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Old 03-25-2009, 10:26 AM   #1  
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Default How to figure out the length of time it takes to recover from falling off the wagon!
I had what I would consider an Einstein moment while driving to work this morning. This may be a "no-duh" for some who may have already figured it out, but it was a revelation for me!

Now we all know that if we fall off the wagon and go splurge on whatever our vices are; be it alcohol, junk food, fast food, etc., then we're bound to see the repurcussion of our actions on the scale pretty soon after. Well I've figured out a way to ease our frustrations as we not-so-patiently anticipate seeing the drop in numbers back down to what we were prior to the splurge. If you know how long it takes to go away, maybe it'll make the world a little more sane.

Calculation:
Length of time you spent indulging multiplied by 1.5 = time it takes to get back to prior weight.

Example: You go out for a night on the town on a Saturday. Multiply this one day by 1.5 and it'll take until mid-monday to get down to where you were Saturday morning. Keep in mind that it's better to weigh at the same time as you normally do to have an accurate number.

Example 2: You spend a week jumping on and off the wagon (as I did last week ). Multiply the # of days by 1.5. This has been tested by your's truely as I spent 4 days off track last week with the last time being Sunday night. 4 multiplied by 1.5 = 6 days. I am now on the 3rd day after and am 182.6 after being 186.6 at my highest so am on track to be back down to 181 (where I was prior) by Friday-ish.

Neat right? LoL I like to know things in advance and work with numbers all day so this is groundbreaking for me.

So the next time that you go off plan for whatever reason and see a jump in numbers, don't fret because you now know when to expect that you'll be back to normal.

Wha'd'ya think? Any personal examples from others that back me up?

**Note: This is all under the assumption that you make a full flege leap back onto the wagon with staying on plan.
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Old 03-25-2009, 10:34 AM   #2  
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This is interesting. I wonder if it's the same for everyone or if you have just found your own unique calculation. Maybe I'll give it a try next time!
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Old 03-25-2009, 10:51 AM   #3  
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I like this! I will definately give this a try next time and see if it's tru for me.
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Old 03-25-2009, 10:57 AM   #4  
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I hope your right! I had a jump in weight on monday after a bad weekend. Now it's Wed. and I'm not as high as I was... but still a few pounds over where I was. By you're calculations though I'm pretty much right on track and since I spent 3 days over indulging times 1.5 it will take me 4.5 days to get back on track. Hopefully tomorrow night Friday morning! *fingers crossed
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Old 03-25-2009, 11:03 AM   #5  
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LOL, that's awesome that this is getting a good response. It's an idea right? It really would be interesting to see if there are people out there that this applies to as well.
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I think this is somewhat true for me! Usually my weekends are: eating well until dinner on Friday nights, fall off the wagon on Saturday, eat "mostly good" on Sundays. So really, around two days of being OP. 2 x1.5 = usually Wednesday morning I am back to where I was on Friday morning. Seems right to me!
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Old 03-25-2009, 12:10 PM   #7  
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I don't know but I am dang sure gonna try it. Because I will totally be of plan 4/11-4/12 ha
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When I had a horrible day off plan the next day I was up 3.8lbs and two days later I was back to the weight before my binge.
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Old 03-25-2009, 03:43 PM   #9  
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This is DEFINITELY true for me! When I went home for Christmas (December 12-January 12) I was SO off the wagon and gained back about seven pounds! When I started eating right and working out again, it took me about two months to work all of that crap I'd eaten off of my body!

Then again, sometimes I have an "off day" where I go out with friends, eat at a restaurant or go to a party and have a couple drinks... and weigh in the next morning at a loss!

Bodies are WEIRD.
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Old 03-25-2009, 03:48 PM   #10  
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Lol, it's fun! But it's not applicable to everybody, I have been off wagon for 3 weeks, that means I should recover in a little more than one month when I actually recovered in 1 week, lol. :P
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I will try this out. I went WAY off the wagon all day Thursday and on Saturday night. I will count that as three full days because I was so off plan, which means I should recover by tomorrow. I'll check back to let you all know!
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Old 03-25-2009, 07:25 PM   #12  
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oh interesting theory
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Old 03-25-2009, 07:57 PM   #13  
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haha never thought about it like that before
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Old 03-26-2009, 12:44 AM   #14  
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haha yesss! i definitely think something like this goes on with me. but mines usually in terms of months not days
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