Hey all, 25 lbs down over about 4 years, have had my fair share of ups and downs but generally a downward trend. It was 35 lbs down until 2 months ago.
I have 25 more to go basically, and the most feel-good, internet approved method of getting there would be to continue to make small lifestyle changes until they stack in a way that loses the weight.
The problem is I'm out of fucking patience. I've gone low and slow for a while, but I can't sit here and pretend that I'm Mr. Zen sustainable steadily ramping up habits until they work. I've been stuck at this weight for a while and it's entirely my fault. I have a lot of information but little implementation. The two levers I'm pulling are calorie counting and steps/activity, clearly quantifiable goals that if I hit reliably I know would serve their purpose. But I fall out of those habits too fast, and I wonder if I'm too gentle with myself. I end up eating outside more than I should, snacking, not logging all the time, and some days I don't hit my step goal.
Calorie counting isn't just calorie counting, it's going grocery shopping for things I like, having an arsenal of recipes and tupperwares, a food scale, cooking a lot at home, planning ahead for work lunches, weighing everything. Steps are simpler but still necessitate creating a chunk of time every day to walk, phone charged, earbuds charged, right shoes, etc.
These tasks hide so many more tiny tasks in them and the road is so long and daunting. Years of trying to build these habits slowly has made me jaded and complacent. I just want to take myself to the edge of the healthy limit of weight loss and go as fast as I responsibly can to get there. Big deficit, big step goal.
Does anyone have experience with a bit of a sprint at the end? Once I get to maintenance, I know I can stay within the same 5-10 lbs for the rest of my life. In my mind, it's easier to maintain than to continue my miserably slow burn. I know the counterpoint is that without building these habits the long way I'll balloon back, but I need something to significantly move the needle because it's getting so infuriating over here.
[link] [comments]
from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/1tcqz7c/been_stuck_at_the_same_weight_for_years_has/
Comments
Post a Comment