I'm contemplating my next diet move, and would like opinions. It's been rough, obviously the diet itself, but my metabolism is so bad the doctors don't even know what to do about it. I have gained back a bit from the last cycle. I still fit all my "new" clothes, but they're snug instead of loose (damn it). Not my fault! I followed all my instructions. One theory is I did too many cycles close together. But I have gone six months now between cycles. That's long enough to try again.
One option is to try one more cycle this fall. I'd be done before the holidays, which would be nice. Or, I could wait until after the holidays. OR, I could try really hard to get my weight to just STAY. PUT. That's the chronic problem I've had since the last cycle ended in the spring. My weight shifts radically all the time. If I get it to stay put, I could wait awhile, and do another cycle at some point in the future. I'm not unhappy at this weight, I just want it to quit lurching around.
What do you think?
I think with all you've had going on lately with surgery it would be a better plan to just try to maintain for awhile. The downside to that is unless you have a plan of action to maintain, then you'll probably end up gaining weight. It may seem easier in the "lose weight" cycle just because it is easy to be proactively "doing" something. As opposed to maintenance where you're just trying not to do the wrong things. Does that make sense?
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ReplyDeleteYes, it makes sense. Too much sense! For me, though the diet is miserable, in some ways it's easier. If I'm not actively losing, my body tries to be gaining. So the maintenace option is its own battle! It's frustrating to have gained back what I lost on that lame cycle. It was so hard to lose it, and so nice to be kind of close to my weight goal. Now...not. It's tough because there's no easy answer. There is a lot to be said for the maintenance option--if I can make it work! It seems no matter how "good" I am, I'm expanding. Me, and the universe.