Transforming the Body: Maintaining Healthy Weight
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Happiness after achieving a flat stomach did not last long. I would gain a few pounds and then work hard to lose it. This became a cycle. An irritating one. I tried a few different methods. Here is the two-step process that has worked for the last few years:
As of today morning, the report from the weight control room displayed 134.5 lbs. It has been many years at this weight. I'm happy to have discovered what works for me. Besides the above two-step process, I've a bunch of tiny hacks. More on these in a later note.
Where do things slip for you? And what works for you?
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- Transforming the Body: Weight Management Hacks
Happiness after achieving a flat stomach did not last long. I would gain a few pounds and then work hard to lose it. This became a cycle. An irritating one. I tried a few different methods. Here is the two-step process that has worked for the last few years:
- Daily Calibration
- My initial method to maintain weight was to weigh myself at the end of each month. And my warning signal would be when my pants got tight. By the time it came to this stage, it was a little late. I'd have already gained 5-8 lbs. I became good at losing this excess weight. But it was unnecessary stress and disruption of everyday life. So I introduced granularity. And started weighing myself daily. This thought came when I was flossing my teeth one night before bed. If I don't miss any day for flossing, why can't I weigh myself every morning? This was very helpful. The weighing scale tells you that you can eat two heavy carb and protein meals, but space them out during the week. Don't do back-to-back. Pretty simple.
- Immediate Action
- Action must follow calibration to achieve success. If the weight is off, act that very day. Zero procrastination. Depending on my schedule, I use one of these levers to get the weight back to target:
- Routine Movements
- I've written about why and how I incorporated natural movements in my daily life. If the weight is on target, I stick to to the usual natural movement routine. Hand washing dishes. Yard work. Walking my dog four times every day. If the weight is higher than the target, I pick up a pending home or yard project.
- Appropriate Portions
- I analyzed how people ate in different parts of the world. And the revelation was shocking but obvious. So I decided to right-size my portions. My daily portions vary based on the weight.
- Routine Movements
- Action must follow calibration to achieve success. If the weight is off, act that very day. Zero procrastination. Depending on my schedule, I use one of these levers to get the weight back to target:
As of today morning, the report from the weight control room displayed 134.5 lbs. It has been many years at this weight. I'm happy to have discovered what works for me. Besides the above two-step process, I've a bunch of tiny hacks. More on these in a later note.
Where do things slip for you? And what works for you?
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