do 100 squats, 100 crunches, and 100 fake pushups. Didnt do any yesterday as I have been pretty sore this weekend.

I was working at an Italian Restaurant but am laid off right now so eating healthy has been much easier and I really think I shouldnt go back to help with my relationship with food.

Im trying to eat around 1500 and 200 calories a day with a juice in morning blended with low fat yogurt, almond milk, carrots, strawberries, clementines, and a banana. With some purely greens added in. Sometimes an omelet with that. Lunch and dinner varies but mostly fresh prepared foods and keeping calories counted. Drink about a gallon of water a day.

So far pretty happy with myself just want it all to go away in a day I guess. Really just wondering if anything else I could be doing to help myself or should be cautious with? I feel 100 percent committed to this and any advice would be well welcomed. Thanks!

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