genuine question about goal weight that I am slightly embarrassed to ask
genuine question about goal weight that I am slightly embarrassed to ask. I would rather ask a basic question now than get this wrong quietly for two months.
Interval stretching changes the exposure profile: with a week-long half-life, moving to ten or twelve days lowers trough concentration more than it lowers average exposure. That is why appetite return is often the first thing noticed.
Dose reduction and interval extension are different interventions. Halving the dose keeps the rhythm and lowers the level; stretching keeps the level and lowers the frequency, with a lower trough.
Body weight varies by a couple of kilos over days in stable people through fluid, glycogen and gut content. A range is not a trend.
That is everything I have. The rest is opinion and I have tried to keep it out.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Withdrawal studies in this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation. That is a pharmacological finding about a chronic condition, not a statement about anyone’s discipline.
maintenance is where the logistics finally get boring, which is the point
Yes. The habits have to outlive the dose or the maintenance phase is just a countdown.
maintenance is where the logistics finally get boring, which is the point
Disagreeing with this bit: a two-kilo range is not drift and treating it as a problem creates one.
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Small fix — you have described interval stretching and called it a dose reduction. The exposure profiles differ.
maintenance is a phase, not a finish line
Maintenance is the phase with the least published guidance and the most individual variation, which is precisely why board consensus here is worth less than usual.
Wrote down what maintenance would look like at about week 64, before I needed it. Having decided in advance made the transition boring.
Right — appetite returns before the scale moves, which is the early signal people miss.
What is the plan if the drift continues for another month?
What is the plan if the drift continues for another month?
Adding one thing — decide what maintenance looks like before you arrive at it.
Adding one thing — decide what maintenance looks like before you arrive at it.
This reframing is the most useful thing on the board for anyone approaching this phase.
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