Back to Maintenance - For Good - Yay!

     

     My highest viewed blog page is the one where I admitted I had some regain.  So I thought I'd share that I'm now back into full blown maintenance for good (hopefully).  After taking my measurements I realized I'm smaller than ever, or at least since age 11 or thereabouts. I gave myself permission to slip back into maintenance about a week ago, after struggling for almost 2 years, spinning my wheels. Oddly, this week lost 1 lb, which I didn't deserve (mathematically), but could be because of my Inmotion elliptical machine, which I absolutely love.

     I'm 6 lbs up from my lowest weight, 7 lbs up from my dream weight.  I will continue with my original maintenance 1000 / 2200 plan, with an occasional Controlled Cheating day.


     My rear is still quite fluffy and could use some shrinkage.  Everywhere else I'm bony. I joke about being lopsided, but I suspect I have a touch of body dysmorphia, as a result of having had 65+ inch hips.  I see myself looking similar to this:

though in reality, my hips are only 2" bigger than my bust.  Good enough.  The rest of my journey will be done through exercise.

     The JUDDD calculator has me at 1730 for my UD, but that low number makes me feel quite whiny, to be honest.  And who couldn't be excited about eating 2200 calories every other day?

     

     This week I'm ordering a fitness watch and see where the exercise will take me. I'm rather excited because i'm finally to the point where I feel an actual desire to do more physically. It only took me 5 yrs to get there.   

     So very thankful for my Lord Jesus Christ Who guided me to this way of eating.

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