Comments on: Maintenance: The Greatest Incentive of All

By: Kelly Turner

Kelly Turner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:10:41 +0000

Zandria-I want to do pullups too! im making that my next goal- something fun to strive for (since im in the maintenance stage and all ;))

MizFit- no, maintenance is good. you dont always have to be achieving something in order to feel like its worth your time. WOW. Its weird when you say things to someone you should TOTALLY be saying to yourself instead.

Kath- thanks!

Lisa- there is a simple equation to figure out how mnay calories you need to maintain. its called the Harris Benedict formula, and I did a post on it at my other blog. Follow this link and itll clear everything up for you. hopefully. http://everygymsnightmare.com/?p=54 let me know if you still have questions! and no worries about the grammer- i reread my comments after i leave them and am amazed i passed third grade.

charlotte- its funny because everything you learn to get certified as a personal trainer is very set in stone (the initial conditioning stage should take no longer than 3-4 months. PSH yeah right.)

Jenn-haha, look above you. Just kidding charlotte. yeah, theres a big difference between going to the gym because you want to, and going to the gym becausey ou feel like you have to.

sagan- no prob, bob. if you have any questions, let me know.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:45:04 +0000

Thanks for this post on maintenance; thats what I’m really striving to do right now so its good to learn more about it.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:13:57 +0000

I have so many clients/friends who have real trouble backing off their time working out and intensity because of fear of putting the weight back on. But, it’s so important to enjoy being at your healthy weight–and 10 hours in the gym a week doesn’t make most of us happy. Although, I know a few people who it might. lol.

By: charlotte

charlotte — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:20:05 +0000

Wonderfully comprehensive post and very interesting to see it from a trainer’s POV. For me I seem to go back and forth between maintenance and actively trying to lose weight every few months.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:21:15 +0000

P.S. Sorry for the grammar on that comment. EEK!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:20:26 +0000

Hi Kelly,

Great post! I just had a quick question…

When you’re in maintenance, can you eat like you were in the improvement conditioning stage? I was pretty physically active when I first started training ( running 25-30 miles a week with some cross-training) when I first started losing weight, and I was eating a lot to make sure I get enough fuel to match my activity. If i cut my exercise in half (which I am forced to, due to an injury), should I also cut down on my daily calorie intake to maintain? I’m not interested in losing any more weight, but I’d like to stay how I am right now.

Any insight would help! Thank you!

-lisa

By: Kath

Kath — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:37:13 +0000

Great post Kelly!!

By: MizFit

MizFit — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:39:00 +0000

I needed this post as Ive been in maintaining mode since the onset of my daughter ( how NOT nicely phrased is that?! :)) and Ive not thought of it as a good thing….more a “my time will come later” thing.

thanks Kelly.

By: Zandria

Zandria — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:02:53 +0000

Excellent post, and great descriptions of the different stages. I feel like I’ve been in maintenance mode for a while now, but I’ve been feeling the need to kick it up. I want to be able to do pull-ups!!!! :)

By: Kelly Turner

Kelly Turner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:53:18 +0000

is it sad i made a note of it in my planner?

I’ll be there.