I'm a chronic yo-yo-er. I originally lost 80 lbs. in high school, but never the last 15 I wanted to lose. In the past 14 years since, I've lost and gained the same 10/20/30/40 pound (depending on how long my diet lasted and how terrible the regain was) over and over with the goal of losing that "last 15." I'm done. I'm 32 and finally committed to losing the weight forever and making it a lifestyle.
I've done some research on stopping the yo-yo cycle and it seems like I need to focus on (1) ensuring all my weight loss methods are sustainable and I'm able to keep them up forever and (2) avoiding depriving myself so much that I binge for a full year after I give up and indulge. I'm finally doing that! I've identified what's felt really unsustainable in the past (weighing everything, extremely strict calorie counts with wildly indulgent cheat meals, daily weigh ins, meal prepping and eating mushy, watery, vegetable-based meals that I despise, and cutting out food groups) and identified what has felt great (exercise and strength training, weekly weigh ins, focusing on counting calories, but not being overly restrictive or precise, finding healthy foods I love and making sure they're always available to me).
The problem is, the unsustainable things were what made me lose weight. I've been doing this more sustainable method for a month and a half now and I've lost very little weight and have no idea if I should "trust the process" or realize that the process can't be perfectly sustainable. So I have a few questions:
- Has anyone beat yo-yo-ing? How did you do it "sustainably"
- How can I make my process both sustainable and effective?
- Any other general thoughts?
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