STOMPERS - Seriously Tough On Maintenance Plan Sopers
STOMPERS are Sopers who have reached their goal weights and are now on maintenance. The letters stand for Seriously Tough on Maintenance Plan Sopers. At goal weight, Stompers can be more flexible on the rules, i.e. occasionally eating after cut off, sometimes having a junky sugary treat, or eating over points now and then. But Stompers are still expected to eat healthy, post daily, be honest AND to maintain their goal weight! They still post their menu, and their trials and tribulations, so we can support and critique them along the way as well!
Stompers as of October 2011 are Persistence, Spots, Chelle, Judith, Vandedi, Joanie, Holly and Mosie!
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Stompers as of October 2011 are Persistence, Spots, Chelle, Judith, Vandedi, Joanie, Holly and Mosie!
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Thoughts About Maintenance...
Vandedi
The only way to handle it is one bite at a time, one day at a time. You have fought too long and hard to wave the white flag now!
Maintenance is the same long journey that weight loss was - and we all know that it will be a life-long challenge for us. In many ways, the weight loss was easier - lots of support, and the exhilaration of the win on the scale. Once you arrive at your goal weight what comes next? I believe that each of us struggles with that - not all are successful. Many sabotage themselves and never hit their goal weight - in many ways paralyzed by fear by what will happen when they reach the goal...will I be happy now, will I be thin enough, etc. It's easy to blame our problems on our weight...and once that is out of the way, what next? If the weight is gone, and you're not happy, what is the real problem?
These boards are filled with stories of those that have re-gained the weight they worked so hard to lose. The support we receive from our fellow SOPers is, I believe, what will make maintenance successful. We support each other, we accept no excuses, and we will all be here for you. This will be a journey - it is not a destination!
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Maintenance is the same long journey that weight loss was - and we all know that it will be a life-long challenge for us. In many ways, the weight loss was easier - lots of support, and the exhilaration of the win on the scale. Once you arrive at your goal weight what comes next? I believe that each of us struggles with that - not all are successful. Many sabotage themselves and never hit their goal weight - in many ways paralyzed by fear by what will happen when they reach the goal...will I be happy now, will I be thin enough, etc. It's easy to blame our problems on our weight...and once that is out of the way, what next? If the weight is gone, and you're not happy, what is the real problem?
These boards are filled with stories of those that have re-gained the weight they worked so hard to lose. The support we receive from our fellow SOPers is, I believe, what will make maintenance successful. We support each other, we accept no excuses, and we will all be here for you. This will be a journey - it is not a destination!
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A Word About Maintenance
Virginia
This is a lifestyle change, not a diet! I will not be healthy and fit unless I see it that way. Now that I am on maintenance (officially a STOMPer), I go to my WW meeting at least once a month, and I appreciate the community and accountability there. I stay with the SOP thread because I need daily accountability. It helps me to post my menus. I also like to help and encourage other people (I’m know as the Protein Police). I appreciate Leather’s charms that she gives as incentives.
Diabetes runs in my family, and I am literally running from it! Since I lost about 15 lbs. using the SOP “rules”, my cholesterol is improved (it was okay before, but now it’s even better). I’m still on BP meds, but the genetic factor there is really strong. My mother had high BP at around 30.
Maintenance doesn’t mean just staying the same. For me it is important to keep a goal in mind. Now that I’m essentially at my goal weight and have done all the triathlons I’m going to do for a while, my next goal is to do some serious weight training so that I can build muscle. I have “tank” body fat testing done periodically, and I want to get into my ideal range. It’s about more than a number on the scale.
I am 60 years old, and I’m doing things now that I would not have dreamed of doing in my 40’s. My collection of shirts and medals from events keeps growing, and I know I look a lot younger than many people my age. Life is sweet!
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Diabetes runs in my family, and I am literally running from it! Since I lost about 15 lbs. using the SOP “rules”, my cholesterol is improved (it was okay before, but now it’s even better). I’m still on BP meds, but the genetic factor there is really strong. My mother had high BP at around 30.
Maintenance doesn’t mean just staying the same. For me it is important to keep a goal in mind. Now that I’m essentially at my goal weight and have done all the triathlons I’m going to do for a while, my next goal is to do some serious weight training so that I can build muscle. I have “tank” body fat testing done periodically, and I want to get into my ideal range. It’s about more than a number on the scale.
I am 60 years old, and I’m doing things now that I would not have dreamed of doing in my 40’s. My collection of shirts and medals from events keeps growing, and I know I look a lot younger than many people my age. Life is sweet!
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