Hi,
Well Thursday did show a loss on the scales-400g which gives me a total loss of 6kgs in 8 weeks. I am happy with that but during the week I was quite depressed and looking for more- I just felt I wanted to get there quicker but am in a better frame of mind today and happy for the weight to come off slowly, I haven't got too much further to go but I do anticipate the next 5 kilos taking longer.
I'm not sure what was wrong with me during the week. It isn't TTOM but I do occasionally get moody and yell at the kids alot for no real reason but can't control myself- and this week was one of those weeks, I actually eneded up crying a couple of times, I felt like I had so much to do and not enough time to do it, I wanted to exercise, I wanted to spend some time with the kids because I was feeling guilty but I just couldn't do it all.
After not doing any exercise on the treadmill over the last 2 days I forced myself to get back to it this morning but couldn't push myself as much as I usually do, when I was jogging I couldn't do the full 4 1/2 min bursts that I do nearly every day so instead walked then done around 2-3 mins jog then walked 10 or so mins and tried a couple more jogs between walking but still couldn't do the full song until the end. So my energy levels are a bit down today for some reason.
Anyway- need to get off this computer, my kids want me again!!
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ReplyDeleteOkay! Hopefully i can clear things up a bit and explain more :)
Without wanting to sound really annoying, the length of each of the stages depends on a LOT of factors that vary from person to person. This includes genetics (i.e. a greater susceptibility to hold on to food for longer in times of strife!), gender (easier for males than females), age (easier for younger than older), past weight loss history (the more times you have dieted or lost significant amounts in the past, the harder it will be, unfortunately - your body has memory!), your current weight (the closer you are to your healthy BMI, the harder it is!), and your recent exercise / stress / eating levels.
So, ultimately this means that only you can gauge how long each of the stages will last. For example, I managed to learn about my eating habits and my hunger response/stages through keeping a diary over a number of months - before and after every meal (kind of like core suggests) i would grade my hunger before and after the meal. But: eventually, you can notice patterns, and that followed the 'stages' that i put up, which was supported/explained by the information in my Medical Physiology textbook and other scientific studies.
Yes, it sounds VERY MUCH like you would be in stage 3 (or actually probably 4!). Since you currently have quite a low body weight, an from your age, gender, weight history etc etc - i would probably recommend a maintenance period of 2 weeks at least... (preferably more - but remember the longer you maintain, the easier it will be to lose the last few kilos, and also the easier it will be to keep the weight off for life!)
I guess i was also a little concerned by how on your blog you wrote: "i'm absolutely obsessed with weight loss!". I confess, that principle is all TOO familiar to me... and actually i find signifies me getting to a 'stage 3 or 4" and needing to take a break! For me personally, when i get obsessed, the risk of me changing from one extreme to the other (i.e. going back to absolutely no exercise and eating buckets of unhealthy food!) is high, so i've taken that on board, and make sure i give myself plenty of a time out - and try to 'change my thinking a bit'. Like, this will sound mad - but when i get obsessed i get paranoid about eating carbohydrates and full fat cheese and unhealthy foods... well i'm getting to the paranoid stage last night, and i actually FORCEFED hot chips and Snakatas into me!!!! I allowed myself to just eat as much as i wanted, and had to keep supressing the guilt etc etc... well when i came home and tracked, i was very pleasantly surprised to find out that i had still naturally regulated my food intake to within my daily energy requirements. What that (long winded!) story means, is that it IS actually possible to let go a bit, and rely on just hunger signals to help you maintain properly. Another 2 things that is VITAL for proper maintenance: you MUST listen to your body's cravings for foods, because the sooner you shut them up - the sooner your body will supercharge its metabolism. BUT, if you can - try to break foods down a bit into their basic ingredients - i.e. if you crave chocolate - that means your body wants fat and sugar. So rather than attempting to shut up the craving with a food with very poor nutritional content (which will NOT work, and you need to eat a LOT of it to do so!), try to go for something healthy that contains that. E.g. a glass of milk, handful of nuts, bowl of nutty muesli and yoghurt - for me, the be natural bars or sesame snaps always do the trick!
Ok, wow that was a lot of talking.
One other thing i would highly recommend (but i don't want to sound like an advertisement or something :S sorry, it's just well well worth reading!) is checking out the 'Dr Amanda' website on the side of my blog, and consider buying her book. What she has written in there explains what i've said 20 times better, easier and also more comprehensively (and supports everything with medical research!), and will also answer many of your other questions that will arm you with the knowledge you need to tackle your "hunger symptoms" at the moment. I can say with total confidence that her book is recommended by many general practitioners, she is NOT some 'diet quack' with the latest fad diet - she actually works at the prestigious and internationally-acclaimed Garvan Institute here in Sydney, and was one of my lecturers in the topic of "the body's control of weight" for 1st and 2nd year.
I'll stop talking now, all the best - and if you have any other questions, i'm very happy to answer. Let me know how you go, yeah?
Love Nikki