Cha! Who ordered this plateau? Want some cheese with that whine?
Hey Dan, Our surgery dates are a week apart. I'm sort of stuck at 239, kind of weird, huh. I've noticed that I'm getting smaller, even though the scale hasn't moved in 3 weeks. My weight loss has been different than it was in the beginning. First, I'll go 3 weeks with no loss, then I'll drop about 4-5 pounds, then I'll usually go another 3 weeks, then repeat. I've been losing like this since the end of January. I've lost 25 pounds like this. One thing that usually gets it going again is doing something different. If you're not a hiker, go hiking with the family. I did this the last time we went camping and it really made a huge difference. I lost 5 pounds in a couple of days. If not hiking, then try something you don't normally do. Something that will challenge you physically. Good Luck Plateau Breaking Gentlemen! Ron
Ken,
I’m clearly a full day late and a dollars short….
BUT-
I lost 195 of my total 206 in the first year.
I had some "stalls" that lasted for about 3 weeks-
One at 3 months out, another at 7 months out, and one for about 2 weeks at 9 months out…
They all passed.
What did I do to "break them?"
Several different things that didn’t seem to have any effect at all.
I upped my water intake, added a little more exercise,
Dropped my Carb intake lower,
(although I think this did have an effect on my first stall)
But the one thing that seemed to make the most difference?
Time.
I just kept doing what I had been doing, checked to make sure I was not getting too many calories, and after 3 weeks, the weight started dropping again. Make sure the ONE THING You Don’t Do, No Matter What, Is to get Discouraged.
Even counting your last three weeks of ‘no loss,’
You’re averaging better than 4 lbs. a week.
That’s 208 a year!
So far, you’re kicking my loss rate in the dirt!
Keep it Up!!
Best Wishes-
Dx
