Maintaining Current Weight - Help!

I would look online at a TDEE calculator and try to eat around that many calories to maintain. Eating or not eating sugar or carbs won’t make a difference as weight loss comes from eating less calories than you’re burning regardless of the source. If your weight does fluctuate some I’m sure your seamstress can make adjustments, mine was still changing my dress the week of my wedding.

I would also schedule another fitting 1-2 weeks out from your wedding so you can do any final alterations needed.

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I will have to look that up thanks. OMG until the week of is insane lol I am going crazy like how did i get this small - its great but now im like can i maintain this.

Thanks for the info definitely will look up the TDEE calculator

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My next fitting is for the hem and bustle but I agree i hope a fitting can be done closer as it seems not much else is planned to be done after the hem which still leaves a lot of time between the wedding date and proposed completion.

I agree that the best way to maintain weight is to keep track of your calories. I recommend the app myfitnesspal. They will calculate how much calories you need a day in order to maintain/lose/gain weight. Whenever you eat, just input the food information and the app will help you keep track. Good luck!

First, screw that creep at the gym. I HATE when anyone makes a woman feel uncomfortable or unsafe especially when she is trying to improve/maintain her health and do something that is good for her and makes her happy. I really hope you can find an environment to exercise in where you feel empowered and not like you need to be on guard.

Second, I think it would be smart to take your own measurements and track your progress. Know what your measurements currently are, as as you reintroduce foods and increase caloric intake monitor how you feel and how that impacts your body. If you stay in tune with how your inputs/outputs impact your size, shape, and how you feel, you can then make small adjustments and tweak your routine to get you into an ideal "maintenance" mode. Whatever changes you do, make them small at first and avoid anything drastic, like going from avoiding sweets to having dessert every night of the week.

Also weight training burns calories and increases muscle density and mass, so stopping weight training might actually result in changes to your metabolism or shape in addition to any dietary changes. I would recommend as much as possible to avoid doing both changes at once. Until you can find another gym I would definitely encourage you to continue to do body weight exercises - stuff like body weight squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, step-ups, etc can all be done at home with minimal equipment or no equipment. Doing this will at least keep your muscles awake and active until you can find a new gym where you feel safe and welcome.