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Losing More to Ensure you can Maintain?

katiely95
Posts: 63 Member
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?
Is this true?
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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.0 -
You'll never stay at your goal weight. Bodyweight fluctuates far too much.
Hit your goal. Find maintenance calories. Track trends.0 -
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.0
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