Question:
neeele not moving!!!!!?

Hi I'm 7 weeks out and I eat right and I exercise right now I'm doing weight training treadmill and swimming and jumping rope yet the scale hasn't moved in two weeks. I've lost 21% of my body weight but now nothing . Yes I'm meeting my protein goal(70gr) and I'm drinking my liquids any vets out there that can clue me in???What is going on??? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Carla    — MsGriff07 (posted on August 23, 2007)

August 23, 2007
Congrats on your new regime!!! I seems to me everyone has a "needle stall" around this part of the program. Relax, keep doing what your doing. Your body just needs a sec to regroup and figure out what is going on.
   — Lori-D

August 23, 2007
This is exactly what happened to me and then I lost 5lbs this week so hang in there and keep doing everything right just as you've been doing!
   — Stacey D.

August 23, 2007
Perhaps you have dieted on and off most of your life. If so, your body has probably gone into "refusal to starve" mode. It may not be able to differentiate between what you've done in the past and what you are doing now. It is probably hanging on to the "fat reserves" necessary to avoid starvation. I agree with the previous answer that your body needs to figure out what is going on. Hang in there. Your work will be rewarded. Stalls are common.
   — cherub13

August 23, 2007
everything your doing sounds right on track, you will find @ different stages you will hit plateaus~we all do....you can also take your measurements when you weigh in as well; for me when i was that early out and noticed a stall on my scale loss i would measure and see that inches were coming off. you are doing great keep up the new regimen it will jump start again, stay focussed and positive and congrats on the 21% that's an awesome start !!!!!
   — tiffany E.

August 23, 2007
I'm not a vet, but I know about plateau's...sounds like you have hit one. Your body has gotten used to what you are doing, so you need to shock it by doing some different exercises...anything that will make you body think, whoa k, this is different...just remember everytime this happens, you have to shock your body...good luck and God Bless!
   — crystalsno

August 23, 2007
muscle weighs more than fat -- you are replacing the fat with muscle because you are exercising -- how do your clothes fit??? see any difference there?? good luck :)
   — RCassety

August 24, 2007
Common MYTH-- "Muscle weighs more than fat." NOT TRUE!!!!!!!!!! 1 lb of muscle weighs as much as 1 lb of fat. Fat takes up more space, is more bulky, muscle is more dense and takes up less space. That's why when you lose fat, you don't always lose lbs, but you lose inches. Just wanted to help try to get this into everyone's head about the COMMON MYTH..
   — crystalsno

August 25, 2007
Thanks everyone for your responses... They helped me get some clarification on this weight loss stagnation thing.
   — MsGriff07