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What do people say to themselves when they are stuck on a plateau????

Thursday, May 03, 2012

For weeks I've been stuck in the low 200"s. It is driving me nuts. Some weeks I know why - went off the food plan for a few days... didn't exercise every day etc. But I'm realizing that maybe it's all in my head. I haven't been in the 100"s since last summer. I put on 30 lbs from Sept to Dec 2011 all from stress eating. Now the stress is gone.... I'm down to 202 - 204 so I know I have the power to move the scale downwards.

It's like I'm in a place to rest before everything starts going again. Does that make sense? It's like if I break that 200 mark - then what????? I know it's just a number - but why oh why is this my resting place??

I'm not stepping on the scale till Sunday. Maybe this will be the week..... It's been going well. Doing 5 km walks - maybe I need to add some jogging to that walk? I've got the food plan worked out - been eating pretty healthy for weeks and the cravings for junk are pretty much gone so I'm not fighting with food like I used to.....

I wonder what other people say to themselves when they get stuck in the weightloss journey.....what do they do to get through it and back to losing again.... What can I say and what can I do to just get through to the other side????????????
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CHAINEDFAYE 5/8/2012 5:34PM

    I'm stuck in the exact same place. I just keep telling myself I'm still making better choices than I would normally so I'm making progress. Take measurements. Also you might want to try mixing up your workout. Your body can get used to doing the same thing over and over so its not as effective. Try a workout video here on SP. They really get the blood moving!

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SWEET40SOMN 5/4/2012 2:11AM

    Star I`m grateful that scale aint moving in the wrong direction.

I`ve been told that what the scale says is not that important. Muscle weighs more than fat and sometimes your building muscle under the fat and that is why the scale doesn`t move. Perhaps try measuring inches and comparing them. If you doing everything right the pounds will fall and eventually show. Good news ....... more muscle burns more fat !

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ILIKETOZUMBA 5/3/2012 10:22PM

    I second everything MANDIMOM said - sometimes I get stuck at a certain weight, so I go "off scale" for a little while and try to cut myself some slack mentally, and then I come back a couple weeks later to weigh in and my body has flushed out like 3 or 4 pounds. Bodies are weird. Just hang in there, keep up all your good work, and eventually your body will give up the weight in its own time. :)

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WANNABESKINNYME 5/3/2012 7:04PM

    Set point. Bodies do have a set point. It also pays to believe that you are going to do it. Positivity on a cellular level. But really....what do I say....I curse that blessed scale every time!

Hang in there and don't give up. I have not lost since January. I have been playing with the same few pounds. My problem is.....I haven't stepped of path even the tiniest bit. I exercise more than I ever used to. I am chalking it up to stress. My son nearly died earlier this year, we are still suffering from the trauma of the event and it has affected the whole family. I haven't given up.

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MANDIMOM1 5/3/2012 12:58PM

  Don't know why this is but it doesn't seem to come down like you expect (i.e. 2 pounds a week) Sometimes I weight every day and notice .4 or .6 or whatever, but when I wait a week sometimes it comes down 5 whole pounds and then a week later with the same eating and exercise 1 or 0. It's a mystery!

Anyway, I say to myself I FEEL GREAT and am improving my health regardless of the scale and it keeps me going. Hang in there!

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