Tue, Jul-21-20, 14:39
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Posts: 24
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Plan: Paleoish Pescatarian
Stats: 179/157.4/127
BF:
Progress: 42%
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Originally Posted by barb712
There is nothing to fear. By the time you get to maintenance, all the good food choices, habits and routines you learned along the way are ingrained. I think the hardest part of maintenance, at least for me, is finding others to compare notes with. The maintainers don't post much. It's a lot less exciting to say "I'm eating the same old thing and weigh the same old amount" - kind of anticlimactic. But it gives me happy butterflies and great self-confidence and a sense of achievement to realize that since this same time last year, I have not only maintained but peeled off another 5-6 lb just doing the same-o same-o. After years of searching for the answer, I'm living it.
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Thank you for this post! I am no where near maintenance, but I rebounded almost immediately during my last foray into LC, so I am also interested in how others maintain. I am currently eating now how I would like to eat forever for the most part. I do really miss fruit, particularly the tropical fruits I used to eat often as a South Florida resident, so I am hoping I can indulge a bit more freely in those in maintenance. Have you ever found yourself needing/wanting to add more carbs by way of fruits or other high-carb plant foods? Also, I've read about the negative impacts of long-term low LC on thyroid function, but I am hoping I can avoid that since I eat plenty of vegetables. Have you seen any other changes as a result of long-term LC that have required you to add in additional? These are also directed at anyone in maintenance (there isn't much activity in that section), including the lovely Bluesinger whose story was so inspirational to read!
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