I'm catching up on episodes of "The Biggest Loser." I have several backed up in my DVR, and I think I stopped watching at about the same time I started concentrating on my novel-writing.
It all comes back to that balance problem of mine. When I'm writing, I'm not doing the weight-loss thing the way I should and vice-versa. I need to find a nice, even balance between the two.
I suppose we all do. If balance came easily, none of us would need to lose weight. We'd all already be perfect. ;)
How about 12 hours on, 12 hours off?
Nah. That won't work. Speaking of things that won't work, have y'all heard of "The Skinny Switch"? I keep watching that infomercial, wondering if it could really be that simple — "two days eating, one day treating."
Then, when I think about it, it's not all that different from WW, with the Flex Points. You could spend 2 days eating just the daily Points allowance, then use a chunk of FPs on that third day, no problem.
Something to think about, I guess. Right now, I'm not so convinced WW is the way to go. I know it works, but for some reason, I've been unable to make it work for me lately, because I've flat-out been unable to stay OP.
I've even entertained the idea of going back on Atkins ... except for the fact that I'm not sure I could eat that way for the rest of my life. There was a time when I thought I could ... but then I fell off the low-carb wagon and couldn't get back on. Also, I never made it to Atkins' "lifetime maintenance" phase. I was perpetually in Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL).
I know I can lose on Atkins, because I lost 110 pounds doing it. Of course, I regained 70 of them once I stopped doing the low-carb thing. It took 2 years to lose it and 2 more to regain it.
Maybe I should shake it up a little bit by trying the Skinny Switch or 6 Week Body Makeover. Then again, maybe I should just stop making excuses and start doing WW properly. I know it works, too.
14 hours ago
Hey Arlene, hang in there. I know what you mean about either/or. I'm that way some times. I concentrate on one thing so much that it seems like way to much effort to tend to my eating plan too. About the Skinny Switch, I haven't seen it, but I think anything can work on the short term and maybe that's what you need. At a recent WW meeting the leader talked about all the other diets we'd been on and suggested that each one had something to teach us. That sent me on a week long reprise of the grapefruit (10 days 10 pounds off) diet of my college years. I lasted 5 days (and yes, 5 pounds off) but couldn't do it any more and the pounds were back in only 2 days. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI know it can be hard! For me, when I lost my 158 pounds I realized I needed to do something that was sustainable, realistic, and would really teach me to change my lifestyle. That looks different for each person.
ReplyDeleteI had joined WW so many times, but it just never stuck with me. It's a great program though!
Stay strong and you will find the balance/plan that works perfectly for you!
do what works for you! I've found that 99% of it is a battle of the mind
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