Newbie here

Pedmom · 06-18-2004, 09:30 AM

Hi all. I have been reading your posts for a while now, and finally I am able to chime in. YAY!

Today is officially my first day of maintenance.

So, my question is.....what is the best thing you've done that has helped you maintain? I am SO committed to not regaining. Is it just keep doing what you did during OWL?

Thanks for any tips. I'll need help I'm sure!

miestake · 06-18-2004, 09:32 AM

Not on maintenance yet. But way to go!! Welcome...

Loretta V · 06-18-2004, 06:34 PM

CONGRATULATIONS JILL ON REACHING YOUR GOAL

I remember that day well. I was scared to death. It opened up a whole new concept for me. How on earth was I going to keep the weight off.

Don't worry and just be patient with yourself. It is just a constant matter of adjusting. You will do fine. If not just readjust your eating habits after a good look at them.

We are all different and our bodies react differently. Just do whatever works for you. Keep an eye on that scale before the pounds get out of control. The highest I have gone over goal is 5 pounds, but now I am back under my goal weight.

Congrats again. Let us know how you are doing.

Pedmom · 06-18-2004, 06:37 PM

Thank you meistake and Loretta.

Loretta, that's just how I felt this morning-elated and then scared! I am planning to go on induction levels if I get 3 pounds over goal at any point. I'm sure that will happen at times, but I know, thanks to this great WOE, that I can lose those 3 pounds fairly easily.

I'm going to the Atkins site right now to read about maintenance. I can't find my book at the moment!

LoveMontana · 06-20-2004, 09:59 AM

Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of maintenance Jill.

on a job well done.

As Loretta said, everyone is different so you will have to find your own path. Just don't go back to eating sugar, flour or other high carb foods and you will be just fine.

shawneesioux · 06-20-2004, 04:17 PM

Congrats to you for making the Goal Line...

Use lots of variety so you are never bored with your foods, or feeling deprived.

As Loretta and Montana stated, we all gotta find what works for us individually, to keep us satisfied and healthy.

Best wishes for a lifetime of happy maintaining.

Shawnee

JONAH'S GRANNY · 06-22-2004, 07:10 AM

Welcome Pedmom to the "World of Maintenance". As everyone else has said before, you just got to find what works for you and do it. Good Luck.

Pedmom · 06-22-2004, 07:16 AM

Well so far I'm not being very successful! I'm up half a pound again today! Grrrrrrr. I'm going to workout extra hard today!

JuliaL · 06-22-2004, 09:59 AM

Hi Jill - welcome to maintenance, my Firm buddy!

I have found the best thing I have done since I reached maintenance is keep the attitude that this is a way of life. Going back to my old way of eating would mean going back to being fat, and I'm never going there again.

Also I had to set new goals for myself besides just seeing the number on the scale go down. Exercise and firming up has filled that role in my life now. The exileration I got from seeing the scale go down left a void when I reached my goal. Now I look at myself in the mirror and note the changes in my arms, abs, legs, etc. that I see from doing The Firm workouts. Its not as "measured" and precise, but just as fulfilling to see the changes in my body.

Congratulations on reaching your goal!

Julia

Loralei · 06-22-2004, 10:05 AM

, glad to have you here!!
Hugs,
~Laura

Pedmom · 06-22-2004, 10:20 AM

Thank you. Julia that is SO what I'm feeling; you hit the nail right on the head. Not seeing the scale going down is weird after watching it, albeit slowly, moving downwards for months. Refocusing on my "training" will give me something to shoot for.

Okay, girls, what do we all focus on when we are perfect physical specimens?

06-18-2004, 09:30 AM	#1
Pedmom Video Vixen Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 11,035 Gallery: Pedmom Stats: 16/16/6-8 WOE: Atkins/SB Start Date: September 7 2007	Newbie here Hi all. I have been reading your posts for a while now, and finally I am able to chime in. YAY! Today is officially my first day of maintenance. So, my question is.....what is the best thing you've done that has helped you maintain? I am SO committed to not regaining. Is it just keep doing what you did during OWL? Thanks for any tips. I'll need help I'm sure!

06-18-2004, 06:34 PM	#3
Loretta V Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 14,102 Gallery: Loretta V Stats: 140/122/120 WOE: Low Carb & Low Fat Start Date: July 2001/ Low Carb Friends 9/2001	CONGRATULATIONS JILL ON REACHING YOUR GOAL I remember that day well. I was scared to death. It opened up a whole new concept for me. How on earth was I going to keep the weight off. Don't worry and just be patient with yourself. It is just a constant matter of adjusting. You will do fine. If not just readjust your eating habits after a good look at them. We are all different and our bodies react differently. Just do whatever works for you. Keep an eye on that scale before the pounds get out of control. The highest I have gone over goal is 5 pounds, but now I am back under my goal weight. Congrats again. Let us know how you are doing. __________________ Loretta Goal 120 12/01/01 5'2" Maintaining 118/122 **** 7 YEARS 2 pounds over goal 4/06 WHEREVER YOU ARE - BE ALL THERE! BarbCO 4-15-2007 Last edited by Loretta V : 06-18-2004 at 06:36 PM.

06-22-2004, 09:59 AM	#9
JuliaL Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 17,176 Gallery: JuliaL Stats: 190/142/140 16/8/6, height 5'8", age 48 WOE: Atkins/BFFM Start Date: 4/22/03	Hi Jill - welcome to maintenance, my Firm buddy! I have found the best thing I have done since I reached maintenance is keep the attitude that this is a way of life. Going back to my old way of eating would mean going back to being fat, and I'm never going there again. Also I had to set new goals for myself besides just seeing the number on the scale go down. Exercise and firming up has filled that role in my life now. The exileration I got from seeing the scale go down left a void when I reached my goal. Now I look at myself in the mirror and note the changes in my arms, abs, legs, etc. that I see from doing The Firm workouts. Its not as "measured" and precise, but just as fulfilling to see the changes in my body. Congratulations on reaching your goal! Julia __________________ *"Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon." -Denis Waitley*

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

06-18-2004, 09:32 AM	#2
miestake Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 947 Gallery: miestake Stats: Reinduction coming up: 242/230/165 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Reinducted 03-26-07	Not on maintenance yet. But way to go!! Welcome...

06-18-2004, 06:37 PM	#4
Pedmom Video Vixen Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 11,035 Gallery: Pedmom Stats: 16/16/6-8 WOE: Atkins/SB Start Date: September 7 2007	Thank you meistake and Loretta. Loretta, that's just how I felt this morning-elated and then scared! I am planning to go on induction levels if I get 3 pounds over goal at any point. I'm sure that will happen at times, but I know, thanks to this great WOE, that I can lose those 3 pounds fairly easily. I'm going to the Atkins site right now to read about maintenance. I can't find my book at the moment!

06-20-2004, 09:59 AM	#5
LoveMontana Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: NY/PA border Posts: 26,334 Gallery: LoveMontana Stats: 5'1" 155/100/110 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Dec.1997	Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of maintenance Jill. on a job well done. As Loretta said, everyone is different so you will have to find your own path. Just don't go back to eating sugar, flour or other high carb foods and you will be just fine.

06-20-2004, 04:17 PM	#6
shawneesioux Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 3,927 Gallery: shawneesioux Stats: 170/128 Maintaining since Aug. 2001. Young 62 Y.O WOE: just Low Carb my own style Start Date: 01/30/01	Congrats to you for making the Goal Line... Use lots of variety so you are never bored with your foods, or feeling deprived. As Loretta and Montana stated, we all gotta find what works for us individually, to keep us satisfied and healthy. Best wishes for a lifetime of happy maintaining. Shawnee

06-22-2004, 07:10 AM	#7
JONAH'S GRANNY Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 7,655 Gallery: JONAH'S GRANNY Stats: Not telling WOE: Lower Carb Start Date: 01/03/2008/Originally 2003	Welcome Pedmom to the "World of Maintenance". As everyone else has said before, you just got to find what works for you and do it. Good Luck.

06-22-2004, 07:16 AM	#8
Pedmom Video Vixen Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 11,035 Gallery: Pedmom Stats: 16/16/6-8 WOE: Atkins/SB Start Date: September 7 2007	Well so far I'm not being very successful! I'm up half a pound again today! Grrrrrrr. I'm going to workout extra hard today!

06-22-2004, 10:05 AM	#10
Loralei MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,221 Gallery: Loralei Stats: 276.5/176/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 2004	, glad to have you here!! Hugs, ~Laura

06-22-2004, 10:20 AM	#11
Pedmom Video Vixen Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 11,035 Gallery: Pedmom Stats: 16/16/6-8 WOE: Atkins/SB Start Date: September 7 2007	Thank you. Julia that is SO what I'm feeling; you hit the nail right on the head. Not seeing the scale going down is weird after watching it, albeit slowly, moving downwards for months. Refocusing on my "training" will give me something to shoot for. Okay, girls, what do we all focus on when we are perfect physical specimens?