Today I need to remind myself of some basics. I need to see the bigger picture and remember that the finish line is months away and that this is not a sprint but a steady march with a strategy to get there. So I write this to put my mind in the right place.
I weigh myself every morning. This is a good thing for me. When the number is a little lower than yesterday there is a mini party in my dressing room :). If it isn't lower I don't go into a major depression or anything. I understand that it can't go down everyday. The line on the weight loss chart is not smooth and steady. It is jagged, with spikes and plateaus. But I get used to the anticipation every morning that it might be just a little lower today :).
Enter PHASE 3. When I do phase 3, I increase my calories everyday to eliminate the calorie deficit, get my body used to 'normal' caloric intake and kick up my metabolism. Phase 3 is the key to continued successful fat loss and ultimately successful weight maintenance. This is wonderful and it is fun to add a little bit more to my eating plan!
The problem is in that morning weigh-in time. Changing my mind from anticipating a possible weight loss to wanting a maintenance number or even a slight gain is difficult. So begins my selftalk: "It is good to maintain, it is good to maintain, it is good to maintain."
By Christmas I hope to reach my goal weight and focus on body composition (body fat % vs lean mass). At that point I will, hopefully, be building more in muscle weight than losing in fat weight. If the number on the scale goes up but the body fat % goes down, THAT should be cause for the mini celebrations!
I am beginning NOW to change my mindset!
"It is good to maintain, it is good to maintain, it is good to maintain."
I weigh myself every morning. This is a good thing for me. When the number is a little lower than yesterday there is a mini party in my dressing room :). If it isn't lower I don't go into a major depression or anything. I understand that it can't go down everyday. The line on the weight loss chart is not smooth and steady. It is jagged, with spikes and plateaus. But I get used to the anticipation every morning that it might be just a little lower today :).
Enter PHASE 3. When I do phase 3, I increase my calories everyday to eliminate the calorie deficit, get my body used to 'normal' caloric intake and kick up my metabolism. Phase 3 is the key to continued successful fat loss and ultimately successful weight maintenance. This is wonderful and it is fun to add a little bit more to my eating plan!
The problem is in that morning weigh-in time. Changing my mind from anticipating a possible weight loss to wanting a maintenance number or even a slight gain is difficult. So begins my selftalk: "It is good to maintain, it is good to maintain, it is good to maintain."
By Christmas I hope to reach my goal weight and focus on body composition (body fat % vs lean mass). At that point I will, hopefully, be building more in muscle weight than losing in fat weight. If the number on the scale goes up but the body fat % goes down, THAT should be cause for the mini celebrations!
I am beginning NOW to change my mindset!
"It is good to maintain, it is good to maintain, it is good to maintain."
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