STILL MAINTANING

[BlueDiamond]

Morning guys and gals



I thought I would post a recent picture of me showing that things are going well and I am still maintaining since being banded in 2010 - Still have fab restriction and everything is going gr8 - If I can do so can others

 

[shelleymarie]

Woohoo! Look at you, you look fab! well done on still maintaining, gives hope and determination to us all x

 

[carebear1]

Wow you look amazing. Well done on maintaining

 

[rickysmrs]

great photo hun you look fantastic well done xx

 

[Samsara]

Fantastic - thanks for sharing and keep up the good work x x

 

[Gemby28]

Very inspirational! How long did it take you to get to goal? You look great x

 

[Miss Tickle]

Looking fantastic! Are those leather leggings? And if so, are they comfy and where did you get them?

 

[lottie:)]

You look fantastic and so so tiny !!!! Do you have a photo of before you were banded I always find it so inspirational. You should be so proud of yourself

 

[flutterby1966]

BD looking hot!!! Maintaining is no easier than losing ... Great credit to you that you are managing it x

 

[Ruthiep]

You look great! Do you find maintaining difficult? Is it harder for you not to gain, or not to lose more than you want to?

 

[flutterby1966]

Would be good to understand how bd manages maintaining successfully. My weight seems to fluctuate a lot during a month and its a very fine balance between maintaining and not losing/gaining. C 1600 cals a day average to maintain. 1400 a day average or less and the weight drops off quickly (shamefully so, when I see how little others eat or have to exercise to drop even a solitary pound) ... The maths don't add up right as I know its 3500 calories = pound

I tend to plan my food ahead for the day based on what i have learnt are approximately the right amounts / types of food for me to be eating; however if i am dining out, i am not a diet bore ... i tend to have what everyone else is having, just less of it. I am going on my hols in a week and I am quite chilled about not counting calories/ weighing food or weighing myself. I suppose the tracking is a habit I am in, because I don't want to become complacent and get as big as I used to be. The fluctuations in the scales however do not get me down. I'd be a mare to live with, if they did

 

[BlueDiamond]

Looking fantastic! Are those leather leggings? And if so, are they comfy and where did you get them?

They are tights Miss Tickle and I got them out of primark

 

[BlueDiamond]

Would be good to understand how bd manages maintaining successfully. My weight seems to fluctuate a lot during a month and its a very fine balance between maintaining and not losing/gaining. C 1600 cals a day average to maintain. 1400 a day average or less and the weight drops off quickly (shamefully so, when I see how little others eat or have to exercise to drop even a solitary pound) ... The maths don't add up right as I know its 3500 calories = pound

I tend to plan my food ahead for the day based on what i have learnt are approximately the right amounts / types of food for me to be eating; however if i am dining out, i am not a diet bore ... i tend to have what everyone else is having, just less of it. I am going on my hols in a week and I am quite chilled about not counting calories/ weighing food or weighing myself. I suppose the tracking is a habit I am in, because I don't want to become complacent and get as big as I used to be. The fluctuations in the scales however do not get me down. I'd be a mare to live with, if they did

Hello there - I wished I could say there was some magic trick to maintaining but there isnt I am afraid - I dont count calories or anything like that I am just careful about what I eat and stick to what I know what works for me and keep my fluids up.

 

[BlueDiamond]

You look great! Do you find maintaining difficult? Is it harder for you not to gain, or not to lose more than you want to?

I find it easier to maintain tbh - If I didnt keep my eye on the ball I could probably easily regain some of the weight that I have lost - thats why I stick to what I know works for me and follow my providers rules as I have done all along.

 

[BlueDiamond]

Very inspirational! How long did it take you to get to goal? You look great x

I was banded in July 2010 and b4 I could have my first fill I had to have the port resighted as it had overturned - I had that done in mid Sept of 2010 and I lost all my weight by July 2011 - so 10 months to lose almost 9 stone. x x

 

[top_kat]

You look great I still find it so hard to imagine ever getting to a stage of being at goal, or even losing the amount of weight I need to, or already have . . .lol

 

[Gemby28]

I know the feeling top kat! I don't think I'll be one of those people who gets to goal within the year, as much as I would love to. I guess having low expectations means I can only ever be pleasantly surprised

Blue Diamond- I am so impressed. Any hints and tips? x

 

[pandora]

Wow , looking hot girl , loving your style