Keeping the weight off: riding the wave
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:23 am
Re-post from The Lounge 25th May 2018
Summary:
I've been McDougall-ing a for a year, reaching my weight loss goal in early March 2018. (You can read the whole story here). I found the accountability, companionship and support of the people in the McDougall Weigh-In Threads very helpful and am hoping to find other McDougallers for a Maintaining Weight Loss Thread. Would love to hear from anyone else who is trying to maintain weight loss! What works for you? Does it get easier? Do you have a target weight range?
Riding the wave: getting back in the groove
One of my McDougall Weigh-In Group chums, moonlight, suggested I start a thread about maintaining weight loss. I've been um-ing and ah-ing about how to do it, where to post, what to write about, whether to post my weight etc etc. but decided this morning just to do it and see what happens!
moonlight recently wished me luck with 'riding the wave of going up and down a little with your weight' and this has inspired the title of this thread. So far, maintaining weight loss feels like trying to ride a wave; and my emotions vary inversely with the weight wave I'm trying to remind myself that even if I'm a pound or two above my goal weight, it's a much better place than where I was just over a year ago!
The first six weeks went well. I had already decided to stick with the McD program and set myself a mini-goal of being a couple of pounds below my target weight before a holiday because I knew there were going to be many challenging eating situations. I stayed a pound or two below my goal weight in March and April but gained a couple of pounds while away. I have struggled to get back to my usual level of McD compliance since my return home. With the help of Dr Doug Lisle, I realised its just 'life knocking me out of my deep McD groove'. I'm getting myself back in the groove by reverting to all the good habits I learned from the McD Program (You can watch him here - McDougall Program webinar 19th March 2018 starting about 26:40)
PS Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful to be around my goal weight and realise that a pound or two doesn't matter. But, making sure that the pound or two doesn't grow into a few pounds and then a whole lot of pounds, well that does matter! As does continuing to receive the health benefits of this way of eating
Summary:
I've been McDougall-ing a for a year, reaching my weight loss goal in early March 2018. (You can read the whole story here). I found the accountability, companionship and support of the people in the McDougall Weigh-In Threads very helpful and am hoping to find other McDougallers for a Maintaining Weight Loss Thread. Would love to hear from anyone else who is trying to maintain weight loss! What works for you? Does it get easier? Do you have a target weight range?
Riding the wave: getting back in the groove
One of my McDougall Weigh-In Group chums, moonlight, suggested I start a thread about maintaining weight loss. I've been um-ing and ah-ing about how to do it, where to post, what to write about, whether to post my weight etc etc. but decided this morning just to do it and see what happens!
moonlight recently wished me luck with 'riding the wave of going up and down a little with your weight' and this has inspired the title of this thread. So far, maintaining weight loss feels like trying to ride a wave; and my emotions vary inversely with the weight wave I'm trying to remind myself that even if I'm a pound or two above my goal weight, it's a much better place than where I was just over a year ago!
The first six weeks went well. I had already decided to stick with the McD program and set myself a mini-goal of being a couple of pounds below my target weight before a holiday because I knew there were going to be many challenging eating situations. I stayed a pound or two below my goal weight in March and April but gained a couple of pounds while away. I have struggled to get back to my usual level of McD compliance since my return home. With the help of Dr Doug Lisle, I realised its just 'life knocking me out of my deep McD groove'. I'm getting myself back in the groove by reverting to all the good habits I learned from the McD Program (You can watch him here - McDougall Program webinar 19th March 2018 starting about 26:40)
PS Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful to be around my goal weight and realise that a pound or two doesn't matter. But, making sure that the pound or two doesn't grow into a few pounds and then a whole lot of pounds, well that does matter! As does continuing to receive the health benefits of this way of eating