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I know that may be a dumb question at this point because I have 40 or so pounds to goal to goal, but when I told my daughter I had lost 51 lbs so far, she asked me how will I stop losing weight when I reach my goal? I was not sure how I could answer that cuz I am so focused on losing at this point. I am hoping those of you that reached your goal could share your thoughts on how you went from loss mode to maintain mode.

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Ha... I had to do hand to hand combat with each of the last say 30-40 pounds so it wasn't really relevant for me! I have heard that people start adding back more calorie dense food like nuts or increase carbs etc. For most of us, maintance is an ongoing topic of vigiliance to keep from regaining, not having a problem with losing too much.

What I will say is that undereating, just like overeating, is a self fullfilling "habit". If you chronically undereat your hunger seems to reduce and people get in that "cycle". That happened to me for a bit due to a life event situation and I really learned that appetite is a complex thing. I would often not feel good, and not eat, but the reason i didn't feel good was because I wasn't eating enough... The solution was to make myself eat like a prescription and sure enough, over time my appetite ROARED back..haha!

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Well that was my thought.... Just keep eating like I normally do and up the calories slowly till I level out. I hope that is a

Problem that I have and not the other one where I can't seem to reach goal in the first place! ????

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I am a year and 4 months out and have maintained and still exercise. I just upped my calories with some foods, but still do my Protein Shakes and bars. I have gone up and down like two lbs, but other than that, have been able to maintain with no issue. I was wondering the same thing when I kept losing, but you eventually stop losing huge amounts like in the beginning. Good luck! ????

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I just hope I get to goal and maintenance becomes a final part of my journey????

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You will!

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The closer I get to my goal, (only 5 pds to go), the slower I have lost, but I have been a slower loser overall. I think this is my body's way of saying I'm close to where my natural weight should be. I have also allowed a few extra treats in that I didn't for at least the first 9 months.

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