I don't get pre-maintenance

[liv]

Is it different that OWL? -

I have read the chapter several times. And pondered this.

I understand that I am supposed to add 10 carbs per week but that is not going to happen as I have found my CCLL to be about 30 I am already there.

I am supposed the find my ACE or CCLM but I cannot do that till I reach my goal, right? (I am almost there I know)

Pre-maintenance is supposed to be slow. But I lost most of my weight the first 5 months on the diet the last 6 months have been slow. So I am very familiar with slow.

Am I perhaps already doing pre-maintenance? I don't know.
Is there anything I am missing?

[Elizellen]

I would think that if you are already at your CCLL and doing a 'modified owl' by swapping out your 5 net carbs rather than adding them, then there shouldn't bee too much difference for you for premaintenance.
Though I notice you have a OWL rung 8 blinkie in your sig, so guess you havent yet tried what grains do to your body, so are officially still on OWL.

I suppose for premaintenance you could try larger portions of the rung foods gradually and see if there is a limit to the quantity of them you can eat and still lose.

[blueberrylady]

I've wondered what the difference is too because I'm losing less than a pound a week on rung 7. It may be because we are both 5'2 so we can't eat as much as taller people, but I don't know for sure.

I averaged out my carbs for a week awhile back and I was maintaining at 43 carbs a day. I cut back for a few weeks and lost 3 more pounds, now I'm maintaining at that weight (16 at around 35 carbs a day. I'm thinking of cutting back to 30 a day to get the weight loss started again.

I ate some meatloaf that had breadcrumbs in it but it didn't seem to bother me at all. I think I will never go back to grains though, especially pasta, because I know that would be the end for me. They are so addictive to me that I don't want anything to do with them.

There is apparently a very thin line between the rungs and pre-maintenance so it's just a matter of finding our CCLL and staying wherever that happens to be. I hope this helps.

[blueberrylady]

I have no idea where that smiley face came from. It's supposed to read 168.

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by blueberrylady

I have no idea where that smiley face came from. It's supposed to read 168.

I think it is because you followed the 8 by a ) so it thought you wanted the smiley This happens with other characters like ; & ) which make without a gap between them and : & ) = and : & ( =

[liv]

Thanks for the info guys.
I like the idea Elizellen of trying larger portions. I guess pre-maintenance is about finding all your boundaries and limits and possibilities. I just have to put my mind to it. So much have been focused on losing the last year.

Thanks for charing Nyna. I was "maintaining" at around 40-45 carbs for a while too. Months actually before I decided it was time to face up to the fact that I had to go lower to lose. I am not cutting calories however. I keep an eye on them so I do not overeat but I don't really focus on them.