So which are you ?

quiksylver296

pinuplove wrote: »

I'm the 'Can I see myself eating this way (plus a few extra calories for maintenance) for the foreseeable future?' type.

Same.

nutmegoreo

I used to be gung ho. Then after a long time of failure, giving up, regain, guilt, and shame, I realized I needed to do something different. I am much more relaxed now, and feel so much better for it.

pinuplove

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I used to be gung ho. Then after a long time of failure, giving up, regain, guilt, and shame, I realized I needed to do something different. I am much more relaxed now, and feel so much better for it.

I think that's the kind of perspective that comes with maturity

vanillaorange2

My husband and I eat clean, for the most part. 6 small meals a day. Some are just protine shakes and bars. We like to call it a lifestyle not a “diet” We give ourself at least 1 good cheat meal a week. We also try to keep our drinking down to 1 night a week as well. Staying away from really sweet drinks with lots of sugar. We don’t feel bad about it either. We work hard in the gym to keep up with our workout... everyone needs to enjoy there favorite foods from time to time it’s a reword for all the hard work the rest of week.

HoneyBadger302

I'm neither as well.

I'm on a steady, ableit very slow, loss, and finding it maintainable and relatively easy to manage. Sure, I could lose a lot faster, but this way it really does become a lifestyle, I know pretty close what maintenance is going to look like, and I can eat the things I enjoy.

My weight has normal fluctuations, but outside of that, there's a steady downward trend. I've still got a good 20ish pounds to lose, so I could certainly afford a faster loss, but I know restriction would make me binge and undo too much. Plus, I don't want to be shocked by what maintenance means to me at this point in my life.

Also, my fitness is more important than those last few pounds at this point, so keeping my energy levels up and mental clarity maxed is more important than losing a little faster, and I find those things suffer very quickly if I start losing at the 1/2 lb/week average rate.

NovusDies

pinuplove wrote: »

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I used to be gung ho. Then after a long time of failure, giving up, regain, guilt, and shame, I realized I needed to do something different. I am much more relaxed now, and feel so much better for it.

I think that's the kind of perspective that comes with maturity

That is one way to call her old.

nutmegoreo

NovusDies wrote: »

pinuplove wrote: »

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I used to be gung ho. Then after a long time of failure, giving up, regain, guilt, and shame, I realized I needed to do something different. I am much more relaxed now, and feel so much better for it.

I think that's the kind of perspective that comes with maturity

That is one way to call her old.

It's the nicest way anyone has called me old today! :laugh:

pinuplove

NovusDies wrote: »

pinuplove wrote: »

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I used to be gung ho. Then after a long time of failure, giving up, regain, guilt, and shame, I realized I needed to do something different. I am much more relaxed now, and feel so much better for it.

I think that's the kind of perspective that comes with maturity

That is one way to call her old.

Or...not immature I see the glass half full.

whmscll

vanillaorange2 wrote: »

My husband and I eat clean, for the most part.

What does this mean?

pinuplove

nutmegoreo wrote: »

NovusDies wrote: »

pinuplove wrote: »

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I used to be gung ho. Then after a long time of failure, giving up, regain, guilt, and shame, I realized I needed to do something different. I am much more relaxed now, and feel so much better for it.

I think that's the kind of perspective that comes with maturity

That is one way to call her old.

It's the nicest way anyone has called me old today! :laugh:

That's ok, I'm vintage, according to my jeans in the NSV thread

nutmegoreo

NovusDies wrote: »

pinuplove wrote: »

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I used to be gung ho. Then after a long time of failure, giving up, regain, guilt, and shame, I realized I needed to do something different. I am much more relaxed now, and feel so much better for it.

I think that's the kind of perspective that comes with maturity

That is one way to call her old.

That's one way to get yourself aggressively hug stalked... :devil:

lalalacroix

I'm gonna say that I used to be gung ho. That is until I got tired of losing too quickly, regaining weight, and not really learning anything.

Today I face weight loss and fitness as a lifestyle. I eat cake and go over my calories when I see fit. I also eat a lot of veggies and get a lot of exercise. I don't plan on quitting this lifestyle, even when I hit goal weight.

snickerscharlie

The only difference between weight loss and weight maintenance is the number of calories you get to play around with. Everything else is the same. Eat too much at whatever stage you're at and you'll fail to achieve or maintain your goal.