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8 Habits Of Women Who Lose Weight & Keep It Off For Good

5 min readJul 23, 2025

Let’s be real — losing weight is one thing, but knowing how to maintain lost weight is quite another. It takes a whole different mindset, especially in midlife when hormones, stress, and life can throw curveballs and the honest truth is it’s sooooo much easier to gain weight again.

In all honesty I feel we are going to see a more drastic need for maintenance practices and mindset as many people will be wanting to transition from using weight loss drugs GLP1’s such as Monjaro. The biggest challenge with drastic and fast weight loss is that a lot of the lost weight comes from muscle wastage and this is what can make weight management more challenging further down the line. As the metabolic rate slows and where exercise becomes more important in these cases and why it’s important to maintain muscle during the weight loss process.

In my SHIFT40 coaching program, we always focus on slow sustainable weight loss stratagies that support you in being able to keep the weight off for the long term.

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But once the weight has been lost, the ability to keep it off will come from the following steps. I see time and again that it’s not just about the food or the workouts. It’s about the daily habits and a shift in identity, a change in the person that you have to keep on being, this is what helps women feel strong…

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Emma Colsey-Nicholls
Emma Colsey-Nicholls

Written by Emma Colsey-Nicholls

Women’s Health and lifestyle coach. Top writer in Health. I write about health, habit creation and how to be a happier you. https://emmacolseynicholls.co.uk

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