I've decided to maintain my current weight for at least a few weeks even though I'm only 2.5 pounds away from my goal weight of 190. I'm seeing signs that my body is no longer content being on a calorie restricted diet. I feel weak & am not training well. At last weekends race I felt slow & unable to push myself as hard I'm usually able to. The biggest sign I'm seeing is MY HUNGER!
I've been losing an average of 1.5 to 1.75 pounds a week since January. I wasn't restricting my calories enough to feel that hungry, but gradually the hunger has been building, & yesterday I was hungry enough that I was very unpleasant to be around. I've had this happen before: I'd get close to a goal weight and I'd ignore my bodies warning signs. Then I'd end up falling off the wagon & gaining most or all of my weight back. So this time I'm not going to ignore my body. Even though I'm only 2.5 to 3 pounds away from my goal weight, I'm going to do what my body's telling me it needs. This time I'm not so focused on the short term that I end up destroying my long term goal. I'm going to let my body recover & start to feel good again. Perhaps I'll try to drop the extra 3 pounds in late May or early June. If I decide to, it will be because my body feels great & I know it's ready & able to. If I feel that my body isn't ready, I won't. This more moderate approach to dieting is something I've never done before, which probably explains why I've always shown up to my Ironman triathlons over weight. The only thing that has held me back from finishing an Iron distance triathlon in under 13 hours has been my weight. Hopefully this November I'll show up to Ironman Arizona between 180-200 pounds & break that elusive 13 hour mark!
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You're right to listen to your body. The last pounds will drop eventually, especially with the exercise and all. It doesn't all have to happen fast. Good luck and GREAT JOB !!! :)
ReplyDeleteDo you work with a dietician or nutritionist? I'm just curious.
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled across your blog.
ReplyDeleteI am a long time member. I work on all three aspects of the program now, the physical through increasing my food, physiology and bio-chemistry knowledge and exercise; emotional through control of expression and influence, meditation, cognitive therapy methods; and spiritual through examination of philosophy surrounding diet and exercise. This has greatly aid me in staying away from my hedonic foods, sugar, grains, nuts, cheese, and a few others. I am down 55kg by living my program.
Keep up the fine effort.