Most people focus entirely on losing weight—but learning how to maintain your progress might be the skill that finally gets you off the dieting hamster wheel.
In this episode, I explain why maintenance is such an important part of sustainable fat loss, how I lost roughly 43 pounds without dieting nonstop for three years, and why taking your foot off the gas doesn’t mean you’re abandoning your goal.
I also break down how we use maintenance phases with coaching clients, what maintenance can look like during vacations and chaotic weeks, and how practicing it helps you stop regaining and re-losing the same weight.
Timestamps
00:00 – A quick personal update and today’s topic
00:45 – The overlooked skill behind lasting fat loss
01:25 – Why mastering maintenance changes everything
02:20 – Why maintaining may be as valuable as losing
03:15 – How I lost roughly 43 pounds over three years
04:41 – Why slower weight loss doesn’t mean failed progress
05:25 – Short fat-loss phases and longer maintenance phases
07:02 – How maintenance creates patience and confidence
07:40 – Why people rush the weight-loss process
08:35 – How we use maintenance phases with coaching clients
09:23 – The mental and physical benefits of diet breaks
10:10 – Using maintenance during travel, injuries, and busy seasons
10:55 – Stop losing the same pounds over and over
11:40 – The most important takeaway
12:25 – How to get help with sustainable fat loss
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