oh, here is a cross post from my log so you can all see how conflicted I am about restricting my calories. for me, leaning out will have to happen over a few more YEARS, lol:
I am just posting these things to my log to keep me motivated. I would love for my body to change dramatically over the 6 months, but it just might not happen. I am maintaining a 70 pound weight loss, so further loss of body fat would definitely require a significant eating change. I already eat clean most of the time, and I eat reasonable portions. while I am tempted to do something dramatic like TNT or other plans that are conducive to losing body fat, I know what happens with my history when I restrict like that--diets for me lead to compensatory overeating every single time I have done them. I wish I didn't have such messed up eating problems, but this is what happens when I restrict calories too much or restrict carbs too much.
so I am choosing to focus on athletic performance, while still being accountable to monthly pictures and measurements. I realize that losing body fat would certainly improve my running, but I have to be realistic. I refuse to do anything during a fat loss phase that I am not willing to do for the rest of my life on maintenance. and the only thing that has worked for me is painfully slow weight loss. it took me a whole year to lose 15 pounds over the past year. and the closer I get to goal, the slower it seems to go.
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