Does anyone have guidelines for maintenance?
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NewSue52
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Not that I'm ready for maintenance yet but I haven't seen it mentioned. I know I'm on this road for the rest of my life. I'm just not sure how to approach not having more weight to lose
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One of the nice things about low-carb is that you can design it so that you never have to change anything. That's essentially what I did. I reduced carbs and let my body find my "maintenance" weight. It surprised me a bit and I kept losing about 10lbs more than my goal.
Phinney and Volek have a nice slide that suggests a similar approach.
I.e., always keep carbs at 10% or lower, hold protein constant, and increase dietary fat as you burn through your body fat.0 -
My tip is: when you are close to goal weight, stop letting that number on the scale mean everything to you. Allow yourself to have a "goal range" instead of an exact number. Because it could drive you insane worrying when normal fluctuations happen, especially for women I think. You will have a little bit more wiggle room for treats that you don't have now, but don't go overboard. Consistency over time allows you to lose weight and the same thing goes for maintenance. It should just be a natural progression because as you get closer to goal weight, your weight loss does tend to slow down.0
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It should just be a natural progression because as you get closer to goal weight, your weight loss does tend to slow down.
This! It's so predictable that Paul Jaminet came up with a formula:
And he compared it to some actual cases, like this one:
So just let your body do its thing. There's really no need to change anything assuming you're not intentionally restricting calories.0 -
Awesome graphics and graphs @wabmester. Thanks for your input everyone!0
