You've Hit Your Goal Weight…Now What? 5 Truths About Long-Term Weight Maintenance
You've Hit Your Goal Weight…Now What? 5 Truths About Long-Term Weight Maintenance  
Podcast: The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD
Published On: Mon Mar 09 2026
Description: Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. You hit your goal weight. So now what...?For a lot of people, maintenance feels like uncharted territory. And without the right mindset, it's easy to either white-knuckle it or slowly drift back to old patterns. In this episode, I walk through five things I think everyone needs to know about maintenance: why it's not a new phase, how to find the weight you can actually live at, how to monitor without judgment, what to do when your metabolism adapts, and what long-term GLP-1 use really looks like.ReferencesBody Composition Mini CourseFive Mistakes that People Make on a GLP- 1 Mini CourseGet the free podcast roadmap for The Obesity GuideAll of the information on this podcast is for general informational purposes only. Please talk to your physician and medical team about what is right for you. No medical advice is being on this podcast. If you live in Indiana or Illinois and want to work with doctor Matthea Rentea, you can find out more on www.RenteaClinic.com If you want to go deeper into the science of fat loss, muscle preservation, and what your body composition numbers actually mean, check out my course Body Composition Decoded, where I break it all down in a clear, practical way.Support the show