Losing More to Ensure you can Maintain?

katiely95

I'm so excited. I'm officially 7 lbs from my goal weight, meaning I've lost 35+ lbs. I'm so close to victory, I can smell it. Now, mfp friends, I've heard some chatter that if you want to maintain your goal weight, you actually have to lose 5-6 more pounds than your goal off your body to stay at your goal weight, with small amounts of fluctuation.

Is this true?

Ninkyou

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1071202/why-you-gain-weight-if-you-eat-more-than-your-cut/p1

Technically, it's to allow for the glycogen replenishment. So in order to factor that in, lose 5 lbs under what you want your target weight to be.

cityruss

You'll never stay at your goal weight. Bodyweight fluctuates far too much.

Hit your goal. Find maintenance calories. Track trends.

DancingMoosie

If you get to your goal bf%, you won't have to worry about getting the # on the scale under your "goal" to account for glycogen replenishment. So...If you like how you look, then you can go into maintenance.