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Originally Posted by Jewelssam
My husband asked me today, "will I have to be on this diet the rest of my life? What happens when I'm at goal and how do I not regain?"
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I read two things into this question, one good and one perhaps less so.
The good thing is that if he's asking what happens
when he reaches goal, as opposed to
if, then that's an encouraging sign that he really believes he can get there one day.
However, it also sounds like he may still be hoping that it's just a temporary thing, that he only needs to be on it for as long as it takes to reach goal. Perhaps he's still missing something from his old routine and would love to give it another shot someday.
He may actually find that with enough discipline, he might be able to tolerate the odd treat now and then. Some people are more than capable of moderating such habits so they don't spiral back out of control again.
I however, am sadly not one of those people. For me, it still only takes one or two bad choices to reflect badly on the scales, and I've been maintaining a 100lb+ loss now for almost four years. I can't be a moderator, so I have to be an abstainer.
The only way he'll know for sure is if he tries a few things at that point to see what happens. But before then, it may be wise to brace for the likelihood that he won't be able to get away with very much else.