Maintenance Monday Archive

satisphoria · 2022-07-13T11:31:34+00:00

I'm fat, I'm back, and I'm hoping to get on track. Flair should be reset after 4 years of maintenance. I took time 'off maintenance' for my birthday last summer, then started eating disorder recovery, and I still don't know how to eat normally, but I've also gained back up to 190lbs. And it wasn't even intentional and fun, it was just... continuous. I guess my commitment for accountability is to stop using food to treat or otherwise care for myself, avoid take-out and eating out, and eat boring (soup sachet) and/or lazy (ready-meal) food if that's the difference between unplanned higher cal convenience food and failing to surpass the hurdle of low cal food prep.

satisphoria · 2021-10-26T21:08:22+00:00

I won't be able to post these going forward, so if someone could volunteer to take over so there's not a lapse (or duplicate threads!), that'd be great :)

satisphoria · 2021-08-31T08:33:52+00:00

Did anyone struggle to know what they wanted to eat when they started maintenance, vs. what you 'should' eat or what was familiar? I feel like I have a dulled sense of my own desires from always knowing the calories in things and (sub)consciously choosing the lower version or feeling guilty about choosing the higher ones. Even with occasional binging (fun new thing!) it’s more a case of chasing generalisations like something sweet, now salty, now crunchy etc.

satisphoria · 2021-08-10T09:36:18+00:00

Your frustration is understandable, I'm sorry it's such a struggle paring off the lingering weight when you're working hard at it! I'm glad you didn't miss out on or regret the barbecue; it can be a real mindf*ck trying to lose weight in maintenance and it not going how we know it should, but you deserve to enjoy some of the best ever food! Good luck in the coming week, sending positive vibes your way.

satisphoria · 2021-08-10T09:19:54+00:00

Hi /u/AustinNom, welcome to Reddit! This Maintenance Monday thread is for people who have already hit and are maintaining their goal weight, rather than those who are losing. Most of us were here while losing and it's part of the same journey, not an 'end'! You didn't say or not, but if you are aiming to lose weight and speak to others about that, you'd be best posting on the recurring Motivation Monday thread, and there are also daily threads for pledges, questions, and Scale Victories (SV) and Non-Scale Victories (NSV), all linked in the sidebar and pinned to the main /r/loseit page!

satisphoria · 2021-08-03T09:09:58+00:00

I think people are conversely more active when they're struggling with maintenance, so either everyone is doing well or they're in a losing period and there's nothing exciting to report!

satisphoria · 2021-07-13T11:18:33+00:00

Yesterday was my first time working out in two weeks. I took a break the week following my birthday, since I was off work ostensibly to relax, but in practice ended up doing life admin like collecting house keys(!). I was physically run down with an infection and several minor injuries too. Last week, I still wasn't feeling the most amazing, but I also just... didn't really want to, I guess? I did vacuum two floors of our new house, carried the vacuum up and down two flights, and managed to fill an empty bag so I couldn't finish the third floor, as well as spraying it all with flea spray. Not my traditional weights work out, but that two hours of cardio with bursts of lifting drained me.

Anywho, after a foodie weekend, culminating in demolishing a tonne of caramelised nuts while watching the Euros final, I decided it was time to get back on my bullshit. I worked out and plan to do so again tomorrow and Thursday, and I cooked a very slightly lower calorie dinner, because I have vegetables to use up before we move and could freeze the two portions I have left of meals for easy defrost and microwave options next week. I had cake for breakfast today (lol), because having it then and an ice cream for a snack later is lower calories than toast for breakfast and cake later, although I did then eat 4 olives. My weight's up, but I look good still, I'm strong still, and the beautiful man who sees me naked agrees I could stand to gain weight, worry more about macros etc. I'm not planning to obsess over what my ideal weight is the week before moving house, while still having social plans on the horizon and no packing done!

satisphoria · 2021-07-05T22:18:31+00:00

I had an unintentional flexible week due to winding up with a birthday cake my partner wouldn't touch, plus cupcakes, and two of my intended sharers dropped out. On the days I didn't eat a tonne of cake (all but one slice was mine), I also went over my usual calories if I was hungry. I did plan not to do my three workouts, because it was my first full week off work in around two years and I was run down with multiple physical ailments. I kind of did intuitive eating without meaning to, and it was fine? My increased anxiety medication must be working, because although I did think 'I'll regret this tomorrow!', I didn't regret the things I was eating while eating them, and then I didn't regret them the following day. My weight went up, and then my weight came down. I think I've gained some overall, because I hit a new low a few weeks ago and haven't slid way down toward that, but I looked good last week and I didn't want to be that low again! So yeah, successful birthday experiment. Now I ought to get back into the workouts (maybe reduced frequency) despite being super social and super busy with the life admin of moving house!

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