The Light at the end of the Tunnel

[dae_tona]

Due to rising oil prices and electricity costs, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Thank goodness I was able to pay the bill & get the light turned back on!!

As many well know, I started eating to my BMR not that long ago with an emphasis of being in a calorie deficit to keep losing fat-which equals out to about body weight x 12 so that's the formula I follow now to be sure I am in a calorie deficit while losing body fat.

My ah-ha moment came as I was doing this. I always struggled with raising my carbs because once I started raising them-when I was still in weight loss mode-I'd either gain or get stuck. I'd neither lose weight nor inches for weeks at a time. I just couldn't figure it out. For many years, I couldn't figure out why I always struggled in this area-that's why I put myself in maintenance because I was tired of trying to lose & figured-as long as I could maintain-just forget trying to raise my carbs anymore. I'd just be happy with where I was. And so I entered maintenance mode.

And then you know what clicked? Well, if I was going to raise my carbs-then, of course-that would mean raising calories as well. (try adding in nuts & there you go-probably an extra 170 calories on top of what you are already eating) So instead of raising carbs & calories, I would have to back down on my calories so I would still be in a deficit. So that is what I am doing now. I am raising my carbs-I guess you could put me in pre-maintenance mode now for this reason-but lowering my calories based on my body weight x 12.

I used to be someone who didn't like variety but I am starting to discover that I prefer variety in my eating choices now-more than meat, eggs, veggies & oils. I still would like to eat nuts, fruits, sweet potatoes & legumes.
So that was one other reason I decided to do this-that way, I can have more variety in my eating. I don't know that I'll ever be able to get away with eating 100 g of carbs but I know that I'll be able to eat more than 30 g & neither lose nor gain weight or inches.

As soon as I'm at 27 inches, then I'll put myself back in maintenance mode-no matter what the scale says.

Some people can get away with adding in carbs & raising their calories at the same time. I'm not one of those who can. And I'm glad to finally have recognized this fact about me. What an eye opener!!

Dyan

[Diana]

It's all about figuring out what you want and how the body works.... Congrats