Loosing weight

So I recently got back in the pool after 1040 weeks of rest(20 years). When I swam in college I was a middle distance swimmer and like a lot of mid/distance guys worrying about my weight was never an issue. At 6'5" i weighed a whoping 139 freshman year and 160 senior year. 12 months into my hieatus I weighed in at 215lb where I have been +/- 10lbs ever since. When I got back in to the pool 9 weeks ago I weighed 223lbs. I have never considered myself vein however the tire around my waist partially covered by my board shorts was a little embarrassing. After some gentle coaxing by my coach I bought a jammer and started a diet. I believe his words were something like, "we have one rule and that's guys have to wear drag suits or jammers, but in your case he would wave the rule until I shed 30lbs". That's how I remember it anyhow! I set a goal of 190lbs which equates to a BMI of 18.5 and ~11% body fat. I looked around for something that would enable me to manage what I ate and how much I ate and was recommended MyFitnessPal. I have used the app religiously and have so far lost 27lbs and hope to hit my target before Christmas. Now that I am nearing my target I am worried about moving from weight loss to weight maintenance. Does anyone have any suggestions on transitioning from Weight loss to weight management and how to stay motivated. I plan on being competitive again with my swimming but want to keep the weight off but not drop to an unhealthy weight. Any help is appreciated.
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  • Former Member
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    You can set My Fitness Pal to a maintenance mode and just keep logging things, if you want. Maybe start logging every other day and see how you maintain weight that way, then phase it out. The other thing to remember is not to judge just by weight. I've lost weight, but have now regained some but as muscle - so I'm actually thinner than I was before.
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  • Former Member
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    You can set My Fitness Pal to a maintenance mode and just keep logging things, if you want. Maybe start logging every other day and see how you maintain weight that way, then phase it out. The other thing to remember is not to judge just by weight. I've lost weight, but have now regained some but as muscle - so I'm actually thinner than I was before.
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