When Should You Move From Fat Loss to Maintenance? + This Week's Client Q&A

2026-05-13

This week on The Thrive Coaching Podcast, Tara and Nivo are back answering your submitted questions — and this episode is packed. We're diving deep into one of the most misunderstood phases of any fat loss journey: the transition into maintenance. Spoiler — it's not the scary part. It's actually the fun part, and we explain exactly why.

We're also getting into what separates the clients who get results from the ones who struggle, how stress and grief can legitimately derail your progress (and what to do about it), and why food guilt is not your fault — but it is something you can work on. Plus, we share our honest thoughts on Weight Watchers and Slimming World, and what years of "sins" and "points" might have done to your relationship with food.

If you've been wondering whether to keep pushing through your deficit or take a break, feeling guilty about a missed session, or trying to figure out what comes after fat loss — this one is for you.

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Questions Answered This Episode:

How do you enter a maintenance phase once you've hit your fat loss goal?How do coaches decide when a client should stop their calorie deficit?Fat loss is feeling slow and pointless — what keeps you going?What do your most successful clients do that others avoid?What impact can stress or grief have on weight loss?What are the best lifting shoe recommendations?How do you deal with food guilt or training guilt?Should I take a maintenance break or keep going until I hit my goal?What are your thoughts on Weight Watchers and Slimming World?

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The aim of this podcast is to help equip our clients with the right tools to become the best version of yourself.

There will be a variety of topics and Q+A episodes from clients whilst discussing training, nutrition, mindset and general life.

The THRIVE COACHING PODCAST is hosted by Tara Gallagher - Online Coach, Personal Trainer and Diagnostic Radiographer along with the THRIVE coaching team.

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