Diet Question or Concern.

[disney junky]

I joined WW in August. I'm a 52 yo male. I am relatively active and work out pretty faithfully and pretty arduously most days. I started at 226 and this morning I weighed 164. I weighed in faithfully every week until the beginning of March when I met my goal. My problem is, I continue to lose weight and I don't really need or want to lose more.

I am currently taking chloroquine (antimaleria drug) because of a trip we took to Costa Rica and it makes me feel a bit off, or is it the weight loss? I've got two more doses (weeks) to take it.

I am struggling with the idea of eating more food for the sake of eating more calories. I am guessing I have been eating around 2000 calories a day since I met my goal or 171. I haven't really tracked points for awhile. My wife thinks I work out too hard and too much and don't eat enough. I am full, I graze but only good foods, whole grains, etc. I sleep well. I am preparing myself for the "complete workup" which I had put off until I had lost the weight.

Can anyone share any experiences, perhaps with ww or otherwise with trying to maintain weight? Some of this is now psychological I think, but for as good as I've been feeling, I think I've reached a point where I now need to just stop losing.

Sorry I didn't read the sticky before I posted. Perhaps this needs to be moved....

 

[Suzanna1973]

With WW maintenance you still need to count your points. You need to make sure that you eat exactly at your point count EVERYDAY in order to maintain. If you are eating under your points for the day, unfortunately for you, you will continue to lose weight.

Good Luck!

 

[windwalker]

I have changed my eating habits to drop a few pounds and have gone from 182 7 weeks ago to where I flux between 165 and 167. I'm eating mainly fish and veggies. I'm about where I want to be and plan to increase what I eat to where I just stay about the same. I work out 5 to 6 days a week and I'm 56.

I eat regular meals starting with a breakfast of a good cereal like shreeded wheat, cherieos or Special K with a banana on it and skim milk. A coffee, water and a vitamin and an hour later I'm off to the gym for my workout.

I'm a race walker and I usually do 4 miles either on the treadmill or road. Then a complete stretching and calistetics routine.

Lunch is about like this. A large can of veggie soup with a large can of drained tuna added. Or a micro wave rice pouch with tuna or white meat pulled chicken added.

Dinner is usually something like a baked potato with chilli on it at Wendy's or a pasta with a side of roasted pototes. Then sometimes a soup in the evening.

When I get to where I flux between 160 and 162 I'm going to start adding another small meal, like a Healthy Choice frozen dinner.

I usually post on the Events and Competition section but wanted to come over and say hello anyway.

Walking Panda

 

[ohMom]

i can do that for you......

and I sorta know what you mean. i have a hard time claiming to be at "goal weight" b/c i have a hard time accepting i'm there. i'm not comfortable in maintainence mode, i've never really been there mentally. always wanting to lose just a few more lbs.