Tracy's Journey Into The Unknown (Maintenance!!)

Rachgleeson said:
My mum makes bread so when over at Christmas thats breakfast. A big doorstep slice toasted and covered in butter mmmm

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Yep, that's exactly why I daren't make it very often! :D xx
 
I weighed in at 11st 3lbs this morning, which I'll take, given that yesterday was a cake day, lol. We had our family get together for our July birthdays (four of us, what is it about July?!). I had my sister's homemade orange drizzle cake, and four pieces of Baklawa, which I got from Tesco - I could have eaten the whole plate of that, it was so delicious! :D

It was great to see all my nieces and nephews (my sister's two boys, her stepson and stepdaughter, and their partners). I'm so proud of them all (as I've probably said before!) - four solicitors, two teachers, a quantity surveyor, and my youngest nephew who starts a job as a probation service officer on Monday. It was quite funny yesterday - the four girls range in age from 22 to 30, and they were all sitting round yesterday cooing over pictures of other people's children on their phones; talk about a broody bunch! :D

According to the app that I monitor my weight on, my average weight since I started using it in April has been just over 11 stone, so I'm a bit over that at the moment, following my birthday blowout, but at least it's heading back down again, and I'm still under target, so onwards and downwards - I want my 10-something back! :) xx
 
Mmm cake.

That's the thing about maintenance you have to be so vigilent because it's just so easy to put it back on!! But you're on it, and you'll get back to your 10's!
 
Stackhead said:
Mmm cake.

That's the thing about maintenance you have to be so vigilent because it's just so easy to put it back on!! But you're on it, and you'll get back to your 10's!
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Absolutely, you do have to be really vigilant. And of course the normal TDEE rules don't apply once you've lost a lot of weight, hence how easily it goes back on! I can no longer eat the same calories as someone who's never been overweight, as my metabolism will be permanently altered (I think it's around 20% they reckon you have to adjust it by). So although my TDEE is around 1,700 on the normal calculator, I know I gain weight if I eat that much. Ah well, c'est la vie! :D xx
 
Rachgleeson said:
I think you have to be careful with tdee anyway as that doesn't take into account your own metabolism. Everyone is different.

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Very true, Rachel. I reckon from experience that my long-term maintenance level will probably be around the 1,500 mark. I can live with that. :) xx
 
Just a little before and after update, from March 2010 to July 2014:

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Aw no fair I can't see the photos!!!

Glad you enjoyed cake day! You should be proud of your nieces & nephews that's some impressive jobs x
 
Stackhead said:
Now there's a comparison shot!! Tracy you look awesome! It must make you feel so proud!
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Thank you very much, hon! :) I suppose I do feel proud. But because it's me, there's always that other little voice telling me I shouldn't have got so big in the first place, lol. :D xx
 
Found you! :D You look amazing lovely, such a difference. Not only do you look like a whole new woman you look so much happier and so much younger too :) Congratulations on all that you've achieved lovely xx
 
PrincessSparklePants said:
Found you! :D You look amazing lovely, such a difference. Not only do you look like a whole new woman you look so much happier and so much younger too :) Congratulations on all that you've achieved lovely xx
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Many thanks, hon, that's so kind of you to say! :) I'm really not used to getting all these compliments, I'm getting all embarrassed, lol. :D xx
 
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