Good morning everyone!! A little rain here this morning. Not much on the go today. Walk at lunch, and then my gf is coming over after work to go for a run. The gym is closed today from 8 am to 5 so we're just going to get some outdoor cardio. Hopefully it doesn't rain this afternoon. They say it's supposed to clear out this morning and warm up to 17.

B - 1 egg + 1/4 cup egg whites with a slice of cheese.....couldn't eat it all

S - greek yogurt and blueberries

L - taco salad, with shredded cheese, light Catalina

S - 1/2 can tuna

D - grilled chicken boob, maybe slice up some cukes or something

Totals - Cal 956, carbs 39, protein 112

Have an awesome Tuesday!

Exactly my experience so far. Slows down, after month seven. Still dropping. My NUt recommended 1000 calories a day. I am trying to keep closer to 800.

Metabolisms have a range. I know people that need to eat 1000 calories in maintenance or they will gain. Someone a similar size can maintain on 1800. It had nothing to do with how much or how little they ate while losing. Some believe that, because they ate more while losing, they can eat more in maintenance. But cause does not equal effect. I know countless people that ate more during the losing phase, either hoping to have a higher metabolism in maintenance, or to minimize excess skin. The vast majority of those people never got near their goal, and never even got out of obesity.

I kept calories really low to maximize the weight loss window. I have maintained for almost 4 years on a little over 2600 calories a day. Low calories clearly did not effect my maintenance number.

Calories are pretty much like the gas pedal on a car. Press down, go a little faster. Let up, go slower.

1. And this is why I follow this advice and not the super calorie restrictions which seem to require restricted maintenance. Everyone I've seen whose lost on reasonable calories are also able to maintain on higher calories...

Erin, hope your weigh in goes well. When I used to go to WWs, I would weigh my clothes in the winter down to my socks to make sure I wore the lightest clothes

I did much better getting my protein today. One of the positives with these co-workers is most of them don't cook. If they bring in something, it's usually cupcakes and always store bought.

Premier Protein (30 g)

Oatmeal

Chicken; veggies

Sargento Balance Breaks (7 g)

Sloppy Joes on 40 calorie toast; salad

Quest protein shake (22 g)

59 grams protein plus whatever is in chicken and ground beef.