what would you tell week-1 you about maintenance
what would you tell week-1 you about maintenance, and I want the answer with the reasoning attached rather than just the conclusion. 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. Withdrawal studies in this class consistently show…
maintenance is where the logistics finally get boring, which is the point
maintenance is where the logistics finally get boring, which is the point
This reframing is the most useful thing on the board for anyone approaching this phase.
the lowest effective dose is a real target and nobody talks about it
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The habits from the losing phase are what carry it now. That is not inspirational, it is just what happened.
Wrote down what maintenance would look like at about week 95, before I needed it. Having decided in advance made the transition boring.
the goal weight you picked at week 1 was a guess
Appetite returning before the scale moves follows from the mechanism: the appetite effect is the proximal one and weight is the lagging integrated outcome.
plan the maintenance phase before you need it