Diet breaks
I'm looking for advice and perhaps reassurance from anyone that's been on a diet break. I'm hitting a wall after nearly 6 successful months of weight loss - 49lbs, from a start weight of 205 - CW 156, 5ft2f. I'm still losing, but much slower which is to be expected. I still have 20lbs to go to reach my initial GW. I'm suffering mental and physical fatigue, which isn't helped by the time of year. It's just a few degrees above freezing here and the daylight hours are getting shorter and shorter. I suffer from SAD which has hit me big time all of a sudden and the resulting apathy is extending to more than just weight loss, including work, hobbies and socialising.
I have no fears of being able to return to a deficit, but I join the many others that worry about putting weight back on or becoming lazy. I initially wanted to take just a week off exercise. Day 3 (today) I went against that and tried to go on the rowing machine but due to lack of energy, gave up after 15 mins. Now I'm wondering if I just need a break entirely. Any advice and experience, good or bad from people who've been on a diet break would really help me right now.
So my questions....How long were you losing weight before you decided to take a break? Why did you decide to do so? How long did you take a break for? Did you count calories to stay in a smaller deficit, maintenance or not count at all? Did you continue to exercise as normal or did you take a break from that as well? How did it help you (or not) physically and mentally?
Thank you in advance
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