Maintaining Your Weight

December 31, 2023

You did it! You’ve finally hit your weight goal, and now the mission is to lock it in—but that’s easier said than done. Let’s unpack the mystery behind simply maintain your weight, something very few people talk about.

Your body is your best friend

Keeping things the same is the one thing your body absolutely loves. When you’re losing weight, it will sabotage every salad you eat with a 200 calorie “snack” that blows away all the work you did at the gym.

When it comes to maintaining your weight, it’s now suddenly your best friend that lets you eat a huge turkey on Thanksgiving, yet you never crave a huge turkey meal all year long. The best way you can use that feature, is to position it for a new normal with the healthy and sustainable diet that got you there.

Give your body a sure thing

That means that means you’re eating for a purpose. On busy days, you increase the protein portions of your meal, and may even carb-load before that day starts. On slower days, you reduce portion size.

The goal is to always have a plan for what you will eat. That way, no matter what scenario comes your way, your body already has a sure thing to expect both on the physical load you’ll demand, as well as the fueling you will give it.

Stay on rails

A few months, a few years of staying on rails and your body’s composition and chemical make up will adapt to the way you eat, exercise, sleep and rest. It will get you the most calories and nutrition from your foods, and do it so well that the salad that left you howling with hunger will now feel like a full day’s meal.