How difficult is it to maintain (1-10)

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Anonymous wrote:10- lost 20 lbs 4 years ago through sensible diet changes and exercise and even while still exercising and watching my diet I gained it all back and then some.

How does this happen?

Your diet and exercise remained exactly the same leading you to lose and subsequently gain???

No need to be rude, the real diet is maintaining weight loss.

What is rude about my question? I'm honestly confused. How do you implement dietary and exercise changes, lose 20lbs, continue those same dietary changes, and then gain 20+ lbs back? I don't understand.

PP who called you rude here. You could have phrased the question better. It happened because PP didn't actually keep the same diet as before, which she shouldn't be doing anyways. If you are cutting 500 calories to lose weight, then you need to add 500 calories back to maintain. PP was probably eating 1000 calories instead. The real reason is that people say "I just lost 20 pounds, one extra cookie won't hurt! I've earned it!" But then they do that every day.

This is absolutely not the way to cut calories, and then maintain. The smaller your body, the fewer calories your body needs. So if you cut 500 calories from the get-go, that needs to be your new normal. You do NOT add back those calories (unless you're burning them). Basically you get to a point where you're naturally not losing anymore, because that's your new normal. Because the calories needed to maintain weight at 200lbs is NOT the same number of calories you need to maintain at 150lbs. Also points to the value of NOT making drastic changes, and losing weight very slowly.

But back to pp, so then you and I agree? It's understandable if they find it very hard to maintain, but they weren't honest in their response, either.

You continue to confuse physics with biology. They are not the same thing. There are no rules of physics in the burning of calories and accumulation of weight.

Yes, the numbers means nothing. If you wolf down 10,000 calories of food intake a day it doesn’t matter.

Exactly. And when people are locked up with only minimal food and calories, they won’t lose weight. If you eat fewer calories a day, it doesn’t matter either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:10- lost 20 lbs 4 years ago through sensible diet changes and exercise and even while still exercising and watching my diet I gained it all back and then some.

How does this happen?

Your diet and exercise remained exactly the same leading you to lose and subsequently gain???

No need to be rude, the real diet is maintaining weight loss.

What is rude about my question? I'm honestly confused. How do you implement dietary and exercise changes, lose 20lbs, continue those same dietary changes, and then gain 20+ lbs back? I don't understand.

PP who called you rude here. You could have phrased the question better. It happened because PP didn't actually keep the same diet as before, which she shouldn't be doing anyways. If you are cutting 500 calories to lose weight, then you need to add 500 calories back to maintain. PP was probably eating 1000 calories instead. The real reason is that people say "I just lost 20 pounds, one extra cookie won't hurt! I've earned it!" But then they do that every day.

This is absolutely not the way to cut calories, and then maintain. The smaller your body, the fewer calories your body needs. So if you cut 500 calories from the get-go, that needs to be your new normal. You do NOT add back those calories (unless you're burning them). Basically you get to a point where you're naturally not losing anymore, because that's your new normal. Because the calories needed to maintain weight at 200lbs is NOT the same number of calories you need to maintain at 150lbs. Also points to the value of NOT making drastic changes, and losing weight very slowly.

But back to pp, so then you and I agree? It's understandable if they find it very hard to maintain, but they weren't honest in their response, either.

You continue to confuse physics with biology. They are not the same thing. There are no rules of physics in the burning of calories and accumulation of weight.

You're actually wrong. It's mostly chemistry, not biology nor physics. But I suspect you're just spouting random made up defenses to support your narrative.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:10- lost 20 lbs 4 years ago through sensible diet changes and exercise and even while still exercising and watching my diet I gained it all back and then some.

How does this happen?

Your diet and exercise remained exactly the same leading you to lose and subsequently gain???

No need to be rude, the real diet is maintaining weight loss.

What is rude about my question? I'm honestly confused. How do you implement dietary and exercise changes, lose 20lbs, continue those same dietary changes, and then gain 20+ lbs back? I don't understand.

PP who called you rude here. You could have phrased the question better. It happened because PP didn't actually keep the same diet as before, which she shouldn't be doing anyways. If you are cutting 500 calories to lose weight, then you need to add 500 calories back to maintain. PP was probably eating 1000 calories instead. The real reason is that people say "I just lost 20 pounds, one extra cookie won't hurt! I've earned it!" But then they do that every day.

This is absolutely not the way to cut calories, and then maintain. The smaller your body, the fewer calories your body needs. So if you cut 500 calories from the get-go, that needs to be your new normal. You do NOT add back those calories (unless you're burning them). Basically you get to a point where you're naturally not losing anymore, because that's your new normal. Because the calories needed to maintain weight at 200lbs is NOT the same number of calories you need to maintain at 150lbs. Also points to the value of NOT making drastic changes, and losing weight very slowly.

But back to pp, so then you and I agree? It's understandable if they find it very hard to maintain, but they weren't honest in their response, either.

You continue to confuse physics with biology. They are not the same thing. There are no rules of physics in the burning of calories and accumulation of weight.

Yes, the numbers means nothing. If you wolf down 10,000 calories of food intake a day it doesn’t matter.

Exactly. And when people are locked up with only minimal food and calories, they won’t lose weight. If you eat fewer calories a day, it doesn’t matter either.

Amazingly, in the last 50 years, our bodies have changed SO much, that eating less and moving more won't cause humans to lose weight! Even the people who've been obese and successfully lost weight (and kept it off) are magical anomalies of biology or physics or astronomy or whatever. They just have massively high metabolisms or something, because most normal Americans eat only 1000 calories a day and run 5 miles and can't lose a gram!

[Anonymous]

1 I’m a pig

[Anonymous]

4 - Easy to work out consistently and stay active but sometimes tempting to eat too much/drink too much

[Anonymous]

Before say, 33? 1-2. Didn’t even think about it really. Was a tight 125 pounds at 5’6”.

At 38, with an intense (but not super crazy) job, a husband with a demanding career, and 2 kids under 3? Maybe a 6-7 to maintain around 135. But I also took up weightlifting, so that’s a definite part of my weight gain. I’m still about a size 4/small.

Health and looks are important to me tho, so I prioritize diet and exercise.

[Anonymous]

I’m at about a 3 . Started IF eating window a few years ago after reading a DCUM thread about thickening middle after 50 and it’s made a huge difference for me. Some short bursts of exercises with weights during the day are also helpful to me. I’ve always carried extra weight in my torso- unhealthiest place to carry, so I’m glad about keeping that under control a bit and my blood work is in a much better place. My eating window is mentally easier for me to do and I can be flexible as needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10. It's been impossible for me. I lost 60lbs, and gained it all back + more. Then I lost about 80lbs. Have gained it back again (fortunately not more this time).

Same. Though my biggest loss is 50 and I maintained most of that for years when I was younger. Have since lost 30 to 40 multiple times and always gain back and more. Currently losing. Promising myself it will be different this time. Down 30 since January 1. 55 to go.

[Anonymous]

My normal range is 120-130 (5'6). I am there now with effort level of 5. I do IF, avoid meat and alcohol, and jog at moderate intensity most days. When I have been in my desired weight range of 110-115 the effort level was 8-9 because I had to give up the sugar and gluten I love. But the satisfaction of wearing clothes that fit the way I like used to make the sacrifice worthwhile. Now that I am near 50, I realize that almost no one else cares about my figure that much. The big benefit of being in a low-sex marriage is that you know your looks have nothing to do with the partner's desire level.

[Anonymous]

5-10

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Until I was 40, I'd say it was a 1. I never thought about my weight, I was naturally slim.

Now at age 55, it's a 9. It's very very hard to keep the pounds off. I hate menopause.

[Anonymous]

1. Haven't had any trouble staying the same weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:10- lost 20 lbs 4 years ago through sensible diet changes and exercise and even while still exercising and watching my diet I gained it all back and then some.

How does this happen?

Your diet and exercise remained exactly the same leading you to lose and subsequently gain???

No need to be rude, the real diet is maintaining weight loss.

What is rude about my question? I'm honestly confused. How do you implement dietary and exercise changes, lose 20lbs, continue those same dietary changes, and then gain 20+ lbs back? I don't understand.

PP who called you rude here. You could have phrased the question better. It happened because PP didn't actually keep the same diet as before, which she shouldn't be doing anyways. If you are cutting 500 calories to lose weight, then you need to add 500 calories back to maintain. PP was probably eating 1000 calories instead. The real reason is that people say "I just lost 20 pounds, one extra cookie won't hurt! I've earned it!" But then they do that every day.

This is absolutely not the way to cut calories, and then maintain. The smaller your body, the fewer calories your body needs. So if you cut 500 calories from the get-go, that needs to be your new normal. You do NOT add back those calories (unless you're burning them). Basically you get to a point where you're naturally not losing anymore, because that's your new normal. Because the calories needed to maintain weight at 200lbs is NOT the same number of calories you need to maintain at 150lbs. Also points to the value of NOT making drastic changes, and losing weight very slowly.

But back to pp, so then you and I agree? It's understandable if they find it very hard to maintain, but they weren't honest in their response, either.

You continue to confuse physics with biology. They are not the same thing. There are no rules of physics in the burning of calories and accumulation of weight.

You're actually wrong. It's mostly chemistry, not biology nor physics. But I suspect you're just spouting random made up defenses to support your narrative.

And she cites a calories in calories out Ted Talk as her proof.

[Anonymous]

To maintain a healthy weight according to BMI? 1-2 (largely because I work out every day and enjoy it).

To maintain a weight I actually like (BMI around 20-21)? More like 4-6 depending on stress and appetite (very much dictated by my cycle).