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c/maintenancephase·submitted 9 months ago by u/tomas_lokken

[Discussion] we are measuring dose stretching at the wrong time and calling it noise

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we are measuring dose stretching at the wrong time and calling it noise. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. 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…

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u/zaid_eriksen279 points·8 months ago

appetite returns before the scale acknowledges anything

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u/taper_off_tabitha228 points·8 months ago

plan the maintenance phase before you need it

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u/cesar_oyelaran144 points·8 months ago

Is the goal weight still the one you picked at the start?

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u/tomas_lokkenOP89 points·8 months ago

regain after stopping is the expected outcome, not a personal failure

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u/salma_almeida136 points·8 months ago

the habits are the part that has to outlive the dose

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u/anya_rautio0 points·8 months ago

What dose are you holding, and for how long now?

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u/tomas_lokkenOP1 point·8 months ago

What does your weigh-in frequency look like at this point?

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u/neha_falk1 point·8 months ago

I would not treat a two-kilo range as drift requiring action. That is ordinary weight variation.

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