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The ADD wonders why I always push simple calorie counting so hard as a universal answer. This is exactly why. Dude is out here struggling with an unnecessary dieting technique and, lets be reality, is going to give up on it eventually. It is not sustainable and it is complicated and restricting.
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Ethnic Vagina Finder why did you take up carb cycling? It is a technique that is generally meant to help those with a very low bodyfat% get down into the low single digits when they are already on a heavily calorie restricted diet and have plateaued. It is completely unnecessary for an overweight/obese person to force themselves into it unless it is something you want to do. A huge part of losing weight is the mental side of it, and if you are struggling mentally you may want to take a new approach.
Mind you, I'm not telling you to quit, it is obviously working.....you just seem not to be in a great place mentally. The whole shyt about "tricking your body into burning fat" is BS at this stage in your journey. All you are doing is unknowingly creating a caloric deficit by sticking to highly satiating fat and and protein rich foods. You body is taking in less energy (calories) than it burns, so in order to function it is finding matter (fat stores and muscle tissue) to convert to energy and thus you are losing weight.
Carbs are not bad. Carbs are our bodies preferred source of energy. That is why you are in such a shytty mood and feel like shyt, you aren't giving your body what it wants. You seem very concerned about sustaining your weight once you hit your goal, and at your current pace you need to face the facts that something needs to change sooner rather than later before you burn yourself out.
Do you have any idea how many calories you eat and drink per day? You obviously have a decent amount of self control seeing as you have been able to stick to the carb cycling, so why not transfer that self control skillset into an easy to manage and easy to maintain calorie counting diet? Transition to eating some good carb sources such as Old Fashioned Quaker Oats and 100% Whole Wheat Bread....basically any carb source that has at least 2 grams of Fiber per serving and you will still be on a great road to continued, sustainable success. If you need more detailed info on anything I said or the science of weight loss just ask and there are plenty of people here that can help you out.
I be grouchy as hell during the week, including today. I work out everyday still, not to gain muscle but to maintain/increase strength. I'm trying to get down to 198 by August. It sucks because once I do hit that number, i'm gonna have to change my eating habits for a long time to maintain that weight until my body adjusts permanently.
