Studies have shown that between 80 to 95 percent of dieters regain lost weight, often gaining more than when they started (Tremblay, 2013). The key to maintaining your weight is adopting healthy lifestyle habits that are repeated day in and day out.Keeping extra weight off requires effort and commitment, through changes in eating habits, exercise and state of mind.These five tips will help you maintain, and keep pursuing new challenges to improve your health and fitness.ip #5: Stay Active, Stay Accountable. Finally, if you want to maintain your weight loss, you must stay active and accountable for continuing to live a healthy lifestyle. Just because you have achieved your goal does not mean you should regress back to old habits.