I think you all have some excellent points. Also, it does make sense to think maintenance break even if it were a few days to just eat to the calories needed to maintain.

Remember I started at 285 lbs. When I hit 200 lbs., that's an 85 lbs. loss right there! I figure that I have to break through that 200 lb. window into what we affectionately call "Onederland". I know I'll want to be at least into the 180's and as far away from those 200+ lbs. as possible lol before i would think break from all of this.

I say go with the flow and see how you feel. Life has so many ups and downs you have no way of knowing what is going to happen over the next few months or year. You may hit a stressful stretch at work that you need to do maintenance just to survive, you may feel so good and be losing at a great pace that the thought of doing maintenance seems crazy, you may need surgery and need to do maintenance during the recovery period (which is happening to me).

Don't worry about the what ifs of tomorrow - just worry about what you are doing today to be successful and decide what to do when you get there.

Lori