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bambam
bambam
Hi All,

Long time since I've been here, thought I was doing good, but apparently - I've PLATEAU'd!.

The thing is, I WAS doing really good at this whole weight loss thing, but then it stopped. And the worse part about that is that I havent stopped doing any of the good habits - in fact, I got even more stern!!!

Since I was down to the last 15 lbs that I 'should' loss, I decided at New Year's to keep with the healthy eating style (no fast food, nothing deep fried, limiting calories, etc) but to also add the minimum of 8 glasses of water a day, and reduce my salt intake to next to nothing (seriously hard to do but I use hardly any 'repackaged foods now). And now, nothing - haven't lost a single pound in 2 weeks!!!

I beg to wonder what running to the bathroom every half hour, and tasting bland food is all for??? I'm so upset by this too that it's made me crave really very bad foods (haven't given in though - yay me).

Anyone have any thoughts that could get a depressed me back motivated?? I'm trying every trick I can think of, and nothing....
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have two thoughts. Are you working out? If so, change your workout routine a bit. If you are not working out, maybe you could add some physical activity. And are you eating the same foods over and over? Sometimes it is easy to get stuck in a bit of a rut with food, and I think our bodies respond accordingly. Eating different foods, even if they add up to the same number of calories, might help kick start things. Try not to get discouraged. You've come this far, the rest will come along, just stay on track.
bambam
bambam
Very good point about the foods I am eating - sigh. I hadn't considered that as an option, but I will give it a try.

And as far as the working out goes - I dont go to a gym, but I am active. Most of my activity is coming from outdoor hobbies which I love. Hopefully its not that, I no longer have time for the gym as I am working two jobs....big sigh....lol
deleted_user
deleted_user
Can you throw in a couple of ten minute walks where you walk really briskly? They add up. Even something seemingly that small might help jump start things.
dailyfooddiaryuser
dailyfooddiaryuser
Boy, you do seem to be doing everything right!

It is true that varying your activity is great and now 'they' say to include sprints. That means doing whatever you do but add a ten second burst of energy to rev it up a little.

I use a Little Black Book-Daily Food Diary to know EXACTLY what I am doing all day. Your perception is that you adhere, but, maybe not. Just a little slip here and there can add up to a hundred calories a day and that adds up to 700 calories a week and 3500 'slip' calories equals a pound. ;)
frogerina
frogerina
I think sometimes plateaus are just our body's attempt to figure out what we're doing it it! I've hit several in the course of losing weight...in fact, I'm stuck at one now. I just keep on doing what I know works (move more/eat less) and shake things up with a different exercise routine...and TRY to be patient. This last 10 pounds is stubborn!!

As for workouts, I don't have a gym membership (and also work a zillion hours...), but I use this site: http://www.exercisetv.tv/ where there are many, many free workouts of different lengths -- I can always find 10 minutes...maybe even 20.

Good luck. We'll get there@