So which are you ?
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amusedmonkey wrote: »
Weight loss is never over? Pretty sure I only have five more pounds and I’m done.
You're done with weight loss. But if you don't focus into maintenance, you can easily gain it all back again. So sometimes going all out and trying to lose the weight as quickly as possible doesn't actually benefit you in the long term because it doesn't help you develop healthy and sustainable habits that let you transition successfully into maintenance.
Because yes, you don't lose the weight and then it's automatically gone forever. Most people gain back what they lose because they put too much focus on the losing and not enough on the maintaining.
I’m talking about weight-loss and preferring to sticking with a goal without setbacks by going outside of my weightloss routine and cheating. Not losing it quickly by being unhealthy, but to sticking with my goals that’s it.
I think a person who’s only five pounds overweight and wants to lose mostly vanity weight has a different relationship with food than person who has had a problem with their weight most of their lives and or extremely overweight/ obese. It’s not always that complicated for everyone as people like to make it seem.
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Are you a person that Diets all in gung ho ? Or are you the type that is far more casual and cheats here and there at times ? I have always been the Gung Ho dieter not cheating keeping to my 1500 Calories a day. I walk 5 to 10 miles a day and amass many extra calories a day but never still eat over my 1500. Once in awhile but not often I will put a meal plan together for the day and find I am over those 1500 and I feel terrible because of it. I should not as I have amassed so many calories with the walking I am doing but still feel guilty none the less.
I only ever really dieted once and have been in maintenance for 6 years. I would fall in the camp of neither extreme...and I always made sure I fueled my fitness. If you're only eating 1500 calories and doing a bunch of exercise then you are under-eating. 1500 is the floor for a sedentary male...if you're doing tons of walking, you're not sedentary. You're doing your body a disservice. If you feel guilty about anything, it should be that you're not providing your body what it needs from an energy or nutrition standpoint.4 -
I think I’m gung ho, I just want to get it done and over with.
This mindset sure helped me fail many times. I know some people can handle it but I am not one of them.
I do want my excess weight gone and I do not want to do unnecessary things to prolong the process but I know myself and I will not get there being my version of "gung ho."10 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »
Weight loss is never over? Pretty sure I only have five more pounds and I’m done.
You’re only “done” with weight loss at that point, not with weight management. When you get to your goal weight, there are really only three things that can happen:
1) You follow a maintenance plan to stay in your desired weight range.
2) You don’t follow a maintenance plan, gain the weight back, and engage in a cycle of yo-yo dieting until you move to either option 1 or option 3.
3) You don’t follow a maintenance plan, gain the weight back, and decide to stay at the higher weight.7 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »
Weight loss is never over? Pretty sure I only have five more pounds and I’m done.
I think she's talking about the fact that needing to manage your weight, health, and fitness is a life long endeavor. Most people who are "done" go back to old eating habits, stop regular exercise, etc and put the weight back on and then some and just go through life yo-yo dieting.4 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »
Weight loss is never over? Pretty sure I only have five more pounds and I’m done.
You’re only “done” with weight loss at that point, not with weight management. When you get to your goal weight, there are really only three things that can happen:
1) You follow a maintenance plan to stay in your desired weight range.
2) You don’t follow a maintenance plan, gain the weight back, and engage in a cycle of yo-yo dieting until you move to either option 1 or option 3.
3) You don’t follow a maintenance plan, gain the weight back, and decide to stay at the higher weight.
And that’s the only part I was talking about.
That’s why I got confused as to why that poser said “ its never over”. Should’ve elaborated.
The OP basically asked what kind of dieters we are all are, no cheating or more flexible. That’s all I was answering to, the topic at hand
My maintnece weight always fluctuates between 3-5 pounds when I’m not watching my weight.2 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »
Weight loss is never over? Pretty sure I only have five more pounds and I’m done.
Weight loss is temporary, but most people find that *weight management* is something that requires a long-term commitment unless you want to regain the weight.
I started calorie counting in January 2015. I stopped losing weight in the fall of that same year, but I didn't stop any of the behaviors that allowed me to lose weight. I don't plan on ever stopping weight management because I have no intention of ever being overweight again. I'm just not eating at a deficit.4 -
Anyways I’m a gung ho and that’s what works for me
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Are you a person that Diets all in gung ho ? Or are you the type that is far more casual and cheats here and there at times ? I have always been the Gung Ho dieter not cheating keeping to my 1500 Calories a day. I walk 5 to 10 miles a day and amass many extra calories a day but never still eat over my 1500. Once in awhile but not often I will put a meal plan together for the day and find I am over those 1500 and I feel terrible because of it. I should not as I have amassed so many calories with the walking I am doing but still feel guilty none the less.
As to the OP... do you believe that feeling guilty is a good and healthy feeling?
In case you're wondering if your thoughts are starting to stray into slightly less safe territory... you're right!
They are.
And the reason, quite probably, is the excessive deficit you're subjecting yourself to.
Your Total Deficit (TD) determines your weight loss and is equal to your average daily deficit (ADD) multiplied by the TIME you apply it (T).
TD = ADD * T
You're trying to maximize TD
Minimizing T is not helping you!2 -
I'm the 'Can I see myself eating this way (plus a few extra calories for maintenance) for the foreseeable future?' type.9
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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.9
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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
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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. 2 -
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.2 -
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.5 -
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:4 -
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. 4 -
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nutmegoreo 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
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