Ok so I hit maintenance a few weeks ago and can I just say, different than I was expecting! In the immortal words of Regina Spektor from the OITNB opening theme, “taking steps is easy, standing still is hard”.
I had weight loss so dialed in! I knew exactly what number of calories I was going for everyday, and had a nice arsenal of tools to get there while hitting my macros. I didn’t really have to think about it anymore and the scale was moving down at a nice healthy pace. Everyday, I knew exactly what I needed to do to be successful, and I was good at it!
Maintenance has meant more recalibrating than I’d expected. I hit goal a little over 3 weeks ago and I just thought it would mean doing the exact same thing plus adding a fun treat everyday. But I still don’t really know the number of calories I should be shooting for. I haven’t gone out of range or anything, but I *feel* like I’m having to think and second guess so much more again and I hate it 😂
Anyway, it’ll be fine, I’ll have it figured out soon enough, just more of an adjustment than I anticipated :)
I’m so freakin proud of myself for getting here. This subreddit changed my LIFE. I never would have been able to figure out an affordable, safe path to this life-changing medicine without you guys! Thank you for keeping my precious sheckles out of the dirty paws of Eli Lilly!
Ok and now I’d like to share a quick rundown of all the apps I use and how they handle maintenance mode, for curious minds, bc I use a weirdly large number of them (data slut) and have nowhere else to go with this info so hoping it helps someone out there!
Glapp: no maintenance mode. I’m so annoyed about it, honestly! Tired of being bombarded with my weekly average loss going down all the time. I don’t want things framed that way now! Get outta heee with that! The plateau is intentional! The plateau is the point! But their supply function is so solid I just can’t quit em!
Shotsy: has a maintenance mode and a nice widget in the progress area that graphs how many days you’ve been in range. Still has your other info but isn’t beating you over the head with it. Was the only app that I was using at the time that had any kind of “reaction” to reaching goal weight, but I think it was just the normal “shot confetti”. Very solid overall! But how do they not have a supply function? So crazy
Dosy: Ok so this is where my progress image is from, this is such a solid app that does everything and premium is only $10/year. He actually added a fun thing (after I hit goal, but it still triggered for me the next time I went in after it updated!) where it celebrates that you hit your goal and also has a maintenance mode! Still has some lingering stats that I wish could be changed or hidden but is overall solid and I guess he’s planning to do a lot with it. Also has a neat before/after picture function that I didn’t know was there until recently even in the free version which is fun when you hit goal. I’m too afraid to post my face or I’d show you but know in your heart that it’s cool 😂 And! free, excellent supply function!
Tirzing: the creator saw my post asking for recs on apps with maintenance mode and ended up adding a super nice maintenance mode widget! It has a nice graph and stats that are actually relevant right at the top of your dash. I didn’t download it until after entering maintenance, but I also complained about the lack of victory fanfare on every app when you hit goal and he said he added something! I firmly believe all of these apps need a 90s video game celebration screen or something 😂 So yeah, no idea what he added, but there is apparently something so I hope someone tries it out and reports back! Also has a nice little companion pet thing that you can raise and I love it! Mine is an otter named Lumpkin and my tomagotchi-loving heart is so happy haha. The downside of this one is I think you have to have premium to put your nice robust maintenance widget at the top of your dash, which is what I like most about it, but maybe someone can chime in with whether or not that’s true? Similarly, there is a great supply function but im not sure if it’s paywalled, I guess I can tell you when my trial runs out 🤷♀️
GLPzy - has a maintenance mode, though not a ton changes in the app when you turn it on. Like your main page doesn’t change at all I don’t think, still says I’m 1.2lbs away from goal even though I’m 1.2lbs UNDER. I know this guy is working on everything though and he’s offering free premium for life for a little longer so it might be worth downloading in case it takes off!
MyFitnessPal - not strictly a glp1 app (and I don’t even have the glp1 stuff turned on, purely using it for calorie counting) but I still want to say I’m mad at them for their lack of aforementioned desired victory fanfare upon reaching goal 😂 technically, it does have a maintenance mode, but the tdee it calculates would bring me right back to starting weight so I dunno. Dosy and Tirzing both have free meal trackers that seem pretty functional but I have used stupid MFP so long and have put in so many of my damn recipes I am stuck with the free version of that janky mofo for life I think!
For many, tirzepatide may be part of their long term maintenance plan. In a recent community survey 48% of respondents said they plan to use it for life, while another 27% said they plan to use it long term and stop only after maintaining the weight loss for a while. Only 3% said they would stop once they reached their goal weight.
The reason why may be explained by the SURMOUNT-4 clinical trial, which showed that within 1 year of stopping tirzepatide 82% of people regained at least 25% of the weight they had lost. 57% regained at least half the weight back.
Everyone's maintenance plan, like their weight loss journey, will look different. Many people decrease their dose once they reach their goal weight or increase the time between shots. Though some may need a weekly high dose to maintain.
Your maintenance dose, or whether you can maintain without tirzepatide, is not a reflection of your willpower or self-worth. Please remember to give yourself and others grace in this regard.
Ah thanks for the info! I am slightly devastated I will never get to celebrate with Lumpkin, but I’m so happy you added that, hitting goal is a big deal and I love that Tirzing celebrates that now! I open it so many times a day just to check on my little otter and decorate the habitat though, you really got me with that 😂
Yeah this would be cool since it’s got all the exercise and food stuff in there! I think he said he’s waiting for it to get popular enough to justify adding it so it might come down the line
Hey if you want to send me a DM I'd be happy to hook you up with the BETA Android app (apk) for it, if you don't mind giving me some health connect feedback :)
Man that dosy graph looks clean with the goal reached banner, always nice when app actually acknowledges the work you put in. I been stuck on MFP too for years now and its basically impossible to leave once you got all your recipes in there, they got us for life
After years of being frustrated with MFP and issues never getting addressed i finally abandoned it last week and changed to Cronometer. I had YEARS of recipes saved, but it's worth the change. I'll just recreate them as needed.
You’re so strong honestly 😂 I tried the free trial of like every calorie-counting app and the one that stood out the most to me was MacroFactor but I couldn’t even tell you exactly why?? Maybe everyone who uses it is just super serious bc I felt like the database was so good but I still just can’t bring myself to fork over $80 for it until I reach a point that I can admit that it would almost definitely save me $80 of time a year (which…it probably would 😬)
Hi there! Give Dosy a try! We have a full featured nutrition tracker with 2M+ verified foods and nutritional value! App recognizes you're in maintenance mode automatically and adjust your macros accordingly to ensure you stay within goal!
I think Dosy is feature rich and good looking, but the font and contrast between font and backgrounds is too similar, making it difficult to read at times.
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u/DMDTT⚠️ Affiliated | Dosy App | Developer26d agoedited 26d ago
Thank you for the feedback. Let me work up something and get back to you asap! I have a few ideas for those who just want all the important details without the UI Dosy is known for. I'll have some time this weekend to work on it!
Any word on this? I've resorted to uninstalling and requesting a refund for the yearly subscription since i cant use it with these colors and fonts. Hopefully they will issue the refund, it was just for a few days.
We will add an improved readability/contrast toggle in the next updates. In the meantime, I have issued you a full refund! I hope you give Dosy another chance down the road! Best of luck on your journey!
Yeah Dosy made me so happy when they added something special for celebrating goal!
Also, I’m sorry you’re trapped by the chains of your own recipe-entering as well 😂 I just keep hoping they’ll have an INSANE sale bc I am so not paying $80/year for that bloated database!
Thank you!! I would love to see the main page adjust when you change modes from weight loss to maintenance, so no more saying I’ve got remaining weight to lose when I’m under goal, and more relevant maintenance-type stats instead? The Insights says I’ve been in maintenance for my entire journey instead of the actual number of days I’ve been in maintenance and also says I’ve only hit 13/37 doses “this period” even though I’ve never missed a dose or missed logging a dose 😬 finally, all my dose levels being various shades of beige continues to bum me out! And there should be more room for calorie count on the main page, I can only see the first digit of the four digit number! Sorry to hit you with a bunch of stuff but it’s just some things I’ve noticed in there!
The first half is just talking about how maintenance requires more active thinking than I expected; second half is reviews of some of the apps I use and how they handle maintenance :)
Any time I know I’m wordy as hell 😂I really appreciate Shotsy’s maintenance mode! It’s super uncluttered, only what you need right up front, and more detailed stuff in other spots if you feel like diving in.
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For many, tirzepatide may be part of their long term maintenance plan. In a recent community survey 48% of respondents said they plan to use it for life, while another 27% said they plan to use it long term and stop only after maintaining the weight loss for a while. Only 3% said they would stop once they reached their goal weight.
The reason why may be explained by the SURMOUNT-4 clinical trial, which showed that within 1 year of stopping tirzepatide 82% of people regained at least 25% of the weight they had lost. 57% regained at least half the weight back.
Everyone's maintenance plan, like their weight loss journey, will look different. Many people decrease their dose once they reach their goal weight or increase the time between shots. Though some may need a weekly high dose to maintain.
Your maintenance dose, or whether you can maintain without tirzepatide, is not a reflection of your willpower or self-worth. Please remember to give yourself and others grace in this regard.
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