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You hit your goal. Now what?
Maintaining is a different game than losing — with its own evidence and its own traps — and almost no one prepares you for the hand-off. This won’t tell you what to do; it shows what actually holds weight, helps you set a drift early-warning band, and hands you the right questions for your clinician. No doses, no advice about your situation.
Where are you with the medicine?
What matters most? (pick any)
Your drift early-warning band
Maintenance is a range, not a single number. Pick a goal weight and a comfort band; you’ll see the weight where it’s worth checking back in — early, while it’s a small correction. This is a personal planning aid, not a target or a medical threshold. It stays on your device.
What your mode means for holding weight
The levers with the best evidence for holding weight
- supported-but-limitedKeep protein high
Adequate protein through and after weight loss helps preserve lean (muscle) mass versus lower intake. Muscle is metabolically active, so protecting it protects maintenance. Targets are individual — set them with a clinician or dietitian.
- emergingResistance training, kept up
Building and keeping muscle was the habit that best survived stopping in the maintenance trial. A “minimum effective” strength routine you’ll actually repeat beats an ambitious one you abandon.
- emergingDeliberate daily activity
People who stayed active after reaching goal held their loss better. The weight loss doesn’t create the activity — it has to be chosen and protected, especially once appetite returns.
- established (as monitoring)A weekly weigh-in band, not a number
Maintenance isn’t one goal weight — it’s a range. Watching a band (rather than reacting to daily water swings) is how people catch true drift early, while it’s a course-correction and not a comeback.
- establishedWatch function and markers, not just the scale
Strength, energy, and the labs your clinician tracks tell you whether maintenance is healthy — the scale alone can hide muscle loss or metabolic drift.
- established (process)Know your coverage runway
If cost is the pressure, a covered indication, the 2026 Medicare Bridge, or a manufacturer program may change the maths before anything forces a change. Map it with the Coverage Checker.
- supported-but-limitedPlan the transition before you need it
Whatever your mode, having the habits and the monitoring in place first — rather than after an unplanned gap — is what separates a smooth maintenance from a scramble.
Questions to take to your clinician
- For my situation, what does a realistic maintenance plan look like — on the medicine, a lower dose, or off it — and the trade-offs of each?
- What weight range should I treat as “maintaining,” and at what point should I get back in touch?
- How do we protect my muscle and function in maintenance — protein, resistance training, and what to monitor?
- If cost or coverage changes, what are my options before anything forces a stop?
- If the scale starts drifting up, what’s our early plan — and what would make us consider restarting or adjusting?
- Which habits matter most for me to lock in now, while the medicine is still helping?
The evidence behind this tool
This tool is grounded in the graded evidence library — not our opinion.
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