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I have been working at tracking my intake on Dailyplate.com and I can tell I am between 1000 and 1200 calories most days, so logically I know that my body WILL eventually have to give up those pounds, because I'm burning more than that to keep moving... BUT, it still stinks to see the same numbers every morning.
Hang in there - it sounds like you're doing all the right things. Eventually you'll be able to beat your scale into submission. Mathematically, there's really no chance that it can be over at this point for either of us... we just have to keep on fighting through to the next pound loss.
I keep on looking here for inspiration. Denise is inpsiring me this week! She looks so great in her new pics and she was stuck and frustrated for a long time, but now she's moving again... you will, too.
John
Stalls are an inevitable part of this journey. As little sense as it makes that we can stall out eating so few calories it still happens. I am learning patience- not my strong suit!
The only explanation I can come up with is that the body has to feel it is safe to give up the fat stores. Our bodies were meant to protect us during times of famine and disasters. Now, that there is a fast food joint on every corner we don't have those issues but our bodies have not evolved that far yet. When I went into Onederland this weekend I entered uncharted waters. I haven't weighed this little since my freshman year in college (1976.) My body had to feel certain it wasn't going to need those few pounds of fat to support life- just in case I didn't catch a large mammal for dinner tonight!
Hang in there! If you are eating according to our guidelines you will lose but on your body's timetable.
40 pounds lost pre-op
on 9/9/08 12:32 am
I had such a scale obsession (aka eating disorder) that I made the decision not to weigh frequently. This learning to trust my body thing is tough. I don't obsess about it any more, but I will still have moments where I get the urge to weight-just to see how I'm doing......just so I won't be surprised at the doctor......LOL.
I think most people who have struggled with their weight for any time at all have some form of scale obession or another-and it's harder to let go of than the food. (or it was for me)....but I do think losing the obsession with the scale has been key to a change in attitude that will keep the weight off....but it's a little scary realizing how it's always going to be there, lurking to come back in.
No, you are not weird, I'd say you are more the norm in this case.
