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TINAJANE76
SparkPoints: (36,723)
Fitness Minutes: (39,044) Posts: 2,266 9/20/12 5:59 P
Welcome, Deena! You're definitely not alone in continuing to have a diet mentality in maintenance. It took me several months before I felt comfortable as a maintainer and I'm still feeling my way through with more than six months down. At first I couldn't bring myself to start increasing my calories because I was afraid it would lead to me going off the rails altogether. Eventually I started increasing them slowly, just 100 a day at a time, and found that the sky didn't fall. Once my weight leveled off, I stopped adding them, though I do still experiment with different combinations. I've found I prefer doing a weekly calorie average as opposed to eating more or less the same amount every day, which means I'll eat more on some days and less on others depending on what's happening in my social life and my activity levels.
Central European Time (CET), Venice, Italy
current weight: -1.0 under
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LESLIE871948
SparkPoints: (22,398)
Fitness Minutes: (29,359) Posts: 177 9/20/12 8:08 A
I am new here too, and have found that this is a wonderful place to be.
In training to be nobody special.
current weight: 3.6 over
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DEENANATAF
SparkPoints: (13,899)
Fitness Minutes: (9,736) Posts: 70 9/20/12 7:19 A
Hi. I'm Deena from Jerusalem and I just joined the team after reading an inspiring blog from someone who credits her success to this team. I've been at goal for several months, but I still have that "diet mentality" and have never really been in "maintenance mode." I look forward to learning a lot and getting good advice and support here.
DN
Jerusalem 10K: 1 March 2013
current weight: 2.4 over
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GERMANIRISHGIRL
SparkPoints: (125,215)
Fitness Minutes: (105,300) Posts: 7,206 9/17/12 8:07 A
The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.
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current weight: 149.0
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LOGOULD
SparkPoints: (68,148)
Fitness Minutes: (25,100) Posts: 3,826 9/16/12 3:47 P
Congratulations on both your weight loss and maintenance! You will love this team....so encouraging and informative! I am sure with their help, we will be maintaining for years to come!
"Success is the result of what you do when the Woo Hoo is all through....."-ON2VICTORY (Robert)
"The miracle isn't that I finished...the miracle is I had the courage to start." - John 'The Penguin
Fox Valley 5K May 8, 2010 36:21
Crosley Run for the Animals 5K June 5, 2010 34:49.2
Morton Arboretum Fall Color 5K Run - Oct 3, 2010 33:25.5
Morton Arboretum-Bloom N Zoom 10K April 16, 2011-1:04:50
Roselle Run for the Roses 5K 6/5
current weight: 1.2 over
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BROOKLYN_BORN
Posts: 1,485 9/16/12 2:42 P
Hi Robin, Wow, you have quite a success story! I'm new here too and it looks like the place to be to keep on the right track.
The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running.
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TINAJANE76
SparkPoints: (36,723)
Fitness Minutes: (39,044) Posts: 2,266 9/16/12 2:01 P
Welcome, Robin, and congratulations on your success! Have a look around and please ask me or one of the other leaders if you have any questions. If you have any questions you'd like to put out to the team, please feel free to start up a new thread. Our team is quite active and there are lots of members who are very happy to share their wisdom.
My name is Robin and I'm about 5 lbs from my weight goal. I've started the mental transition (took me forever to realize I'm thin) but I haven't started the physical transition (increasing my calories) yet. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone.
Have a fabulous Sunday,
Namaste
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