My Journey With Weight Loss – So How’s Maintenance Going?

A memory popped on Facebook today. 2 years ago I was proudly boasting that I had lost 30 lbs. I literally laughed out loud. Who knew that 2 years later I would be down another 74 lbs and doing 8 km runs?

back in March I reached my final goal weight of 130 lbs for a total loss of 92 lbs. I vowed to myself that this was the weight I would be going forward. I didn’t really change the way I eat but I was upping my training. I was working out about 4 hours a day at least 5 days a week and still felt good about it. For a few months my weight stayed around 130 lbs and I was pretty happy. Then, my training really started to ramp up and the scale started moving again. Today I weighed in at 118 lbs, 12 lbs below my goal.

About a month ago a friend commented on FB that I should exercise less and eat more. I took part of that advice and have decreased my workouts on days that I train for my 10 km run. That means I skip the 1 1/2 hour midday walk. I figured with running longer and farther I didn’t need the extra calorie burn. Despite doing that I still dropped another 4 lbs since then. As for the eating, nope I don’t need to eat more, that’s what got me to my peak weight to begin with. I actually probably eat more each day now than when I was obese but know I just make way better choices. This is helped by the fact that during the summer we get such awesome fruits and veggies. Seriously, I can never get enough BC cherries!

The good news is this is all working and I feel great. The bad news is some of my clothes are once again getting too big and I really don’t want to do another shopping spree.