I Want to Lose Weight

I want to lose 67 more pounds because I’m 197 pounds right now. That would put me at 130 pounds which is healthy. I think. I’ve lost thirty and it’s been about two months. I’m worried that once I’m in weight loss mode and I’ve been counting calories for so long now... I won’t know how to stop or if I do I’ll gain it all back. I need advice... what do I do once I’ve met my weight loss goal? I’m eating 1080 calories a day and my Mom says I’ll have to eat more once I reach the weight I want to maintain. So... how do I go about that?

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awhitedot · 46-50, M

Count the calories just as you are now and simply raise it to a maintenance level. 1800 for a 130lb guy will be pretty close

flowerboy · 22-25, T

@awhitedot Yikes that seems too much. I’d be scared I would put on weight

awhitedot · 46-50, M

@flowerboy you are going to have to measure and see. Start at 1400 and give it a few weeks. Your body is going to have to adjust slowly to the changes. Make them gradually

flowerboy · 22-25, T

@awhitedot that sounds a bit less scary. Also I may have to start even lower because the day I went about 200 over because of Thanksgiving, I threw up because of the shock of having that much extra after restricting it so much before