Posts: 25
7/19/09 10:47 A

In a sense I haven't really maintained yet but I think I have because I haven't gained anymore weight since I first started this program about 2 weeks ago and yes it's hard physically and mentally because sometimes you feel like wanting that one cookie or too lazy to go for a walk...it's draining.

current weight: 215.0

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6/19/09 5:59 P

Maintaining is much harder than loosing. It was easy to focus on loosing weight, but I think in the process it’s easy to loose sight on why you are loosing the weight. Even though I have gained some weight back, I am trying to focus on what I need to change in my life to make being healthy a lifelong habit, instead of a race to the finish line.

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5/18/09 2:32 P

Maintaining is very hard! I finally lost my first 5 lbs., but I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever be at my goal weight. Currently I'm 5'8" and 170 lbs, but would really like to be in the 155-160 lb range, but it's starting to feel next to impossible!

Posts: 101
5/11/09 11:37 P

Maintaining is very hard. I'm an emotional eater and lately I've been eating crap because I'm so stressed out. I've been maintaining for 2 years, and it hasn't been easy. Like you, I was so strict when I was losing weight, but let's face it, you can't live like that forever. I guess it's about having balance. We've gotta find that balance in order to maintain. Hopefully it will get easier as the years go by.

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4/25/09 8:52 A

since I started maintaining I haven't stopped tracking. I'm not sure what I would do if I stopped tracking. Tracking the food definitely helps me stay on track.

current weight: 151.2

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4/24/09 11:56 A

When I notice I'm slipping, I start food tracking again to put myself back in line. Usually only takes a couple weeks of tracking to reset my brain :)

current weight: 162.0

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Posts: 40
2/9/09 11:20 P

I totally agree, maintaining is way harder than I thought it would be. I feel like I don't know what to do now with myself. I have been really obsessed with spark and I feel like at this point, I need to stop worrying about food and the scale and just focus on the way my body looks. But when I stop thinking about entering my calories...I start eating cupcakes and cookies...woops. What kind of goals do you set when you are trying to maintain? I want a more toned body but I can't really quantify that into pounds to lose, and I'm not sure how many more inches I can drop. It's very frustrating, I must say.

Posts: 343
12/7/08 12:58 P

well it is very hard, i struggle w/ that as well but you know what no body said it would be easy (i wish it was) let a lone fun . You should try to think back on how you felt and looked before you started spark and say do i want to go back there. That usually does it for me but i am just starting on my journey. I hope that helped. Danielle I BELIEVE IN YOU AND THAT YOU CAN DO IT SO KICK BUT AT THOSE SNACKS.

current weight: 332.8

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11/16/08 3:36 P

I feel like maintaining is way harder than losing. I was so focused and strict with myself while I was trying to lose weight and now I feel like I'm slipping a lot. I stopped focusing on the scale so much and I feel so great about the way I look but every other day last week I went way over on calories and I kept giving into overload of snacking. If I keep doing what I did last week I'll be back to where I was before I started spark. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? How is everyone else doing?