By Emily Moss
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09 May, 2024
My Six-Week Diet Down: Striving for Summer Leanness As the summer rolls in, I’ve kicked off a six-week diet I’m calling "the season of sacrifice." This isn’t just any diet—it's a dedication to becoming my most confident self. I've managed to keep off over 30 lbs for the last decade, and I’m determined never to slip back. This journey is about challenging myself to see how fit I can really get. Reflecting on Weight Maintenance A colleague and friend of mine put it perfectly: "Once you’ve reached your weight loss goal and maintained it over the years, ask yourself if you could be your leanest self with just a little nutrition and fitness tune-up in four weeks." If the answer is no, it might mean you're not quite where you want to be with your maintenance routine. For me, I was just on the edge of that four-week window, so I chose to extend my effort to six weeks to keep it realistic. My Routine I started on April 1, aiming to wrap up by May 25, right on Memorial Weekend and also our 35th wedding anniversary—big cheers to us! I'm planning every last morsel of food in advance. I'm not eating out. I'm not drinking. I'm training my butt off, and walking 10,000+ steps per day.