Steven Lloyd's Journal, 27 Sep 19

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Maintenance is....

1. Finding a healthy, personally sustainable way of eating that fits your own lifestyle, desires and is not burdensome.
2. Finding daily and weekly activities that help burn calories but more importantly keep blood moving, muscles from disappearing and are fun (again, not burdensome). That could be as simple as walking your dog to as complicated as training for an ironman or bodybuilding show.
3. Don't stress if your days aren't perfect. Life happens, birthdays, thanksgiving, injuries, etc...adjust as needed so that intake does not exceed your output.
4. Don't forget to be thankful for your present success. Also, give yourself a pat on the back once in a while.
5. BE KIND TO OTHERS...we've all had struggles at one time or another, otherwise we wouldn't be here.

89.8 kg Lost so far: 19.1 kg. Still to go: 0 kg. Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

View Diet Calendar, 27 September 2019:

3373 kcal

Fat: 113.37g | Prot: 184.34g | Carbs: 409.13g. Breakfast: Vega Sport Electrolyte Hydrator, Fiber One Chewy Bars - Oats & Chocolate, Clif Bar Clif Bar - Chocolate Chip, 1% Fat Milk, General Mills Multi Grain Cheerios, Allmax Nutrition Whey Protein Shake, BodyTech Creatine Monohydrate. Lunch: Kirkland Signature Steelhead Trout, White Rice, Hoisin Sauce, Lee Kum Kee Sriracha Chili Sauce, Golden Dragon Polynesian Honey Garlic Ginger Sauce, Taylor Farms Asian Chopped Salad with Dressing. Dinner: Thin Crust Pizza with Meat. Snacks/Other: Nestle Crunch Bar (Miniature), Golden Dragon Polynesian Honey Garlic Ginger Sauce, Lee Kum Kee Sriracha Chili Sauce, Hoisin Sauce, Kirkland Signature Steelhead Trout, White Rice. more...

4010 kcal

Exercise: TRX - 4 minutes, Zwift / MC group ride, 105km, 386m clmb - 2 hours and 55 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 1 minute, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...

steady weight

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Comments

Awesome post, steven lloyd!! You are so right on all counts, but i so often need a reminder. You are such a role model! And... (coug cough!) Daaaaaang!! 👏👏💪💪

27 Sep 19 by member: jengetfit123

I love this! And #5 is my favorite part! 💕😃

27 Sep 19 by member: mrsroboto

Thanks ladies, the struggle is real, sometimes easy - sometimes harder but always worth it. I've also got some great role models that inspire me within my family and friends, that helps a ton. Oh ya, I'm 59 (and holding).

27 Sep 19 by member: Steven Lloyd

59 is looking real good on you Steven!! 💪

27 Sep 19 by member: mrsroboto

thanks for the reminders steven

27 Sep 19 by member: wannabhealthier

Right on the money!☺☺☺☺, great advice!!

27 Sep 19 by member: Maine coon

Nice post and pic! 💪🏼

27 Sep 19 by member: davidsprincess

Congrats on your three years of excellent maintenance. Working hard on #1 to fine tune a powerful foundation for #2. #3-#5 are good. Find inspiration in what you do. High speed bike rides and other stuff.

27 Sep 19 by member: Diddlee

Thank you so much for the post. I actually copied the list into a document. Four weeks for me since I first gained "maintenance." I'm wanting a lifetime, so I want to hang on to these bits of advice that resonate for me. I have no people IRL to whom I can look to for an example of maintaining a loss of weight. I'm so thankful for those of you who hang around helping others. Great picture!

27 Sep 19 by member: melissatwa

Thank you. I really needed that. I find it easier to lose the weight but never keeping it for too long and then I am back where I started🙈

28 Sep 19 by member: gbeminiyi

Gbeminiyi, think of hitting your goal weight as not a finish line but just a new start line. There will be inevitable ups and downs along the maintenance journey...I've found that reacting early to fat gain can sure make the journey easier and less stressful. Good luck!!