wannabslim
Gold Member
Hey gang,
I have been doing some thinking this afternoon, and chatting to Anna (bo_lady) on msn, and it has made me come up with this revelation. Please bear with me as I will try to explain it as concisely as possible. I would really value your thoughts on it....
here goes....
Ok, so I came off CD on Wednesday, having SSd for just over two weeks and lost 11lbs. Since then I have put on only 1lb which surprised me, as I was expecting more (due to water, glycogen etc.). I have been eating heathily and watching the calories/carbs since I came of CD SS plan, and it seems to have paid off. I am enjoying eating again, but am feeling that I would rather not be eating if it means I can get to goal!
So, here is what I am thinking. Because I have not gained, and I want to continue losing at the rate I can on CD, what do you think about healthy eating for a couple of weeks (til end of Brum meet) and then go back on CD for a couple of weeks- during which time I would get hopefully a similar loss to the 11lbs i had this time around. Then another 2 weeks on healthy eating, and if necessry back to CD for a final 2 weeks, before going back to healthy eating to lose the last couple of lbs to get to goal.
What do you reckon to this? For me I think having a 2 week goal would help me to stay focussed, and if I am not going to put any weight on moving between CD and cal counting, I can have regular breaks of 2 weeks where I can eat sensibly and 'recover'.
Do you think this will work? I dont see it as yo-yoing as it would be planned and I have seen from this time around that it COULD work... I dont want to go back to CDing 100% til goal as its a bit too much for me to handle, so am thinking that this way around I can maximise my losses (up to a stone in 2 weeks CD then 2 weeks maintaining which works out at 3.5lbs a week) without feeling like I am on an endless journey!
xx
I have been doing some thinking this afternoon, and chatting to Anna (bo_lady) on msn, and it has made me come up with this revelation. Please bear with me as I will try to explain it as concisely as possible. I would really value your thoughts on it....
here goes....
Ok, so I came off CD on Wednesday, having SSd for just over two weeks and lost 11lbs. Since then I have put on only 1lb which surprised me, as I was expecting more (due to water, glycogen etc.). I have been eating heathily and watching the calories/carbs since I came of CD SS plan, and it seems to have paid off. I am enjoying eating again, but am feeling that I would rather not be eating if it means I can get to goal!
So, here is what I am thinking. Because I have not gained, and I want to continue losing at the rate I can on CD, what do you think about healthy eating for a couple of weeks (til end of Brum meet) and then go back on CD for a couple of weeks- during which time I would get hopefully a similar loss to the 11lbs i had this time around. Then another 2 weeks on healthy eating, and if necessry back to CD for a final 2 weeks, before going back to healthy eating to lose the last couple of lbs to get to goal.
What do you reckon to this? For me I think having a 2 week goal would help me to stay focussed, and if I am not going to put any weight on moving between CD and cal counting, I can have regular breaks of 2 weeks where I can eat sensibly and 'recover'.
Do you think this will work? I dont see it as yo-yoing as it would be planned and I have seen from this time around that it COULD work... I dont want to go back to CDing 100% til goal as its a bit too much for me to handle, so am thinking that this way around I can maximise my losses (up to a stone in 2 weeks CD then 2 weeks maintaining which works out at 3.5lbs a week) without feeling like I am on an endless journey!
xx