SO What Is, or Will Be Your "Leeway" Around Your Goal Weight?

Joedi · 11-18-2011, 02:31 PM

I know quite a lot of us are at, or very near goal weight....I made my goal a couple of weeks ago...decided to go a couple lower, and seem to be bouncing a lb up or down nicely around that weight.

I just wondered...what leeway do you give yourself over your goal, as a normal fluctuation, before saying "whoa" and cutting back a little?

My goal is 9st 7, so I am thinking 9st 10 as a cut off.

How about you, fellow judders?

Hugs
Jo
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kel7298 · 11-18-2011, 02:37 PM

I read that weight can fluctuate 3lbs weekly...with that in mind 137-143 sounds good to me

Piccina · 11-18-2011, 02:39 PM

Yeh, I think three pounds under or over is what I'd like to stick to ultimately as well. I always seem to gain three pounds just before I get my period, and then it comes off when it's over. Ah, water retention. :/

gotsomeold · 11-18-2011, 03:36 PM

Ah, I remember (but do not miss) the old TOM days.

Anything less than +-3 pounds is not practical. More than +-5 seems too much. Within those bounds, I will let my body decide.

sophiethecat · 11-18-2011, 05:32 PM

Giving myself up to 147# before I start to tighten the reins. Hope to drift in the lower to mid-140s for the most part.

julietcc · 11-18-2011, 05:43 PM

My range is 112-115 but I'm still bouncing in and out of it depending if it's the morning after an UD, I'm PMSing, etc. If I see 116 after a down day, I'll be decreasing the calories!

2muchme · 11-18-2011, 06:11 PM

Yes, I've actually been thinking to lower my goal weight to 126 so I can make sure I stay below 130. I'm thinking I'll just "know" when I reach my goal and just call it done then. But, we'll see.

2muchme · 11-18-2011, 06:13 PM

and yes, I know, I'm at least 8 plus pounds from goal.......I like to plan ahead!!

hockey_gal · 11-18-2011, 06:34 PM

I'm finding that with 1 UD, 1 MD and 1 DD...I can maintain at 148-149. If I do DD/UD rotations than I stay at 146-147. Soooo...I'm giving myself from 146-149. If I hit 150 then I'm getting stricter...

gotsomeold · 11-19-2011, 04:14 AM

THIS was one of JUDDD's biggest selling points to me! It is such a simple maintenance WOE.

None of that "I've reached goal weight, now how many calories/carbs do I reintroduce into my life?"

Listen to us: I had to tune my UD/DD/MD/FD cycle a bit and maintenance is a relative breeze, I totally recognize the difference between cyclic water weight gain and real weight gain so I plan for it, I only allow +'x' pounds before I stop weight-creep.

lol, the person most discombobulated on this forum was BEEB who couldn't stop losing!

On top of the above, I truly believe calorie restriction on DD is doing my body good in a lot of ways - I want to keep having DDs.

jandjsmom · 11-19-2011, 06:10 AM

I can see from years and years of being so focused on weight that it will be hard for me to make my self stop losing now that I've found exactly how my body will FINALLY lose weight! To actually say that I like where I am is such a foreign concept to me, but I know that I am close because I'm liking the way clothes are fitting and my 8's are getting lose. I really don't want to go so low that I lose my curves, I like them just not the way they were!!!

I've set my goal at 127. I did have it at 125, but that is really as low as I need to go. I will just stay between 125 and 129 and not let my weight get back to the 130's.

Beeb · 11-19-2011, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gotsomeold

THIS was one of JUDDD's biggest selling points to me! It is such a simple maintenance WOE.

None of that "I've reached goal weight, now how many calories/carbs do I reintroduce into my life?"

Listen to us: I had to tune my UD/DD/MD/FD cycle a bit and maintenance is a relative breeze, I totally recognize the difference between cyclic water weight gain and real weight gain so I plan for it, I only allow +'x' pounds before I stop weight-creep.

lol, the person most discombobulated on this forum was BEEB who couldn't stop losing!

On top of the above, I truly believe calorie restriction on DD is doing my body good in a lot of ways - I want to keep having DDs.

YUP and STILL having problems!

But I'm now aiming for anywhere between 133 and 136. Too low below that 133 I eat more, too far above that 136 (like 138/139) I eat less. That should cover all bases for me!

Joedi · 11-19-2011, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jandjsmom

I can see from years and years of being so focused on weight that it will be hard for me to make my self stop losing now that I've found exactly how my body will FINALLY lose weight! To actually say that I like where I am is such a foreign concept to me, but I know that I am close because I'm liking the way clothes are fitting and my 8's are getting lose. I really don't want to go so low that I lose my curves, I like them just not the way they were!!!
I've set my goal at 127. I did have it at 125, but that is really as low as I need to go. I will just stay between 125 and 129 and not let my weight get back to the 130's.

This is so me!

I seem to be maintaining...but a little part of me kind of feels bad not to still be losing...it hard to explain, really.

Juddd worked so well to help me lose....and if I am honest I am kind of tempted to take my cals back down to weight loss numbers!

The thing is, I am slim enough...133 at 5.5 1/2....US size 6-8 (Uk 10) I dont look good any thinner. But there is a part of me that would like to go lower...just to see a smaller number.....sometimes I just dont understand myself!

I think this is part of my ED behaviours that I am working hard to overcome..( over 7 months binge/purge free!)

Juddd is really helping me to eat my "trigger" foods....I have them on my UD/FD's...but my DD's prevent runaway eating...and weight gain!

Anyone else have a similar problem?

hugs
Jo
x

julietcc · 11-19-2011, 03:32 PM

I can relate to both of you. There's something so gratifying about seeing new lower numbers on the scale! Maintenance takes all that thrill away. I've been bouncing around between 113 and 116 but I really want to see that 112 number every once in awhile even though I'm plenty thin now.

hockey_gal · 11-19-2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beeb

YUP and STILL having problems!

But I'm now aiming for anywhere between 133 and 136. Too low below that 133 I eat more, too far above that 136 (like 138/139) I eat less. That should cover all bases for me!

I have had my issues with body image and a very serious bout of anorexia. But as an adult, I've worked thorugh those issues and done the necessary work to feel "healed".

Eating more or eating less would be too simple of a concept for most...unless you get to that healed place. I think that feels very good - a benefit that outweighs the weight loss for me.

paulabob · 11-22-2011, 02:11 PM

The hcg protocol teaches a 2 pound up or down as the window for maintaining. It worked fairly well for those periods of maintenance where I practiced. When you go over you immediately take correction. And when you go under, you immediately try eating more. The smaller I am, the bigger the fluctuations matter, so i will probably stick with that one day (when when when) I reach goal.

Beeb · 11-22-2011, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hockey_gal

I have had my issues with body image and a very serious bout of anorexia. But as an adult, I've worked thorugh those issues and done the necessary work to feel "healed".

Eating more or eating less would be too simple of a concept for most...unless you get to that healed place. I think that feels very good - a benefit that outweighs the weight loss for me.

Never having bad body image, or an ED of any kind makes it hard for me to understand what you are saying here. I just know that to maintain the weight I am or want to be around I either need to eat more if my weight goes below 133 and I need to eat less if it gets above 136. This is just what is working for me to keep my weight where I like it.

Beeb · 11-22-2011, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joedi

This is so me!

I seem to be maintaining...but a little part of me kind of feels bad not to still be losing...it hard to explain, really.

Juddd worked so well to help me lose....and if I am honest I am kind of tempted to take my cals back down to weight loss numbers!

The thing is, I am slim enough...133 at 5.5 1/2....US size 6-8 (Uk 10) I dont look good any thinner. But there is a part of me that would like to go lower...just to see a smaller number.....sometimes I just dont understand myself!

I think this is part of my ED behaviours that I am working hard to overcome..( over 7 months binge/purge free!)

Juddd is really helping me to eat my "trigger" foods....I have them on my UD/FD's...but my DD's prevent runaway eating...and weight gain!

Anyone else have a similar problem?

hugs
Jo
x

I just KNOW how terrible I look at any weight lower than 133 so I make sure I never go down any further.

As far as the joy of the journey of weight loss and then getting to maintenance and not seeing the scale moving down anymore and it's let down feeling, I have replaced that with trying on clothes in the stores that are much smaller and look so much nicer now! I try on things I never would before because now I can! I usually just "window shop", never buying anything. I just try the clothes on and that takes away that "let down, no more weight loss number on the scale" feeling really fast! Then I go home happy and feeling great!!

SoHappy · 11-22-2011, 06:40 PM

Hi, Jo! I don't bat an eyelash until I've topped 5 pounds over. (Or so... LOL)

Since I do not eat low carb, and my idea of *moderate* carb would shock most here

I do tend to have some real good scale fluctuations. I found out early on that if I set that upper limit too close, I was exceeding it so often I was having to go back into weight loss mode again, only to then have to stop again.. I found most of the time, it was just water weight from some extra carby pleasure the day or so before, and it all just went away on its own anyway.

So for me.. about 5 pounds over before I really tighten up on myself!

julietcc · 11-22-2011, 07:15 PM

Pat, it's great to see you popping, in here with all your great advice!

sazzie · 11-22-2011, 07:53 PM

Pat, I find your advice validating because when I was on HHCG I always seemed to be 3-5 above my window.

I was contemplating the same amount with JUDDD, but I now see, after having been doing JUDDD a little over a month, that 3 lbs is much too small a window for my comfort level.

I am very happy with JUDDD as it has had a calming effect on my 'diet' mentality. I simply don't fret if the scale is up anymore, and what a refreshing change that is. Just taking it in stride, and allowing JUDDD to do its thing.

Oh, and btw, it's good seeing you posting again.

SoHappy · 11-22-2011, 08:00 PM

Thanks.

Thought I'd spend some of this evening at the computer.

Sazzie, when you said, "..........I am very happy with JUDDD as it has had a calming effect on my 'diet' mentality. I simply don't fret if the scale is up anymore, and what a refreshing change that is. Just taking it in stride, and allowing JUDDD to do its thing.........." I feel that way about it too. I am freed from having to FOCUS on my food choices these days, almost from having to think about it at all. It is very relaxing, isn't it!

11-18-2011, 02:31 PM	#1
Joedi Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: England Posts: 1,485 Gallery: Joedi Stats: 180/131-135/133 5' 5.5" 40 y/o WOE: Maintaining on Juddd Start Date: Made Goal on 23/10/2011 - Stats updated daily	SO What Is, or Will Be Your "Leeway" Around Your Goal Weight? I know quite a lot of us are at, or very near goal weight....I made my goal a couple of weeks ago...decided to go a couple lower, and seem to be bouncing a lb up or down nicely around that weight. I just wondered...what leeway do you give yourself over your goal, as a normal fluctuation, before saying "whoa" and cutting back a little? My goal is 9st 7, so I am thinking 9st 10 as a cut off. How about you, fellow judders? Hugs Jo x

11-19-2011, 04:14 AM	#10
gotsomeold Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Asheville, NC / Marietta, Ga Posts: 3,287 Gallery: gotsomeold Stats: 175/127.6/GOAL at 128, size six fits! 5'4, 60yo WOE: JUDDD, PHD Start Date: LC/EFGT - 9/15/11, JUDDD - 1/1/12	THIS was one of JUDDD's biggest selling points to me! It is such a simple maintenance WOE. None of that "I've reached goal weight, now how many calories/carbs do I reintroduce into my life?" Listen to us: I had to tune my UD/DD/MD/FD cycle a bit and maintenance is a relative breeze, I totally recognize the difference between cyclic water weight gain and real weight gain so I plan for it, I only allow +'x' pounds before I stop weight-creep. lol, the person most discombobulated on this forum was BEEB who couldn't stop losing! On top of the above, I truly believe calorie restriction on DD is doing my body good in a lot of ways - I want to keep having DDs. __________________ - Nancy GOAL 10/3/12 Still at goal 2/6/13 JUDDD cares about calories. JUDDD does not care what you eat. Your body probably does. Combining JUDDD rotations with PHD foods got me to goal with greatly improved health (and a drive to boogie-boogie-boogie all night long).

11-19-2011, 06:10 AM	#11
jandjsmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Posts: 452 Gallery: jandjsmom Stats: 155/125/127 5'4" WOE: Low Carb/ IF Start Date: June 2011	I can see from years and years of being so focused on weight that it will be hard for me to make my self stop losing now that I've found exactly how my body will FINALLY lose weight! To actually say that I like where I am is such a foreign concept to me, but I know that I am close because I'm liking the way clothes are fitting and my 8's are getting lose. I really don't want to go so low that I lose my curves, I like them just not the way they were!!! I've set my goal at 127. I did have it at 125, but that is really as low as I need to go. I will just stay between 125 and 129 and not let my weight get back to the 130's. __________________ *Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right. Henry Ford

11-22-2011, 06:40 PM	#19
SoHappy Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 17,935 Gallery: SoHappy Stats: obese/slimmer WOE: JUDDD!!!	Hi, Jo! I don't bat an eyelash until I've topped 5 pounds over. (Or so... LOL) Since I do not eat low carb, and my idea of moderate carb would shock most here I do tend to have some real good scale fluctuations. I found out early on that if I set that upper limit too close, I was exceeding it so often I was having to go back into weight loss mode again, only to then have to stop again.. I found most of the time, it was just water weight from some extra carby pleasure the day or so before, and it all just went away on its own anyway. So for me.. about 5 pounds over before I really tighten up on myself! __________________ Best wishes, Pat

11-22-2011, 07:53 PM	#21
sazzie Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 3,925 Gallery: sazzie Stats: Maintaining ±4 lbs.	Pat, I find your advice validating because when I was on HHCG I always seemed to be 3-5 above my window. I was contemplating the same amount with JUDDD, but I now see, after having been doing JUDDD a little over a month, that 3 lbs is much too small a window for my comfort level. I am very happy with JUDDD as it has had a calming effect on my 'diet' mentality. I simply don't fret if the scale is up anymore, and what a refreshing change that is. Just taking it in stride, and allowing JUDDD to do its thing. Oh, and btw, it's good seeing you posting again. __________________ Gracie Gracie's Journal

11-18-2011, 02:37 PM	#2
kel7298 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Aggieland Tx Posts: 863 Gallery: kel7298 Stats: Maintenance WOE: 5:2 Start Date: October 2011	I read that weight can fluctuate 3lbs weekly...with that in mind 137-143 sounds good to me

11-18-2011, 02:39 PM	#3
Piccina Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 33 Gallery: Piccina Stats: 130/111/100 (5'2") WOE: JUDDD Start Date: November 13/2011, restarted Feburary 25/2012	Yeh, I think three pounds under or over is what I'd like to stick to ultimately as well. I always seem to gain three pounds just before I get my period, and then it comes off when it's over. Ah, water retention. :/

11-18-2011, 03:36 PM	#4
gotsomeold Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Asheville, NC / Marietta, Ga Posts: 3,287 Gallery: gotsomeold Stats: 175/127.6/GOAL at 128, size six fits! 5'4, 60yo WOE: JUDDD, PHD Start Date: LC/EFGT - 9/15/11, JUDDD - 1/1/12	Ah, I remember (but do not miss) the old TOM days. Anything less than +-3 pounds is not practical. More than +-5 seems too much. Within those bounds, I will let my body decide.

11-18-2011, 05:32 PM	#5
sophiethecat Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maintain Lane Posts: 5,202 Gallery: sophiethecat Stats: 170+/135-138/145 5'6 39y pcos/IR/metformin WOE: WL=LC then JUDDD/IF; Maintenance=IF/75%+ "healthy" Start Date: LC 6/11; JUDDD 10/11; Maintenance 11/11	Giving myself up to 147# before I start to tighten the reins. Hope to drift in the lower to mid-140s for the most part.

11-18-2011, 05:43 PM	#6
julietcc Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Orange County Posts: 4,221 Gallery: julietcc Stats: JUDDD - 118.6/112/112-115 highest weight 194 5'4" WOE: Atkins, then JUDDD Start Date: Started JUDDD 10/26/11	My range is 112-115 but I'm still bouncing in and out of it depending if it's the morning after an UD, I'm PMSing, etc. If I see 116 after a down day, I'll be decreasing the calories!

11-18-2011, 06:11 PM	#7
2muchme Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: southwestern pa Posts: 240 Gallery: 2muchme Stats: 154/139/130 - 6 # lost on JUDDD WOE: HCG, then atkins, now JUDDD Start Date: Atkins, summer 2011: JUDDD, 10/24/2011	Yes, I've actually been thinking to lower my goal weight to 126 so I can make sure I stay below 130. I'm thinking I'll just "know" when I reach my goal and just call it done then. But, we'll see.

11-18-2011, 06:13 PM	#8
2muchme Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: southwestern pa Posts: 240 Gallery: 2muchme Stats: 154/139/130 - 6 # lost on JUDDD WOE: HCG, then atkins, now JUDDD Start Date: Atkins, summer 2011: JUDDD, 10/24/2011	and yes, I know, I'm at least 8 plus pounds from goal.......I like to plan ahead!!

11-18-2011, 06:34 PM	#9
hockey_gal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Coast of Canada Posts: 1,238 Gallery: hockey_gal Stats: 172/147/150 5'7.5 Goal met: Aug 19/11 WOE: Moderate LC Start Date: Aug 2010	I'm finding that with 1 UD, 1 MD and 1 DD...I can maintain at 148-149. If I do DD/UD rotations than I stay at 146-147. Soooo...I'm giving myself from 146-149. If I hit 150 then I'm getting stricter...

11-19-2011, 03:32 PM	#14
julietcc Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Orange County Posts: 4,221 Gallery: julietcc Stats: JUDDD - 118.6/112/112-115 highest weight 194 5'4" WOE: Atkins, then JUDDD Start Date: Started JUDDD 10/26/11	I can relate to both of you. There's something so gratifying about seeing new lower numbers on the scale! Maintenance takes all that thrill away. I've been bouncing around between 113 and 116 but I really want to see that 112 number every once in awhile even though I'm plenty thin now.

11-22-2011, 02:11 PM	#16
paulabob Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 6,545 Gallery: paulabob Stats: 204/124.6/110 49%/27.4%/20% 5'2" WOE: Atkins/hHcg/Optimal whatever works Start Date: restart March '10	The hcg protocol teaches a 2 pound up or down as the window for maintaining. It worked fairly well for those periods of maintenance where I practiced. When you go over you immediately take correction. And when you go under, you immediately try eating more. The smaller I am, the bigger the fluctuations matter, so i will probably stick with that one day (when when when) I reach goal.

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11-22-2011, 07:15 PM	#20
julietcc Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Orange County Posts: 4,221 Gallery: julietcc Stats: JUDDD - 118.6/112/112-115 highest weight 194 5'4" WOE: Atkins, then JUDDD Start Date: Started JUDDD 10/26/11	Pat, it's great to see you popping, in here with all your great advice!

11-22-2011, 08:00 PM	#22
SoHappy Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 17,935 Gallery: SoHappy Stats: obese/slimmer WOE: JUDDD!!!	Thanks. Thought I'd spend some of this evening at the computer. Sazzie, when you said, "..........I am very happy with JUDDD as it has had a calming effect on my 'diet' mentality. I simply don't fret if the scale is up anymore, and what a refreshing change that is. Just taking it in stride, and allowing JUDDD to do its thing.........." I feel that way about it too. I am freed from having to FOCUS on my food choices these days, almost from having to think about it at all. It is very relaxing, isn't it!