Stall Venting

I have to admit, this latest stall really has me in the dumps. Two weeks and nothing. I've been up and down 213, but never out of it. I've been good too. Between 90 and 100 gs of protien. Between 70 and 100 oz of water. Extercise. Carb count between 40 and 50. Fat around 25 grams. Calories between 775 and 900. Heck, I've even been exercising. I got a glider which I manage to do regularly. I'm not even lossing inches. As of this weekend, I can't seem to eat anything. Most likely depression. I'm doing protien suppliments and vitamins to keep up the nutrition but I don't want food. Maybe it's the fighting with my husband. He's been an ass of usual husbandly sort for the last month. Thanks for letting me vent. I want to induldge in some major emotional eating. All the chocolate everywhere is getting to me. I thought it better to vent here. Torrey (281/213/145)

Torrey, kudos to you for choosing venting here over chocholate binge... I too have been stalling for a few weeks, but honestly, I'm not upset, but rather used to it by now.... as long as the weight coming off, even if it's slow like that, I'm fine ... Don't get too depressed about it, try to stay positive about it. And best of luck breaking that stall of yours and resolving things with your husband hugs, Rita

Hi- it took me about a month to break my 3/4 lb weight loss and gain game. I weighed 247 and was going as high as 252- go exercise- lose 3 lbs and next day- back again- I dont know your age- but also consider that hormones may drive the spiking.. Im told that because we are overweight- we never hit menopause the same age as normal women..so our bodies may be doing some chemical balancing on their own..weight loss- exercise - hormones - then theres the psychological stuff.. ease up on yourself - just stick to your regular routine and do not get on the scale for a few days- weigh yourself on thursday- you'll feel less anxious. It took me almost a month to break my first plateau.. your body just needs a break- hang in there- you will override it. Donna

Hi Torrey, I'm sorry your at a stall right now. They suck big time. I'm like you when I'm depressed. Eating is not on my mind, so I then don't get enough to help break the stall. At the end of January and beginning of February, I hit a slight stall and was going on a yo-yo ride too. Then this week I don't know what happened. I guess I stopped stressing about after reading someones article on platuaes being the bodies way of catching up with what has happened to it. It was on this board with a topic line on platuaes. It was a quick and good read. Hope you can find it and take a look. I know that gaining is the hardest part. But this too shall pass. I thought when that started to happen to me, this is it, I'm done. But I reevaluated what I was putting in my mouth, started drinking more liquids and have vowed to get moving more. I wish us both luck as we continue the journey!! Just remember, this too shall pass!!! Blessings, Lori 293/223.8/130

Torrey..... Great thinking for coming on here to vent. With valentines day tomorrow, it sure can test the will power when it comes to chocolate. Although, I haven't tried sugar & don't plan on it, I know some have & have found they can tolerate it. I don't even want to know if I can. I keep sf chocolate pudding & carb countdown chocolate milk on hand to cure the temptation. I stall all the time. My latest one was a 2 week stall where I teetered between 210 & 212 from January 26th through February 10th. The scale finally moved on the 10th & am now at 208. I expect that I'll stay here now for a couple weeks. I'm sure the closer I get to Onederland, the slower it will take me to get there. It will happen sooner or later, though, I'm sure... I think you have alot going on emotionally right now which causes stress & that will most definately effect your losing. Try to talk to your husband about what's been going on, maybe there's some type of resolution you can come up with. Also, you may want to kick up your calories a little depending on your exercise. Try putting everything in fitday.com & see what it says. I've been told that at 6 months out, we should be getting closer to 1000 to 1200 calories depending on our activity level. Of course it's very difficult to get that in, but it doesn't hurt to try. Keep your chin up, the scale will move Take Care Tammy 291/284/208/145

Thanks for all the support everyone. I'm sure it will move soon. I'm just in a very high maintenance mode today. Tammy, I've kept everything in fitday since I was six weeks out. It's great for seeing patterns. I can tell from my weight loss graph when I had my period, etc. This is my just my first real stall where I have moved even a little. I guess you'd call my others slowdowns. Torrey

Hey Torrey, Remember the stairs post. Great analogy. I've just spent the last 5-6 weeks holding at a weight for 2-3 weeks and then losing 2 or so pounds. Well, patience paid off and this past week I lost 4! I haven't lost that many since before Christmas in one week. Quite excited about it. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll break the barrier. Dawn 258/150/135