Daily Post 9/15/2008

Let's talk about stalls:
When was your fist stall?
How often did you stall during your journey?
How long did your average stall last?
What did you do or change to break your stall?
Is there ANYthing you think we can do to help prevent stalling?

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

My first stall was last Jan it was a long one it lasted 3 months. I didn't gain but, I didn't lose either. I spoke with the exercise psychologist at the surgery center and he told me to mix up my exercise, and the dietitian told me to chart and be honest and measure. Well I was eating a slight bit more then 1/2 cup and then with the exercise mix up I started losing again Now I will measure and chart at least 1 week out of a month and I do resistance training one day and aerobics the next.

Karen

I don't remember how long it was to my first stall, but I didn't stall often until I almost reached goal - and then I relaxed my routine too much and that's when I stalled out for awhile.  When I realized that I needed to break this stall to reach my goal, I went back to basics, increased my exercise, and was honest with myself - when I eat the wrong things, I am not going to lose weight...   it's that simple...   

I think I have finally hit a stall after 8 months, the scale just seems to be stuck at the same number.  I write down everything I eat, and have just started to incorporate exercise into my life, so I am hoping that this stall wont be very long at all.
Vivienne

This stall has been about three months.  I know I need to get back to journaling, back off the carbs, and change up my exercise routine.  I just can't seem to get myself in hand about it.  Jules

I guess my first stall was at just about 4 weeks out.  It only lasted a couple of weeks and seems to have established my losing pattern from then on out.  That is, I lose for a couple of weeks, then nothing for a couple of weeks.  That's how it's been all along.  Since the beginning of June, the losses have slowed down quite a bit but, with the exception of a couple of weeks ago, I've been going down steadily still.  (I had a 3 pound gain literally overnight, which I attribute to fluids.)  I have always maintained a food log, exercised at least 4x/week, plus weights at least twice weekly, attended monthly support group meetings, and tried to drink as much water as I can (that's been the toughest part for me). 

I don't think that we can prevent stalling.  I think our bodies need that time to "catch up" with the pounds lost.  I think we must keep following all the rules during this time.  If we let the stalls get to our heads, we will most likely stop doing all the right things because we get discouraged, which, as we all know, will snowball into gained weight. 

My first and only stall so far wasabout 3 or 4 weeks out. lasted about 2 weeks then slowed from about 10 pounds a week to 2-5 pounds a week. I started going swimming at about 6 weeks out and I think that really helped me get things moving again. I have either been walking or swimming ever since so maybe thats helped me continue to lose.

I have not lost anything since June.  I have only lost 10 pounds since March.  I exercise at least 4 days a week, but have vowed to kick that up.  I have not made a mini challenge goal since January.

I think I stalled about every 4-6 weeks, almost like clockwork.  I just kept doing what I was doing and eventually the scale would move.