Advice on maintaining weight please?

[GeorgeyGal]

I have still got a long way to go before Im at my target weight but I was wondering how do you then maintain... I am cal counting at the mo and losing 1-2 lb per week, once I am at my target weight would I calculate how many cals I need to maintain and up them by 100 per week or up them all at once? Or would I just up them by 100 per week and weigh myself weekly and stop upping them when I put on weight?

I have always struggled to maintain my weight in the past as I didnt know how to go from low cal eating to maintenance without gaining.

 

[MummyToAmberx]

If eating below 1200 cals then up it to a maintain of 1400 straight away probably would gain weight.

All i know is when you want to maintain you cut your cardio exercise to only 3-4 times a week.

 

[GeorgeyGal]

I have found this online, looks good to me for those of you interested!
Five Step Plan

Step 1 Once you reach target, add 250 calories a day to your existing daily calorie intake. This means if you’ve been having 1,250 calories each day, you should now have 1,500 calories a day.

Step 2 After a week, weigh yourself on your usual scales. You’ll probably have lost a little more weight. If so, add another 250 calories to last week’s daily allowance. So, if you were having 1,500 calories a day, now have 1,750 calories daily.

Step 3 After a week, weigh yourself again. If you’ve lost more weight, add an extra 250 calories to your daily intake, for example from 1,750 calories to 2,000 calories each day.

Step 4 After a week, if your weight has stabilised that’s the amount of calories you need each day to keep your new slim shape. If you’ve gained a tiny amount, drop your daily calorie intake by 100 calories, for example, from 2,000 calories to 1,900 calories daily. After a week, weigh yourself again. If your weight has stayed the same, that’s the amount of calories you need each day for weight maintenance. If your weight has gone up or down, juggle your daily calorie intake by 50 calories a day until your weight eventually stabilises.

Step 5 Weigh yourself once a week on your usual scales until you are confident that you’re maintaining your healthy weight.