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Originally Posted by Ree  Quick question: Do you plan to do this long term? Or do you plan to reach a goal and go back to eating "normally?"
Notesmaeve made a great point about yo-yo dieting. What really works is a healthy eating plan and reasonable exercise. It's a lifestyle change really. |
I'm 1.91 m tall (6 feet 3 inches), currently weighing 78 kg (172 lbs), down from 105 kg (231 lbs) last january (I have done this in several stages since then)
My target weight is 70 kg (154 lbs). That corresponds to a BMI of 19.2, in the lower end of the normal range. 70 kg is also what I weighed when I was 18 or so (I'm 36 now).
For my current weightloss project I've gone from 84.9 kg on july 7 to to 78.1 today (0.1 kg per day for 2 months). Since 0.1 kg is the smallest step on my scale, I don't have to use the quirky formula given in the original post. I just have to know that my goal weight decreases by 0.1 from the previous day. For each day I write down the current target weight, in
red if I'm above it, in
green if I'm below it. So all I have to remember is if I'm allowed to
eat this day or
not. So the weight fluctuates up and down all the time, but the long-term rate of weight-loss is 0.7 kg/week, which is quite comfortable.
I'll use the same method even when I've reached my goal. Then the daily target weight will always be the same. So all I have to do is remember: do I weigh more than 70.0 kg?
Yes --> Fast today,
No --> Eat today. Weight control for dummies, eh?
I eat healthier now than I did a year and a half ago. I'm a vegetarian since about 2 months. But I still love ice-cream (dulce de leche is my favorite), and greasy fries. But I think my body knows what kind of food it needs. All I do is limit the amounts a bit. And I actually think semi-periodical fasts are healthy.
I hope people don't take this thing too seriously. It's just a tool among others.