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Originally Posted by Judynyc
Ohhh Scruffy!!
MeBLady?? when are you going clothes shopping? and do leave DD at home!! I've started to eat as if I'm in maintenance a bit so that when I get there , I wont be scared to gain it back!! I've been increasing my grains each day and then backing off...its helping me to knock off more pounds!!
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I have decided to go this weekend (after payday) and get myself a nice pair of jean shorts and a couple of tanks, that actually FIT, and yeah, I'm going alone :-). We have a brand new Victoria's Secret in our mall, perfect place for me to get a comfortable bra, LOL! In the meantime, I am going to clean out my drawers and closet and rid them of everything that is outdated and too big. Hee, hubby is estatic about that one!
I have wondered if I need to increase my carbs, as by reading around here, most seem to have good results when they move up the carb ladder.
I started out in the beginning at PP's recommended 30/35, then backed off out of lack of hunger and laziness. Some weeks, my carb level has been as low as 15. After stalling for most of the month of June (lost weight, not inches), last week I counted all carbs at 20 per day, decreased my protein, and got back on the treadmill....saw a good swoosh in inches (increased my LBM!). I want to keep it the same way for this week, and try 25 carbs for next week.
I am wary of carb cycling, BUT, I have learned that changing things up is good for a jumpstart, so I understand the mindset behind it, and I do think I need to change things up a bit, and keep track rather than just yo yoing all over.
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I don't think that many do actually get to maintenance....I know that this is the first time in my life that I've gotten this far with any diet/food plan....but I also know that I've changed the way I eat and that I'll never eat starchy carbs the way I used to eat them.
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It does seem that many end up quitting/leaving before getting to the maintenance stage, tho I have seen quite a few still posting that have been maintaining a year or more. Perhaps at that point, those move on and don't feel the need for a support forum, having long sensed established this as a WOL and it is all second nature now.
This is the first time I have come this far with a diet also....actually, it is the first actual diet I have ever done! I've taken off weight with my pregnancies with no problem, mostly with starvation tactics and strenuous areobics. The most I have ever lost, ever needed to lose, was 45 pounds in three months after having my dd 16 years ago. I did it with areobics and Slim Fast.
When I hit 30, starvation, slim fast, and even exercise gave me 0 results, and I started feeling bad physically which made me scared of abusing my body by taking off weight in an unhealthy way.
LC gave me a healthy way -- I don't have a problem with this WOE at all, and I think I can do it permanently. Now and then in the future, I wouldn't mind a rolled taco in moderation, LOL, but for the most part, I could eat exactly the way I am now forever. The exercise is another story, I tend to burn out after a few months.
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I know that we are on different plans but the end results are similar in that eating a wide variety of foods in mdoerate amounts is where we should all be headed...right?
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Sort of. Protein Power recommends keeping all sugar, starch and grains out forever in the "purist" approach, but does allow within the lenient side of the plan to add them back in, in moderation, IF your body can handle it. I am supposed to go up the carb ladder until I stop losing, and at maintenance, yeah, I CAN add "forbidden foods" if I control my portions within my stablized carb level.
Problem is, I don't know how much carbage my body can handle yet. I have learned that I feel better with higher fat, and I strongly suspect it is the free radicals from my smoking. The more carbs I have, the less fat I can have or calories come into play.