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Old Mon, Jul-06-15, 08:09
SilverEm SilverEm is offline
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Plan: LC RPAH/FailSafe
Stats: 137/136/136 Female 67"
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Maintenance since 2001
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Yes, I decided to stop trying to be at the weight of younger years. I can maintain being in the 130s with not too much effort these days. In order to be in the 127-129 range of my younger years, I would need to eat enough less, in a way that makes me feel as if I must be "on a diet".

Eating very low carb, with just adequate protein, and eating very high quality foodstuffs, along with good exercise/movement, sleep/rest, and supplements, I can keep a healthy maintenance protocol and enjoy myself.

The vanity monster still harshly lurks, but I work at being reasonable, walking a straight line, but a reasonable one.

Putting health above vanity, for me, requires a deliberate choice. It is a choice I make anew each day.

I find maintenance much easier in menopause, as the hormonal milieu is calmer. Not as many fluctuations means more constancy in insulin production and appetite regulation. It's nice.
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