Anyone else been through the 100-day wobble?

cheeseontoast · April 2019

I've been doing CICO since January and have been losing around 1-2 pounds a week (I started with around 100 lb to lose). Things have been ticking along pretty well until I hit the 100-day mark and since then i have been struggling. It's almost like I am mentally having a tantrum and / or have gotten bored with it. I guess it's some self sabotage kicking in but it's SO annoying. I eat a pretty varied range of food and allow for some treats, and my calorie level is not too low as I am wanting to eat even when not hungry. I just want ALL of the carbs that I used to eat in large amounts ALL of the time (I'm not doing keto or even low-carb, but I have reduced my intake of bread, rice and pasta to much lower levels).
Anyone else been through this? I am guessing this is more of a mental struggle at the moment!

ambitiousdelight · April 2019

Yep, me!!! I recently hit 110 days and I had to readjust my mindset. Easter didn’t help, haha. It has been helping me to make an exercise goal. In the first 100 days I finished C25k, completed a 5k, and have set a new goal to run a 10k by June

lorrpb · April 2019

I hit a wall with logging after 75 days or so. I took a break from logging but continued to estimate my portions and stayed on track. I eat pretty similarly from day to day, so I already had a good idea of my portion sizes.

MikePTY · April 2019

This is one of the reason that diet breaks are recommended. I am currently on one now. For two weeks, I am eating at maintenance, and then I will go back to eating at a deficit. A diet break can help reset hunger hormones, and just be good from a mental perspective where you allow yourself a break to recharge and recommit to CICO. The 100 day mark is right around the perfect time to take one. It's something you might want to consider.

Anyone else been through the 100-day wobble?

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