Your heart soars as you realize you’ve reached your target weight.

However, even while reveling in your success, a thought arises in your mind: “How could this have gone so wrong?!”

Know what you don’t want – that would be to gain back any weight that has already been shed.

Focus your weight-maintenance efforts on sleep, strength training and lifestyle factors as well as weight. Being healthy involves more than being slim.

Today’s article will give you the tools for sustainable health once your weight loss goal has been accomplished. Let’s begin with mindset.

What to Do Once Reaching Your Weight Loss Goal Congratulations on reaching your target weight goal and enjoy the positive emotions and rush of dopamine that come from having accomplished a meaningful life goal! Celebrate!

Ideal celebrations should not involve indulging in an all-out feast of gingerbread houses (which won’t do any favors for weight maintenance), though even occasional detours into Frankenfood won’t harm you.

Rejoice but remember what brought you here; your weight loss wasn’t necessarily your goal!

No, it was your weight loss system that enabled you to achieve success. Your goal provided guidance, while its implementation provided results.

Your system could include components like these.

Dietary measures such as carb restriction, portion control and protein targets), exercise, sleep management and stress relief strategies as well as using The Carb Manager app are proven methods for helping individuals lose weight more efficiently and reach their weight goals faster. Applying these systems daily should help you reach your weight-loss goal sooner!

People of success typically set goals and develop systems to reach them. An example will help demonstrate this point.

Many writers strive to become successful authors, yet those who truly make it are long-term systems thinkers. John Grisham took three years and three novels to craft his debut novel (which failed commercially). Undaunted, Grisham continued writing with ritualistic discipline until his second book (The Firm) sold seven million copies – and continues writing bestsellers today!

An analogous principle applies to health in general and weight loss specifically: effective programs lead to successful results.

What should you do next after successfully losing weight? Continue along your chosen path. Let’s get more specific.

Weight Maintenance After Weight Loss Unfortunately, after losing weight most people eventually gain it back; this cycle is known as “yo-yo dieting”, and can be just as daunting and infuriating as paying taxes or dealing with your health insurer (welcome to ABC Health: How may we disconnect you?).

One estimate suggests that 80% of individuals who lose at least 10% of their weight regain it within two years.

Every year, thousands of animals die needlessly due to neglect. Our mission is to prevent this from occurring.

Dieting should no longer be seen as temporary measures to achieve short-term weight loss goals; otherwise, your weight loss will only last temporarily.

Adjusting your diet throughout your lifetime is part of being healthy.

Your nutritional weight maintenance plan could include:

Keep junk food out of the house. Use Carb Manager to track macros, micros and calories (managing calories is key to weight management.). Walk more slowly to the bathroom so as not to pass by office donuts on your way. Limit carbs in order to decrease hunger and overeating; get enough protein (at least 30 grams per meal) in order to promote satiety; wear a shirt proclaiming your goal – wearing “Kale-N It”.
Staying with a sustainable system will lead to long-term weight loss. Let’s widen our focus now.

What Can I Focus On Other Than Weight Loss?

Setting weight loss targets is okay, but don’t make that your only focus:

Every time you miss your goals, you’ll feel like a failure and once you hit them you may feel lost – which could lead to regression. By contrast, focus on habits. We already discussed diet as one way of maintaining weight loss or even loss altogether.

But you’re in this for the long haul; your health should remain intact for decades to come.

Doing this requires looking beyond weight loss when considering strategies. Instead, holistic thinking must be practiced.

Here are the areas in which you should place most emphasis.

1. Exercise For longevity, prioritize exercise. Exercise keeps your functional as you age while decreasing risk for chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and heart disease.

Brain-boosting nutrients help your mind grow new brain cells, boost mood, and make you more desirable to potential mating partners – not bad at all!

Exercise can certainly assist with weight loss and maintenance, but don’t expect to eat whatever you like and burn it all off with just exercise alone – that doesn’t work.

2: Metabolic Health

Metabolic health is another pillar of longevity. Studies have linked healthy blood sugar levels with lower risks of heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and many other modern scourges.

Keto diet has proven itself effective against type 2 diabetes by restricting carbs intake. This may explain its popularity.

As part of your self-experimental efforts, it’s advisable to periodically use a blood sugar monitor such as Keto Mojo’s device integrated with Carb Manager to sample your blood sugar. Do this several times each day over several weeks in order to gain insight into how your metabolism responds to various foods.

3. Sleep
   Achieve better overall health when you get enough rest; by setting enough aside each night. Getting adequate rest:

Making You Happier
Reducing Cravings So That You Avoid Butter CookiesImprove Insulin Sensitivity(Metabolic Health),Makes You Look Younger,Enhance Exercise performanceBoost libidoLower risk for Cardiovascular disease Dementia and Other Chronic Conditions.
Check out our article on sleep hygiene for tips on improving restful slumber.

4: Mental Health

Mental wellbeing can have a major influence on the quality of your life. Being bogged down in anxiety, depression and stress is no way to live well!

To reduce these loops, seek deeper human connection. Our happiness is directly tied to our social ties.

Meditation, exercise, sleep and an anti-inflammatory diet all play an essential part in supporting our mental wellbeing. If we take care of ourselves physically, our minds will become friendlier places.

Keep Applying Your System
After reaching your weight loss goal, enjoy the great feelings. They are well deserved.

But keep in mind what brought you here; remember the systems which got you here.

Carb Manager can assist in keeping up with your progress and improving your health further.