Tue, Feb-19-02, 09:58
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New Member
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 132/132/118
BF:
Progress: 0%
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How I Fell Off the Wagon
When I introduced myself, someone was interested in knowing how I fell of the wagon, and gained the weight back. So, I thought I'd share.
I stayed with the PP plan for about a year after reaching my goal weight, and had no problems maintaining. The slide started innocently enough, some ice cream here, some bread there. Coupled with a nagging doubt that eating this way long-term could not possibly be the best way to live. Within 6-months, I had gained back more than half of the weight I had lost. Also, in the last 4-5 months, due to work pressures, I would eat what I could pop into my mouth quickly, which for me, means carbs and junk. So, now I have almost as much weight to lose as I did when I started PP a couple of years ago.
I'm in the process of rereading PP, and I'd like to get their new book. I'm rereading because I've discovered that I need the reinforcement of the program. And, because I've forgotten things like how much protein to eat at each meal, etc.
I'm still trying to figure out if this plan is OK in the long run. Perhaps more experienced people could help me out on this. I do see my doctor regularly and all tests have come back fine (when I was on the plan before). All I know is, I felt better when I followed PP, I had more energy, I didn't crave foods in between meals--just a general sense of feeling better.
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