I have said many times that living a healthy lifestyle is not a short term thing, which it’s not. But losing weight is a short term thing. Here’s what I mean.

Depending on how much weight you have to lose and if you have the right programs, you don’t need only but three to six months to lose weight. You want to get to what makes you happy whether that is a healthy size 0 or a healthy size 8.

The point is you lose weight and you get to a body that you love. From that point out, you have just entered maintenance mode. The workout routines you use during this phase are not really that much different, it more of how you eat that changes.

During maintenance mode, you are maintaining your weight. You can’t just go right back to all your bad habits or you’ll end up getting fat again. You need to still eat really healthy, but typically you can eat more food.

This is also the time when you want to work on getting stronger. The stronger you get, you normally will get leaner and fitter. It’s pretty amazing and this is a great place to be.

After a little while or being in maintenance mode, you will understand your body really well. So if you cheat during a vacation, you will quickly be able to pick thing back up and get right back in shape.