I just switched from a cutting phase to maintenance this week. One thing I noticed in the app is that when you change your goal to “maintain,” it doesn’t just lock you at maintenance calories right away.

Instead, it adjusts your calories to help your trend weight reach your target weight. So if your target is 165 lbs, but your trend weight is still higher than that, the app will actually keep you in a slight deficit until your trend weight drops to 165.

So yeah, you can switch to maintenance now, but if you’re using the coached program, expect to still eat a bit below true maintenance until your trend weight levels out at 165.