The last time I posted a new thread, it was to
complain about my current plateau. On October 22nd, I was all the way down to 150.6. Then I bounced back up and now I am currently hanging out around 155. On the weeks that I'm lifting (weights) heavily, it's 157-ish.
So I decided to up my calories, even though I was pretty scared to do so. The good news: I am still maintaining even on 1800-2000 calories a day! The bad news: still not losing any weight. Experimenting with more and then less exercise hasn't made a difference. My body has dug in its heels, and it is not budging no matter how I try to reason with it.
At this point the only culprit I can come up with is carbs. I've been sort of low carb for a long time, keeping it between 130-150 grams a day. My 40/30/30 ratio got me all the way down to 155. It served me well, you could say. But I think the carbs have caught up with me, and the only way to get my weight moving again is to drop them lower.
So starting Sunday I'm taking the plunge and doing Atkins. (I have to finish the food I already cooked for this week, and the gorgeous Honeybelles [the sweetest, most delicious tangelos in existence] my parents sent me from Florida before I can start.) I'm nervous that I'll be starving all the time, even though everyone who does it swears this is not the case.
I'm confident that this is the thing that will break this stubborn plateau once and for all. If I'm lucky it might even get me to goal this year. Finally. It's been almost four years since I started, I am ready to stop 'practicing maintenance' and do it for real! I will be sure to let you all know how it goes.