It’s interesting that you mention homeostasis, as this was actually something I used when I went on a big weight loss kick (70 lbs in five months) eight years ago. For what it’s worth I’m the same weight now as when I finished.
How I used homeostasis: I set myself a very rigid fixed diet and regimen - 1200kcal/day, almost all protein and green leaf vegetables, tiny portion of complex carbs (rice or potato), 45 minute run, 15 minutes of core training. Same routine, every day, same heart rate target (130) for the run.
The upshot was that my graph followed a really beautiful curve - to start with, weight fell off at a crazy rate - and as time went on it slowed, and slowed, and stopped. I then increased my calorific intake slowly over the same period I’d dieted for, while maintaining the regime.
I found the weight my body wants to be, which is pretty much smack in the middle of the healthy BMI range, 14% fat, and now maintain that without any real effort beyond noting when my weight starts to rise because I’ve been junking out on sugary crap, and cutting out the crap until I’m back to normal.
Agreed re: eating out - and the thing that had the biggest effect for me I think was cutting out booze. So many calories in a pint it’s not funny.
How I used homeostasis: I set myself a very rigid fixed diet and regimen - 1200kcal/day, almost all protein and green leaf vegetables, tiny portion of complex carbs (rice or potato), 45 minute run, 15 minutes of core training. Same routine, every day, same heart rate target (130) for the run.
The upshot was that my graph followed a really beautiful curve - to start with, weight fell off at a crazy rate - and as time went on it slowed, and slowed, and stopped. I then increased my calorific intake slowly over the same period I’d dieted for, while maintaining the regime.
I found the weight my body wants to be, which is pretty much smack in the middle of the healthy BMI range, 14% fat, and now maintain that without any real effort beyond noting when my weight starts to rise because I’ve been junking out on sugary crap, and cutting out the crap until I’m back to normal.
Agreed re: eating out - and the thing that had the biggest effect for me I think was cutting out booze. So many calories in a pint it’s not funny.