Getting down to whatever my final weight will be... Mild angst over what to do the next few...

Well, I am below my doctors goal weight, and at my personal goal weight (140).  My doctor says it's ok for me to lose more, and that my body will stop when it is ready...  I am ok with losing more, and I feel that I could lose 10-20 more pounds and still loo****per those charts online, I can lose 30 more pounds and still be within a healthy weight for my height/bone structure).

So, here is what I'm angsting about... 

I work out, and follow a plan approved by my doctor.  My workouts are usually 1-2 hours, 6 days a week.  I eat 1000-1200 calories on most days.  I keep my protein around 100, and don't count carbs (my app says I usually get around 90 total carbs a day).  This seems to work for me, and I generally lose 8 pounds per month now (I used to lose 2-4 a week, or more, but that has slowed down since month 6).  I feel like I could follow my current plan forever- I don't have a hard time working out this much nor do I feel deprived of food.
HOWEVER
I know that if I dropped my calories and restricted my carbs, the weight might come off a little faster.  But... what I'm currently doing is working... does it really matter if I lose these last few pounds in 2 months versus 3 months? 

Prior to surgery, I was in a binge eating treatment program.  It helped to teach me tools to avoid binging and eat better...  I kind of feel like I'm maybe trying to mess with myself by restricting myself more than I need to?

Thoughts?

 If you aren't stalled then I wouldn't change up.  Maintenance is forever after all, so how much difference will that month make?

I am *really* proud of you for noticing that what you were about to do was a restrictive behavior. 

Maybe for some folks the battle really ends with how may carbs, calories, et cetera, but for some of us, the battle continues with dysfunctional knee jerk behaviors of our past.

Happy, healthy, and whole baby!!

You got it! 

*squeeze*

Thanks :)

IF IT AIN'T BROKE.....DON'T FIX IT.

congratulations on doing so well and for treating yourself the way you deserve to be treated.

GREAT JOB!!!! WAY TO GO.......  

Exactly...

I would keep on doing what you are doing. It sounds like the habits are ingrained and it's working. In the scheme of things, two vs. three months is no different. Just keep on trucking, you're doing awesome!

I would keep on keepin' on.  I went from 140 to 133 in about 6 weeks.  We're the same height, similar ages ( I'm older, I think) and we follow similar eating/workout regimins.  I'm at 130 (down 3 lbs in the last 4 weeks)  right now even after increasing calories because of my non-VSG related health issues and being hypothyroid at the cellular level (Low fT3). 

Thanks :)  I'm in my mid 30's...

Do you have a weight that you are going to try to "stop" at, or are you going to let your body go down to whatever it naturally stops at?

 I'm 'stopping' on medical advice (at least termporarily)  due to complications with Graves' disease. The cliff notes version is it appears I got into a loop where my body stopped converting T4 to T3 (Euthyroid sick syndrome) when I got sick at Xmas time which interferred with iron absorption causing  low ferritin which in turn causes issues with converting T4 to T3.  Low T3 means being 'hypothyroid' at the cellular level.  Calorie deficit also can impede conversion; ergo, my move to eliminate calorie defucit in conjunction with changes in my meds.

My endocrinologist also thinks that the uber high level of Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin in my system STILL 18 years after having my thryoid knocked out with radiation is probably cross-reacting with something else causing other autoimmune issues beyond the debilitating eye and skin diseases I already have. Off to the rheumatologist in the morning for a full workup, there.  I'm making some dietary changes related to autoimmune response.
 
I actually had a "golly gee, glad I spent $18K and I lost all this weight so I can live in blinding pain and possibly blindness a few years longer" kind of moment on Monday after my visit to the endocrinologist. It was transient as I'm not one to wallow, generally, but I did have a moment.

:(  Sorry to hear about your health troubles.  That is sucky :(