I've spent the last month on a very strict diet - I eat only protein, vegetables, and fat (portion controlled full-fat dairy and I cook with oil/butter, in sensible amounts). I have lost 22lbs, going from 262 - 242. Needless to say, I feel great and I'm proud of my progress. I absolutely struggled before to limit my calorie intake, but when I cut out ALL the junk, it became easy. It wasn't a temptation at all. I've struggled with weight my whole life, and despite being active, it's just gone up and up and up. So to have this success is a turning point for me.
However. I know what I'm doing is really strict, and I have a long way to go. I'm F, 33, and 5'8, and I'd like to be roughly around 140lbs. So I still have 100lbs to go, and what I'm afraid will happen is one day I'll just start feeling deprived, the novelty will have worn off and I'll lose all control and order a cheese pizza and go on a 6 month long binge. So I wonder, should I incorporate small amounts of things that I really love? I'm not talking about eating takeout again and drinking frappuccinos like I used to, I really don't want to go back to my old habits. But for example, I do love Starbucks, and they do a tall, light frappuccino with 86 calories. I think well, I'm currently eating around 1000-1200 calories a day, so I definitely have room for that. (Just to note, I know this is a low calorie intake for my weight, height and activity level, which is also part of the reason I'm asking this question. I feel great and my energy levels are up, but I'm worried this might not last and in a few months start to feel sluggish and tired.)
On the other hand, I'm not sure if it would be a slippery slope. if I can justify one thing, will I start to justify something else, then something else, until I'm back where I started? I feel like it's decision time, and I don't want to mess up this good thing I've got going by either continuing to be super strict when there's no real need for it (i.e. I could loosen up a little and still see steady, consistent weight loss) or loosening up a bit and getting on a slippery slope back to square one, convincing myself that as long as I eat under a certain calorie limit, I could eat anything - but in practice, always exceeding that calorie goal.
I would really appreciate opinions from people because I'm in two minds and others' experiences would be really useful. I get that you can't make the decision for me, but I just need some help :(
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