7 months out and starting to slow down weightloss?
Sorry to “cut and Paste” But it saves on typing……. This is a Re-Post, So skip it unless you’re curious. Since writing this I’ve Gone on below my Goal weight By 6 or 5 pounds, depending on the day of the week, But it was a way of thinking of my loss along the way That kept me from “worrying” about my progress. Hope it helps some one-
So Often we see the Posted Question- “Am I still Losing?” Or- “My Weight Loss has Slowed to nearly Nothing!” Well, for those who are nervous about Missing out on the window of opportunity Afforded by their “Honeymoon Period,” Think of it as proportions or ratios. For me, I was at 385 pounds to start. My Ultimate Goal was to lose 200 pounds. The first two weeks I lost 20 pounds! 10 pounds a week! Yahoo! Who could be happier? That was a loss rate of 5% of my Goal Loss - Each week. So that left me with 180 pounds left to lose. By the 6th month, I had lost 90 pounds And had only 110 pounds left to lose. During the 7th month I was losing at a rate of approx. 5 pounds each week, some weeks 6. I “thought” I had slowed so much. Until I thought of it in ratios. With only 110 pounds left to lose, 5 pounds a week was roughly the same percentage. 5.5 pounds per week would be 5% of 110 each week. Once I had lost down to only 50 pounds left to lose, At around 12 months, I was losing about a pound a week on the average. Which once again “Seemed” incredibly slow Compared to my previous rate of loss. But having only 50 pounds to lose, I was still dropping at approximately 5% Of the Goal weight each week. Yes? At One Pound from Goal at about 14 months out. It once again “Seemed” that I’d stopped losing. But 5% of 1 pound is less than one ounce each week. At my Triumphant rate of 5% each week- (I had been so thrilled about in the first month,) It should take me nearly 20 weeks to lose this pound. So Why should I expect to lose faster at 16 months than I Did in the first 2 weeks? The Tool was still working, I’m still following the Plan, And the weight loss, In proportion to the amount of Weight left to lose, Is still as fast as ever. It’s not really any harder now than it was before, And as long as I keep in mind, the long term goal Of a healthy life, I’m not disappointed. Whenever you find yourself worried that your Weight loss has slowed too much, Think of the ratios and proportions. Your probably Right on Schedule! Just a thought! Stay the course, and don’t be impatient with The natural order of things. Nature, Even the seemingly Un-Natural Nature of WLS Follows a schedule That may not adhere to your wishes and desires. You can’t Push the River! Best Wishes- Dx 385/185 Living at my “Goal Weight” For 4 years now….
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I am almost 14 months out, and I found that stalls along the way seemed to be pretty natural. It still messes with my head though - I thought i was done losing, and i've lost another 10 pounds in the past month, so i started eating more carbs the past couple weeks, and put on 5 pounds LOL - so, the mind-F**K continues for me!!!!!!!!
Keep up the hard work - sometimes people say that changing up your workout, or what you're eating helps, but for me it was just a matter of keeping up the pace and the losing started again. That was my experience...
Great job man - you're looking great, and I'm sure you feel amazing too....
Chuck
on 5/10/08 4:41 am - Miami, FL
