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Originally Posted by Kelsey
192.0 STILL
J, I'm really struggling. I hate to "belly ache" but wow, this past couple of weeks I'm so discouraged. I had low WI Friday 191.75 (only down 1.75 lb, and the week before was only 2.5 lbs). Then on Saturday I saw 190.8 on the scale leading me to think that I would soon finally be in the 180s (I've been in the 190s since the end of April) and then when I got on the scale Sunday morning I was up 2! it's just not happening. I don't cheat, I weigh my meat, I have been strictly IP (until yesterday, I did try a lindora product), I measure my veggies, I eat my salt, I eat my olive oil, I take ALL the supplements, I drink around 100 oz of water a day, I've had only one restricted item per week (IP restricted - not eating restricted veggies at all)! My friend at work started the diet and has already passed me on loss (of course he's a man)... I don't know. I try not to stress, but I want to figure out WHAAAAT if anything I can do to get the results that I should be getting. I can't figure out where I need to improve. Any suggestions? thanks for listening/reading. sigh... I don't want to sound negative, I really do love the diet. I wouldn't trade the past 2 1/2 months, I wouldn't take back the 30 lbs that I've lost, but I have to figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Hey Kelsey - I'm so sorry that you're feeling so stuck and frustrated. In April I went through a stage where I only lost 7 lbs and I was ready to throw in the towel. I stuck with it and broke through that 220 mark that I couldn't seem to get past.
Have you tried any of the following:
- do strict bootcamp for a week
- add an extra non-restricted package a day to shake up your body
- incorporate some exercise
- do a liver/kidney/colon cleanse
- go higher carb (get close to 40g) every few days
- have a cheat day (not recommended by coaches but seems to work for some people on the boards...)
I know it's hard and frustrating sometimes but hang in there and eventually that damn scale will start moving in the right direction again...