Plateaus When Changing Routines
Something I've noticed since surgery is that anytime I change my routine I stop losing weight for a few days and as much as a week and a half. It's always been the opposite in the past in that after I plateau I change my routine to break through the plateau. So many differences in my body now than before surgery and I was wondering if anyone else's body reacts this way when you change your routine?
I'm speaking of exercise routine mainly but this also happens sometimes when my sleep patterns change too because I work at night so when I go back to work after being off for a week the weight loss stops for a few days then too.
Anyone else experience the weightloss shut down after routine changes? Start: 306
Surgery: 284
Current: 167
Goal Weight: 155
Technically a plateau is when you do not lose pounds or inches for 4 weeks or longer. I never lost weight every day, not even every week... so I cant really say Ive experienced what you have. Ive found I had to tweak and modify my eating at different points along the way in order to keep the scale moving. My guess would be that making changes is getting your body 'jump started' again. I do notice my body reacts to changes in diet and routine but I dont look at it as a stall/plateau. For example, due to a medication change my hormones went wacko and I ate like an oinker for a week.. instead of gaining the scale dropped 5lbs... just like you get bored, your body can get bored as well.. by doing something out of the ordinary or making a change can get it going again.
First visit to surgeon - 288 ~ bmi 45.1
2 week pre-op 252 ~ bmi 39.5
Total lost - 153 Since surgery - 117!
Goal weight - 155 (mine) 180 (surgeons)
Current weight - 135 (2020 I lost 10lbs due to dedicating myself to working out more and being in better shape)
1/14/2025 still maintaining 135 :-)
Extended TT, lipo, fat injections - 11/2011
BA/BL/Arm Lift - 7/2014
Scar revision on arms - 3/2015
HALO laser on arms/neck 9/2016
Thigh Lift 10/2020
Thigh Lift revision 10/2021
Start: 306
Surgery: 284
Current: 167
Goal Weight: 155
