Like trying to tackle a wild cat to me and then to hold it down!
As for the 52DC’s and real life here is where I kick my own arse time and time again. I know what I need to do though doing it consistently is a constant on the mind task. Seems also that the more I focus on rounding out a diet to maintain my weight inevitably I gain, frustrating as hell!
This break from work has given me a chance to read up on a couple of concept diets and evaluate not just their abilities to have me meet my targets but at the same time be a method that I can actually stick to so that it does work.
You hear so many times where someone will say, “hey, this diet or that diet does not work,…blaa, blaa, blaa,… what I hear is that “I didn’t dedicate 100% to it therefore I failed at it”.
I wish I could somehow mix the two concepts I am evaluating though I suspect that if I were to I will continue to post weight and personal vital numbers that are out of range further than they should be.
I will dial something in by Wednesday and go with it for the 52 days.
A wise friend of mine posts; ”The best diet is one you can stick to”. …….
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Posted by TNT Man on January 1, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Capt’n:
There are really two sides to the coin. Weight Loss and Maintenance. What I have found is that many people don’t focus suffieciently (strictly) on the weight loss to get to the point where they can modify the basic program to a maintenance level. That goes for whatever program you choose.
Yeah – I was OCD during the weight loss phase. I wanted to get the pain over as quickly as I could. Now – as I did last evening – I had a really relaxed evening – food wise. This morning – back to basics.
That’s what works for me.
Good Luck
TNT Man
Posted by Captdhd on January 1, 2012 at 3:47 PM
TNT, you set as good as an example as anyone could that is why so many of us from the forum respect your opinion as much as we do. I included, pretty obvious.
I am not bowled over to lose 20 pounds although it wouldn’t be a bad thing.
TNT Plan A would be ideal and when I stuck to it in the spring of 2010 my numbers were never better, but I struggled like a son of a gun to stick to it, haven’t had the resilience to do it since.
Working my way through the new book and also referencing your notes, if I can’t keep myself fewer than 50g of carbs a day the diet won’t be effective. One Apple!
Anything I do will be better than the “See Food” diet I’ve been tracking on for the last couple of months!
Posted by TNT Man on January 1, 2012 at 6:54 PM
F the apple. Go for Berries & Cream. Or get to Plan B and use a banana as the carbs. So many options with a little creative thinking.
50 carbs – only in the beginning. Some people can go higher withe no problems. All the veggies get to 25. The berries, nuts etc. take it to 50. Plan B takes it higher only on the 3 RT days.
And – this is just until you lose the weight.
But – as I said – You got to be able to do this or any other diet.
Good Luck
TNT Man