Day #10 - Time to slow up a bit.
Starting weight (7/15/08): 279.8
Yesterday: 269.6 Today: 269.2 Change today: -0.4
Loss-so-far: 10.2 lbs.
The “yesterday” weight that is listed above is actually from the day before because yesterday morning I forgot to weigh myself! This is so strange for me because I totally obsess about my morning weigh-in, which is why I do it every day instead of once a week. I’m not saying that just because I forgot one day that I’m not still obsessive about weighing in, oh, I definitely still am. It’s just really strange that I forgot.
Both Kevin and I apparently hit the bottom of the first-week-slope. I only lost .4 lbs in two days, and he actually gained .8 lb. instead of losing any. We were both a bit disappointed this morning because this is what always happened on the calorie-diet, we’d make some progress then it’d disappear.
I’m just hoping that this doesn’t mean we’re gonna stall for any length of time - I don’t think I can keep Kevin interested in yet another ineffective diet for very long. His progress is what will keep him in the game, and if I’m determined to lose weight myself, well, I want him to succeed even more.
I just re-read what I wrote up there, “I only lost .4 lbs. in two days…” That’s like almost half a pound! LOL that ain’t exactly small potatoes! Wooohooo half a pound in two days is okay by me!
Geesh, I liked that whole losing-water-quick-weight-loss thing so much, I’m all impatient now!
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Stalls are common on every diet. I stalled too (take a look at my Background History page, better yet, have your husband do so :p ).
Technically it isn’t considered a stall unless you go more than 3 weeks without any loss, but I still consider it a plateau if I’m losing less than 2 lbs. a week.
There are ways to help jumpstart a stall/plateau. Going back on induction or eating a specific kind of mushroom soup are just two of the ways multiple people have posted have helped them.
I have been weighing myself every day lately also and need to stop it. When I experience gain it tends to demoralize me just like it seems to be doing to your hubbie. Some people have no trouble weighing every day but I do. This is why my ‘official’ weigh in is set to 10 days apart, to keep me from sabotaging myself.
Hopefully the two of you can come to some sort of happy medium?
I don’t think you are stalled yet. It’s too soon. Weight loss isn’t linear, so there will be weeks where you gain when you shouldn’t, or lose when you shouldn’t.
Don’t forget to start taking measurements. The tape measure can move even if the scale isn’t, particularly if you exercise.
Longevity in your plan is very important. Small losses add up to a lot of pounds over time