Guest guest Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Tory, I have a question for you, now first off I have never been on maintenance so I am not sure how it works. How do you eat 30pts and not gain all your weight back? I have never been able to eat 30pts the entire time I have been on WW. Or is that including your AP's? And how do you know what is the correct weight for you to be at, since those charts leave a lot of room between weights. I am just wondering how it all works....not just in your case, but in anyones who is maintaning. Thanks Moe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 > Tory, > I have a question for you, now first off I have never been on > maintenance so I am not sure how it works. How do you eat > 30pts and not gain all your weight back? I have never been Basically when you go on maintenance you add 4 points a week until you are no longer losing. What happened with me was I added 2 at a time but kept losing so I thought I'd just go to 120 if I could get there. After my first surgery I was there. After my second surgery I was more than there. However before going into the second I was maintaining on between 23 and 27 points a day. Why can I do that? Because I work out consistently at least 90 minutes a day 7 times a week. I'm just a very active girl so I earn from 6-10 Aps a day, every day. Currently I am up to 30 because of the strike requiring me to walk, non-stop, from 3 to 6 hours a day. That means I can potentially earn 15-20 points a day (although now I just work out an hour; 30 min at Curves, 30 min lifting, 10 or so abs). I felt it was necessary to up the points so I didn't overdo it and start losing. I was 113 when the strike started. Today I'm 116. > able to eat 30pts the entire time I have been on WW. Or is > that including your AP's? And how do you know what is the > correct weight for you to be at, since those charts leave a > lot of room > between weights. I am just wondering how it all > works....not just in your > case, but in anyones who is maintaning. Well right now I'm 116 and I wear a size 1-4 depending on the brand, with most being a size 2. I am proportionate in height and weight, although perhaps a TAD on the thin side. Inside I know I can easily add a few pounds and still look just fine, but I really do enjoy the lean lean look I have right now. It wasn't what I set out for initially, but since I lost so much and haven't really put THAT much back on after the surgeries in April, I'm enjoying it for now. Besides, that's what size my clothes are and I don't want to have to buy bigger sizes, so I really don't want to go above 120. I think what the " right " weight is for each person is subjective to that person. My original goal was 130. I hit that and looked pretty darn good wearing a 4 to 6. I kind of like the leaner look to my face at this weight, but I liked the little bit more fat in my breasts at the higher weight (as well as the presence of a butt). I also like the way I feel right now. I exercise and I feel REALLY strong and powerful (if that makes sense). I was afraid if I got " too small " I would feel diminished or weak, but that's not even remotely the case. I love how my muscles stand out when I exercise and how good it feels to move within a lean, muscular body. I know that sounds vain, but that's not how it's meant. It's meant to describe just how it feels. Since I described how I feel now...let me share how I used to feel. I used to feel like I took up entirely too much space. I was always trying to make myself disappear into my body. I'd sit in chairs and mentally " measure " how much I hung over either side. I hated looking down at my legs because my thighs spread like cookie dough on a warm sheet. As I walked near people I felt a need to leave a " clearance " all around me because it mortified me to touch other people. I was afraid they were always thinking " Oh gross, she just touched me with her fat. " I hated that. I hated how my body just seemed to expand to take up space wherever I sat. I remember one time getting into a roller coaster simulator and they had to push hard to get the lap bar to click shut. My husband was too big and had to be asked to step out. It was so humiliating! I think because I spent so much time being so painfully aware of just how huge my body felt, now I just get amazed at how small it looks and feels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Thanks for explaining that. I was not exactly sure how to word what I wanted to say, but you answered exactly what I wanted to know!! Thanks Moe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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