Excellent article re: rate of weight loss, LSW
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Excellent article re: rate of weight loss, LSW
LSW = Lowest Sustainable Weight
It is old (from 2003-2004), but I think it has important information, especially the list at the bottom.
http://www.skyhighway.com/~turtleway/Ar ... tions.html
It is old (from 2003-2004), but I think it has important information, especially the list at the bottom.
http://www.skyhighway.com/~turtleway/Ar ... tions.html
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I've been reading old messages and run into my 2011 self. Still a good article, and I thought I would quote the most important part here:
Maintenance - Most weight loss programs hold out maintenance as a sort of magic land where the dieter will be able to go back to eating "more normally". In fact, especially after a substantial weight loss, this is not often the case. As a minister friend once said, "how you OBtain something is how you must MAINtain it". Realistically, maintaining a weight loss requires the same effort (or more), with a similar diet and exercise program as weight loss. ... This is why concentrating on finding a "diet for life" is crucial.
This was encouraging:
The following surprises me:
I've felt my loss on NoS so far was a good rate, maintainable, sustainable, not at all painful (barely noticeable!)--but sometimes all the thoughts that culture feeds us creep in and make me wonder if I should be trying harder to lose faster. I try to keep reminding myself--I didn't put all this weight on overnight, so I shouldn't expect to take it all off overnight either. I'm hoping to take off about 60 pounds in 2-3 years, and have also been prepping myself for plateaus should I hit them--I don't want to throw all this work out the window because of a plateau, and feel I should be mentally prepared to keep focusing on habit and let numbers do what they will.Scientific reviews of the literature suggest that a 10% reduction in weight taking approximately 6 months should be the maximum rate of initial weight loss.
Exactly! Just the other day, my mom and I went through the check-out aisle, and she read the headline off of some magazine touting a plan to lose some huge number (I want to say 30 lbs. in a month--maybe it wasn't that much, but it was way more than the "1-2 lbs. a week" you usually hear, and was also more than the "lose 10 lbs. fast" you sometimes hear). Crazy!In general, slow weight loss, including plateaus and stalls, help the body adjust to the change and lessen the chances of triggering counter-reactions.
The following surprises me:
I expect it to take the same effort and same exercise. That it would take more effort or exercise doesn't really make logical sense to me. I wonder if that's true for No-S.Realistically, maintaining a weight loss requires the same effort (or more), with a similar diet and exercise program as weight loss. In fact, most people need MORE exercise to maintain the weight loss than they did to lose it. This is why concentrating on finding a "diet for life" is crucial.
Homeschool Mom and No S returnee as of 11-30-15.
2 years and counting on No-S.
29 lbs. down, 34 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
Respect Moderation
2 years and counting on No-S.
29 lbs. down, 34 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
Respect Moderation
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I wonder if that is maybe for people who achieved a weight loss goal that is below what the body can naturally maintain. Then you end up having to count your calories and burn a lot of calories through exercise to "fight off" the set point where your body can relax.I expect it to take the same effort and same exercise. That it would take more effort or exercise doesn't really make logical sense to me. I wonder if that's true for No-S.