Keeping weight off is harder than losing the weight in the first place

People tend to experience diet fatigue after they’ve been dieting for a time.

They are able to maintain their enthusiasm for a diet in the short run, but after a while, they get tired of paying such close attention to what they are eating and not being able to enjoy whatever they want. What’s more, people who have lost weight need fewer calories to sustain that lower weight.

Generally, for each pound you lose, you need eight fewer calories per day to maintain your new weight. Often, the increased exercise and muscle mass from a good exercise program have increased your resting metabolism to compensate for some of the energy gap.

But chances are that if you’ve lost a significant amount of weight, you are going to need to stay at a lower calorie level just to maintain your new, lower weight