Thread: LIW adjustment

I'm 14 days into Phase 3 and having trouble staying at my LIW of 207.0. The first day after my three days off injections I had a function to attend. I ordered a restaurant fajita, no chips of tortilla, just the meat and vegetables and maybe a tablespoon of sour cream. The next day I weighed 208.8. I've tried steak days and modified steak days (meat plus a grapefruit or apple) since then, and can't get back to 207.0. Although I've never gone above my two-pound limit, I've come close numerous times. A year or so ago, I read on here a suggestion that a person might be better off adjusting their LIW to a number slightly higher than it originally was. I was wondering what the consequences of doing that might be in this situation. Do I give up and accept a new LIW of 208.8, which it often is, or is that a mistake I'll regret later? I'm male, if that makes a difference, and plan to start another round in February. Thank you.

Big swings are common in the early part of phase 3. Just ride them out and you should see the fluctuations tighten a bit. I have a thread in the mens forum detailing my phase 3 earlier this year. I had very big swings early and things tightened up. You can say I stabilized fairly well but I think that whole term is a misconception.

Keep in mind that your weight doesn't stabilize so much as your body gets accustomed to being at a certain weight. There is always the pull of a previous set point and if your diet goes outside of the lanes, your body will meander towards that old set point. My body likes to be at 225. It used to like being at 240-245. I am right now trying to train it to like being at 210. But those other 2 set points will always be there.