I’ve Reached My Ideal Weight. Now What?
I’ve cracked the code on how to keep from putting the pounds back on
It’s so much easier to gain weight than to lose it, and yo-yo dieting is a genuine concern. The numbers don’t look good. On Livestrong.com, Gary Foster, Ph.D., clinical director of the Weight and Eating Disorders Program at the University of Pennsylvania, says nearly 65 percent of dieters return to their pre-dieting weight within three years.
I’m concerned because I have finally reached the weight my doctor told me I should shoot for last year. I’ve now lost 62 pounds. It was the side effect of eliminating as many carbs as possible to lower my blood sugar from Type 2 diabetes to normal (although they call it remission. It’s like they expect it to be back someday, like the weight).
I hadn’t thought about what would come next after reaching my goal.
The first question is whether the weight I’ve reached is even where it should be. The number my doctor and I chose seemed reasonable, but it was based on the old-style charts that show a weight range based on your body type. I’ve always considered these charts unfair because they don’t consider all the human body’s variables. It’s too easy to be called obese when that may not be the case. A bodybuilder who is the same height and body type I am…
