We Kin Get Thin!

I've really been hoping to find a good diet that would allow me to lose weight, but also be sustainable for life. I don't want to follow a specific/fad/extreme diet in order to lose weight, but then have to switch to a different way of eating when I am at goal, only to gain it all back. But it seems this isn't attainable.

So far, in my trials, the only thing that achieves weight loss for me, is CHANGE.
When I change my diet in a drastic way (either for the better, or worse!) my body drops a couple pounds. So it seems safe to say that my only hope of actually losing this weight is to do just that.

Therefore, mama's got a brand new plan!
This comes from what I've done for the past 3 weeks. And it has inadvertently allowed me to lose 6lbs!

TRIAL # 852290549817
Experiment Name : Alternating Weeks

Description :
WEEK ONE -
"Hyper Week"
Meals will consist of 2 smoothies as meal replacements, plus one proper-portioned, well rounded meal. Up to 2 SMALL snacks allowed throughout the day. TWO workouts per day, one morning, one evening. Minimum of one hour thirty minutes combined. No rest day.

WEEK TWO -
"Chill Week"
Three round meals a day, of proper portions. Rare "small treats" are allowed (ie : 1/2 a cookie, small latté, etc) Will not exceed 1,600 calories per day. So, for this week I will eat "normally". One hour evening workout daily, with one rest day.

RINSE, AND REPEAT.

This is what I will try. If it does not confuse my body enough, I will switch to doing 2 weeks "Hyper", 1 week "Chill", etc.


If this works, I think it also lends itself very easily into being a sustainable lifestyle. I can meld the two together into a comfortable routine for maintenance.

So, wish me luck. I hate all this experimenting, but at the same time.. every time i change my routine, I feel a glimmer of hope. Whatever keeps me going, I say!