Sat, Jan-26-13, 17:03
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,728
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Plan: HFLC/IF
Stats: 218/176/140
BF:27%
Progress: 54%
Location: Houston area
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Feel free to use this without worrying about privacy. My experience in the failure to maintain was three fold.
First, I was sick of thinking about what I ate, seemingly all the time. I never lost my taste for sweets. I might have if I had totally eschewed any sweet flavor in my food but I don't know if that would have worked and frankly, I don't see much merit or enjoyment in food that has absolutely no trace of the sensation that gives the most pleasure when eating. I wanted to be able to enjoy fruit or slightly sweetened cream cheese with no crust,etc. I didn't have to worry too much about it at home but my life at that time was lived mostly away from home. I wanted to just eat what presented itself that was in the palatable range.
Second, when you're losing weight, as has been previously noted, there is ongoing validation and success, giving motivation and encouragement. Then, when you hit goal, and you maintain for a month or two, that steady number on the scale starts to be anticlimactic. I never would have expected that to be the case but it was. I did get great satisfaction from my favorite outfit but vanity is a dangerous thing for me.
Third, it was so hard to add back carbs in a strategic way, that didn't eventually lead to overdoing it. Heck, I even had that problem when I was successful in WW in my twenties.
Of the three, the second one was my biggest problem. I got bored when I lost my all consuming crusade to lose weight. I could have taken up some other very worthy cause but if I had, I would have lost my focus on proper eating and gained it back, anyway. I don't know what I'm going to do, this time. I guess I'll start working on that when I get close or when I get a good idea, whichever comes first.
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