What is up with my scale?

I have been stuck at the same weight for two weeks now. I'd like to believe my scale is broken, but I don't think that's it. Please help....if I had this surgery to only lose 28-30 pounds I'll be so severely depressed. HELP

Did u take measurements in the beginning and now?  This may show a difference!

Mine seemed stuck too, weights different for my hubby and I.  Just keep working your plan, it will happen.  Increase your fluids and protein, change up the exercise.  Break things up a little.  I have decided that I am more stubborn than the scale and I am going to lose the weight.  Waiting things out here too.  Best of luck Sukie.  Hugs, Kathy

Sukie, you are not NOT going to stop here...I promise! We all go through plateaus, and it is frustrating and discouraging as heck.. but please please do NOT let it get to you. I know its hard not to, but really don't let it! I know exactly how you are feeling. I hit a plateau 11 days out of RNY and didn't lose for nearly 2 weeks again. Then lost for a couple of weeks then stood still again, It is our bodies trying to fight back to preserve its precious energy stores. Like Kathy said...drink more non caffinated fluids up the protein and change up your routime, and you'll bust through this. You really really will.
Big ole bear Hugs!
Patrece

I did't start taking measurments until the middle of last month, so that won't help :( I think the problem is exercise. With working nights and trying to sleep during the day I'm lucky if I get in 2 30 minute sessions a week, and that is just not enough. Any ideas on exercises I can do at work? I don't get a break so going outside and taking a walk is not an option. I have to stay in the group home for 14 hours a pop :( Then when I get home I'm so exhausted it's hard to keep my eyes open to take a bath let alone exercise.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for your support, lovely ladies!

Hi Sukie, left this for Susan R.  possiblilties for exercise at work.


The Soup Can Plan

Getting fit without leaving the house By Carolyn Butler

I have a confession: Even though I know it’s essential for my health and well-being to exercise, I don’t always make time to work out. Actually, I hardly ever make time to work out, what with my job, a toddler to chase around, and any other number of excuses I can dredge up at a moment’s notice. But I want to do better—and I want to help you to do better, too, no matter what level of fitness you’re used to in your own life.

One question I’ve always had is exactly what type of exercise is most effective—given, of course, that I want to do the least possible amount of it. Well, according to new research, a one-two punch of aerobic activity plus resistance training may have a greater impact on controlling blood glucose than either one of these athletic pursuits alone. The study, published in the Sept. 18, 2007, Annals of Internal Medicine, tracked 251 previously inactive adults with type 2 diabetes who did either 45 minutes of aerobic training three times a week, 45 minutes of weight training three times a week, 45 minutes each of both forms of exercise three times a week, or no exercise at all.

The results: While blood glucose control improved in all of the exercisers, those who did both aerobic and resistance work had roughly twice as much success as their singularly focused counterparts, with an average A1C drop of 0.97 percent. The study authors linked this to a significant decline in risk for heart attack or stroke, as well as for diabetes-related complications like eye or kidney disease. “By doing both types of training, you get the best of both worlds," says Sheri Colberg, PhD, an associate professor of exercise science at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., and author of The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan. “With aerobic activity, you tend to use up quite a bit of stored glycogen in the muscles, which can help increase insulin action for a period afterwards. With resistance training, you get more muscle mass, which means a greater storage deposit for carbohydrates and a higher metabolism," which can help with weight loss.

Still, both Colberg and the study authors themselves point out that participants doing the two forms of exercise worked out for twice as long, so it’s not entirely clear whether their better outcomes stemmed from the combination of fitness routines or getting more exercise in general.

While more research is needed, people with diabetes shouldn’t wait to hit those weights, says Jacqueline Shahar, MEd, RCEP, CDE, a clinical exercise physiologist and certified diabetes educator at the Joslin Clinic, a diabetes care facility at the Harvard-affiliated Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. In addition to a broad array of health benefits, she notes that it’s often easier to get people with diabetes to start—and, more importantly, to stay—exercising when they’re doing resistance training, because it can feel less taxing on the body than aerobic activities like running, biking, or even just plain old walking. Plus, while it’s important to get the go-ahead from your doctor, she adds, almost everyone can do some form of resistance training.

Shahar recommends consulting with a personal trainer or other fitness expert to start, but also suggests the beginner’s program shown at left, which requires nothing more than a few light weights or everyday items like soup cans or water bottles. “You can do it without ever leaving the house," she says. “The key is to listen to your body and do what you can."

I myself grabbed two cans of Campbell’s Chicken with Stars and started lifting away. The good news is that the exercises weren’t particularly difficult on my body, and at the end of a full routine I actually felt like I’d gotten a decent workout. The bad news? My son thought that my new “weights" were toys, and a fair amount of chasing ensued. But I figure that was just a little aerobic activity to boot, right? After all, it doesn’t matter how or where you’re moving, so long as you take those first steps.

Carolyn Butler has written for the Washington Post and the New York Times, among other publications.

 

Minestrone for your Muscles

For each exercise, start with one set of 10 repetitions and add an additional rep as you are able, up to 15. You can gradually progress to two and then three sets. Begin with either light 1- or 2-pound weights or household items like soup cans, water bottles, or bags of flour, before building up to heavier weights.	1 Curls Hold weights at sides, palms in. Curl arm toward shoulder rotating to palm up while beginning curl. Alternate arms.	2 Triceps Extension Straighten arm, using other hand to keep upper arm stable.
3 Front Raise Knees slightly bent, raise dumbbell above shoulder level, keeping elbow locked and breathe out. Return to starting point and breathe in. Alternate arms.	4 Shoulder Press Palms in, press to straight arms, rotating to palms forward at end of movement and breathe out. Return to startingpoint and breathe in.	5 Shoulder Abduction Holding 1- to 2-pound weights, raise arms out from sides and breathe out. Return to starting point and breathe in.

How about walking indoors while working too? Are there steps? Thats always great workout material there! If there is a long hall, you can do laps up and down it whenever possible. Kathy's ideas are awesome too!
But .. still you will lose, it just may be slower without the exercise. Hopefully some of our ideas will be something you can implement at work.
Keep your chin up Sukie, we'll find a way to get your loss going for ya!
Hugs!