leaving TFR, Refeed/maintenance... Advice much appreciated!!

[monkey30]

hi guys. Have decided to refeed from 30 April as it is my fella's bday and i'm attending 2 week long residential training courses so want to establish refeed before these things happen. My questions are - how much weight do u think i could possibly loose in the next 6 weeks? And is it possible/probable to continue loosing weight thro refeed and maintenance? Any advice welcome as i think i'm starting to freak myself out and expect to fail!!

 

[Taylor]

I would say you could lose up to 5lbs a week, I did even though I didn't have much to lose but I cannot stress how important it is to refeed properly, I didn't do it correctly and I didn't drink enough water and as a result I gained weight. So if you refeed right you should carry on losing a few pounds. Good luck.

 

[monkey30]

Thank you for that advice Taylor.
If you don't mind me asking, how much did you put back on and in what timescale?
I previously did LL and didn't do the refeed and maintenance properly, and as such i put 5 stone back on of the 10 stone i lost!!!
I'm determined this time, which is why i plan to start refeed before my chaotic May!!!
Thanks again

 

[Taylor]

I did LT this time last year to lose my post baby weight, got to 9 st 8lbs, lost another 5 lbs on refeed etc.. then with hols etc. I maintained around 9 st 11 up until xmas.

This time round I didn't refeed correctly and I'm up 5 lbs on my goal of 9 st, so I wasn't happy and have decided to do LT for a few more weeks, I want to get to 8 st 7lbs.

I totally understand it's no comparison to 5 stone etc.. but to me 5lbs can make a whole difference to the way I feel with myself.

 

[monkey30]

everyone's weight loss is personal to them, whether its 5lb or 5 stone!! I hope to loose another 2st then refeed. If i'm not happy i might do tfr in june to loose another stone. When i was 21 stone, a 7lb gain had no effect at all. When i got down to 11 stone i couldn't fathom that a 7lb gain could mean a new dress size!! I could never get my head around being a 'normal' weight and as such just couldn't maintain it!! Thanks for ur advice, and keep ur fingers crossed for me to loose another 2st!! Good luck with ur weight loss x