Weight Watching

[firecracker_fem]

So, I've been a little heavier than I'd like to be for a while now. This last week, I just kind of let go and had some real sodas and more than a bit of alcohol. Now I am finding that some of my clothes have to wait until I attain my more average weight. The really disconcerting bit is that now all my underwear are tight - F

Comments

[reedrover]

I have a friend who offers some excellent, well-rounded advice here: http://nbsfit.com/

[vvalkyri]

what's this 8 hr thing?

[firecracker_fem]

You can eat whatever you want but you can only eat during an 8 hour window and you fast the other 16 hours of the day (also called the 8/16 diet and intermittent fasting). The theory basically is that you can't eat enough in only 8 hours to make yourself fat. Promoters also cite benefits of fasting and whatnot. I'm not really going to include this part. But it apparently helps when you do it even only periodically. Especially on those days when you have to go out to eat with people. I did it yesterday. I have a terrible habit of snacking at night. I'm REALLY good all day, and then I want things to munch on at night. It helped fight that impulse, so the 8-hour diet might be an occasional strategy, but not a regular focus of my diet plan. I drank a TON of water last night to fight the eating.

http://www.wimausa.org/is-the-8-hour-diet-a-realistic-approach-to-weight-loss/

[vvalkyri]

considering how much matzoh and butter i ate last night for no reason other than the crunch this is tempting.

[labrynthos]

My wardrobe spans 4 sizes due to weight loss/gain over the past 4 years. Very frustrating. I suppose one could call it "yo-yo" dieting. It sucks to have great clothes and not be able to fit into them anymore. And also, being in better shape is...well...better!

I've got many friends who have achieved their goals through Paleo + Crossfit.

I use a modified version of 4 Hour Body, but it's very difficult to stick to, so I do a few 4HB days, and then just regular low-cal days. I use MyFitnessPal to track calories and exercise. Join...me.... :-)