Hello all- perhaps people here have some good ideas for how I can approach this problem. I’ve been doing Optavia for weight loss- I KNOW it’s not great and gross MLMy etc, but when I started I felt so trapped in my eating habits I needing something where I was just told what to do. That was four months ago and I’m down about 25lbs and feeling great. The one good part of this plan has been the “Lean and Green” meal which has me weighing my food and eating a ton of lean meats and veggies. I feel I’ve actually learned a lot about portion sizes and would feel good eating these kinds of foods/meals for most meals in general.
I definitely understand that long term weight loss/maintenance has to incorporate new habits and be sustainable- I am now at a point where I’d like to switch from this plan to straight CICO (using MFP or LoseIt) and perhaps lose a little slower but feel as if my habits are healthier and more maintainable.
I’m pretty committed to continuing to eat lean protein and veggies and counting my calories, I just want to be able to have more freedom and get creative with my meal planning because I love to cook and I find it helps me stay motivated. I am also so darn hungry with as much of a calorie deficit as I’m in (am eating ~1200 calories/daily) and I feel like if I plan this right, I could probably up my caloric intake to 1300-1500 and still slowly lose.
Any ideas of how to switch from a plan like Optavia to CICO? Has anyone done this or something like this? From what I’ve read it’s better to add back in calories slowly vs all at once. I’m nervous about adding a little back in and suddenly regaining quickly- is this a silly worry?
Again, I know Optavia isn’t great- that’s why I’m switching off it. Im committed to making sustainable, healthy changes.
Thanks in advance for any/all advice!
ETA: If you’re not familiar with how Optavia works here is the breakdown: people on the plan eat every 2.5 hours- the person eats one of Optavia’s meal replacement “fuelings” for at least 5 of those eating times throughout the day (the fuelings are shakes, protein bars, brownies, biscuits, etc and they all are protein heavy and come out to about 110 calories). At least one meal in the day is a giant “lean and green” meal that includes 5-7oz of lean protein (amt depends on how lean the protein is) and three servings of veggies. Just a quick rundown to explain why I’m having a little trouble envisioning how to transition to eating entirely regular food and calorie counting.
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