Jason Fung, among others, postulates that the longer one is overweight, the harder it is to lose weight. That sounds about right to me. Does it fit your experience?
I was obese in toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence … well, always. Even in my most herculean diet and exercise decades, I never officially left the defined parameters of obesity (below 170#). At about age 50 I decided to stop fighting hunger, to eat simply according to hunger signals (a nutritious SAD, not pure junk), and let fate take its course. I went from 195 to 264# and stayed that exact same weight for years and years (my carb-diet setpoint). I began lchf in fall 2015, that and keto took me down to 195# over 18 months, but that’s where I have been for a year (my low-carb setpoint).
I have recorded with MFP consistently and tinkered with all the usual variables, macros, water, sweeteners. I have always preferred IF, and continue to eat just breakfast and lunch. I’ve done only a little bit of longer fasting, may do more, we’ll see. I have always liked heavy labor and/or resistance training, so that’s unchanged over the decades. I tried HIIT for stall busting, but it had no effect. So, like Jimmy Moore and our local luv, @carl, despite extraordinary commitment, I may never know weight loss beyond a certain point unless some “keto duration tipping point” reprograms my metabolism for the better.
The great news is I’ve never been diabetic, nor had high blood pressure. I’m strong, flexible, and have good endurance, so I shan’t complain about my overall lot in life.
At age 63, I’ve been obese for more than 61 years. Can anyone beat that brag?
