Plateaus are not a bad thing......
For many, many months I have stalled in the weight loss segment of my ongoing transformation. (YES ongoing, as Body For Life is a lifetime thing.)
The scale hasn't budged. We'll if the truth be told, there are days it goes up a pound...and days it drops back down. I guess I have reached a new established set point. Frankly I am getting pretty tired of wandering around this plateau!
The old set point was around 188. My current setpoint is 140. I have maintained at this level for 12 months. This to me is an amazing accomplish. After years of diets that failed me---depression that trailed them---and the extra pounds that tagged along behind...I have finally found the answer. Diets don't work. Exercise and proper nutrition do work. But I want more!
My new goal is 135. I plan to lose my "meno-pot" and add a couple of pounds of new muscle...I want a six pack and I will get one!!!
To do it...I will have to be more careful in my nutrition. I will break out the measuring cups and use them. Those measuring spoons too! No more eye balling my servings and guessing the amounts of my ingredients.
I will make sure I am eating enough (that's right enough) to support my current level of activity. On the days I don't hit that sixth meal...I know I am asking for an extra free day. So if I have to I will force feed myself that sixth meal of the day! LOL
Plateaus are not a bad thing...but it can get pretty boring wandering around the same territory month after month. My present goal is to find my way out and climb the mountain for a better view.
Tommorrow I start week two of my Ultimate Red Bikini, BFL challenge.
My 53 birthday is approaching. On May 12th I will be at the top of that mountain and the plateau will be miles behind me!
The scale hasn't budged. We'll if the truth be told, there are days it goes up a pound...and days it drops back down. I guess I have reached a new established set point. Frankly I am getting pretty tired of wandering around this plateau!
The old set point was around 188. My current setpoint is 140. I have maintained at this level for 12 months. This to me is an amazing accomplish. After years of diets that failed me---depression that trailed them---and the extra pounds that tagged along behind...I have finally found the answer. Diets don't work. Exercise and proper nutrition do work. But I want more!
My new goal is 135. I plan to lose my "meno-pot" and add a couple of pounds of new muscle...I want a six pack and I will get one!!!
To do it...I will have to be more careful in my nutrition. I will break out the measuring cups and use them. Those measuring spoons too! No more eye balling my servings and guessing the amounts of my ingredients.
I will make sure I am eating enough (that's right enough) to support my current level of activity. On the days I don't hit that sixth meal...I know I am asking for an extra free day. So if I have to I will force feed myself that sixth meal of the day! LOL
Plateaus are not a bad thing...but it can get pretty boring wandering around the same territory month after month. My present goal is to find my way out and climb the mountain for a better view.
Tommorrow I start week two of my Ultimate Red Bikini, BFL challenge.
My 53 birthday is approaching. On May 12th I will be at the top of that mountain and the plateau will be miles behind me!
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