#maintenance 2026-03-06

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cold_chain_cmdr — i went to every ten days at a low dose and it held for me. n of 1, and i keep saying that out loud 18:00
cold_chain_cmdr — update from 18 months ago: still at maintenance, still boring, which was always the goal 18:01
freya_fridge — anyone tried every ten days or every fortnight as a maintenance schedule 18:06

is this forever or is that just how it feels at month 4

no official dose

how do people handle a two week holiday at a maintenance dose

two or three kilos up and down is normal fluctuation. ten is a different conversation

lift twice a week

i went to every ten days at a low dose and it held for me. n of 1, and i keep saying that out loud

m0  118.4
m1  113.9
m2  110.2
m3  108.8
m4  108.1  <- the stall
m5  105.0
m6  101.6
m7   99.2

update from 18 months ago: still at maintenance, still boring, which was always the goal

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how quickly did appetite come back going from 2.4 to 0.5
nobody here can tell you whether to stop. we can tell you what happened to us when we did

anyone tried every ten days or every fortnight as a maintenance schedule

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is a maintenance dose a real clinical thing or something we invented between us

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went back up, no regrets

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i stayed at treatment dose for four months past goal and then came down slowly. that order was right for me, your mileage will differ

mine didnt hold

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how much protein were people eating at maintenance compared to while losing

unrelated but holidays at maintenance are fine, i take the dose on the day and stop thinking about it

how much regain did people get in the first 21 months after stopping