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I shed pretty much all the weight I put on during the years my kids were infants using this approach. The thing is that it comes back. Slowly, but it comes back. I have had to conclude that either via genetics or just through years of being overweight my brain is wired up to do this to itself.

So what do you do? Well, the only thing I’ve found is that I have to be at it forever. I have to chose constant applications of willpower or, put on weight. That is exhausting and I go months where I really can’t face it. It feels like addiction but you can’t cut it out completely, you gotta eat.

I have talked to lots of people who don’t struggle with weight gain and there seems to be a big difference in what is going on in my body vs theirs. I cannot turn off the noise, my body will always be telling me to eat garbage. I can resist it but it is ALWAYS there.

Irrespective of my health or looks, I would give anything to turn the noise off, even for a year or two. What could I accomplish if I pointed all that willpower at something productive? It is highly fashionable to shit on drugs like ozempic. “Fatty needs an easy mode button…” It may not be the answer, but people living longer healthier lives and getting to be free from the noise sounds pretty great. I’m stubborn but I won’t say I have not considered bringing it up with my doc.

CiCo works. Full stop, and it will work for anyone who can convince themselves to do it. But if you do it, you soon realize that you are treating the symptoms not the cause.