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Reverse Dieting and Mental Transformation

11/11/2015

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Guess what? My soon-to-be coach advised me to continue to reverse diet until we start prepping (later than I expected)! Umm... HECK YES I will! I guess I thought it would take me a lot longer to get as lean as I need to be for the show than it actually will. That's why it's so important to have a good coach -- they can give an outside, unbiased, objective insight. If left to my own devices, I would have been cutting calories like crazy already... while my metabolism would have had the potential to be in better shape pre-cut. Thank God for Dr. Layne Norton.

The last time I was actually super lean was about a year before I started this blog. If I could go back in time and tell my past self that I was going to gain 10-20 pounds in a few years, I would have probably flipped my shiz. I am not afraid to admit I was a little crazy in the head. My life literally revolved around my refusal to eat and it consumed my mind 24/7. I remember looking in the mirror at my concave stomach thinking I should just lose 5 more pounds... so messed up.

Anyways, I just wanted to say that IIFYM and reverse dieting have not only changed the amount and quality of food that I eat, but they have also completely changed how I view myself as a person. I am so much more than a shell, more than a body, more than skin and bones. I used to think that being as skinny as possible was the ultimate "happiness" I could achieve in life, as ridiculous as it sounds that was my reality; I knew this was wrong thinking, but I didn't think I could change the way my brain was programmed. Not sure if some of that delusion was caused by the lack of food, but I'm now at perhaps the best place I've ever been in life. I'm 22 pounds heavier than my lightest weight, 10 pounds heavier than I was last year, and I am so incredibly content. Not just with my body, but with who I am and the confidence I feel to be completely myself at all times with all people. It's a pretty cool and empowering feeling.

All that to say, IIFYM and reverse dieting freaking rocks. That's all. :P

- C
5 Comments
lucy
11/12/2015 11:14:43 pm

This is such a great read. I love hearing about your stories. They motivate me in my reverse dieting journey as well. Looking forward to hearing about your contest prep once that begins. :D

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Cait link
11/18/2015 05:23:56 pm

Awe that makes me so happy!! Thank you for the sweet encouragement!! <3 Means a lot to me

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Dena
11/18/2015 07:29:02 am

I'm thinking about competing in the future. Can you give any info on the cost of a good coach? Online vs in person

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Cait link
11/18/2015 05:31:49 pm

Gosh that's a tough question.. All I can say is you get what you pay for, which I believe is true for most things in life. I would go with anyone from Layne Norton's list of reputable coaches (or Layne himself if you can afford it); prophysique.com is great as well as http://www.metabolicevolution.com . :) Alpha Training Protocols is great too http://www.teamatp.net/

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June
1/22/2016 10:26:52 am

When does one implement a reverse diet? I just started IIFYM this week...not sure how long to do one, then the other. I am still scouring your blog!

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