Hi I also am working towards moving on down to the 180's. I am still excited to have made it to onederland! I'm still floating on air after that wonderful day. I hit a really bad stall around Christmas time. I am just now getting to where the scale is moving again. I increased my exercise and the amount of fruit I was eating.
Thank you envelope for posting...you are doing great!
mdchick...your doing good!
ubergirl... very good job!! Have a good week ladies
I am SO with you on this one. I got to 191 in August and then rewarded myself for being so close to the 180s that I ate and managed to gain 7 pounds through December (lovin' that self-sabotage!). I weighed in at 192.6 this morning and I can't wait to finally be 189. Even if the scale reads 189.9, I'll take it!
ubergirl- Are you with us for a few more days, or did you move on to the 180's?
goal4agirl - I know what you mean about floating on air after reeaching onderland. The stalls drive me crazy at times, but I just keep reminding myself that the scale will start moving again soon.
Emme - 189.9 (and lower) here we come!!!
thaisccs - knowing that a swoosh is coming is what helps keep me motivated during those pesky plataues.
My weightloss has been full of plateaus followed by swooshing. While I love the swooshing, these plateaus make me sad...
Hey sweetie! I found somewhere in one of 3FC threads where the plateaus are a very good thing. I copied the article but forgot to mark the page <sorry> Anyway...this was the article that made me feel sooo much better!
Weight-Loss Plateau is a Good Sign
By Loni Calie Reed
The 1st week of a calorie-controlled weight loss diet is easy. The 2nd and 3rd weeks are not too hard either. But around the 4th or 5th week it seems that the scale will not budge. You have reached your first weight loss plateau. Plateaus, the times when your weight stubbornly stays put, are normal. Of course, plateaus are frustrating – so much so that many people abandon their weight loss efforts. But surprisingly, a plateau is a positive sign. It is a signal from your body that you have lost body fat, but unfortunately, not body weight. This last statement may sound contradictory. How can someone lose body fat and not lose body weight? Basically, the answer is that in place of the fat you lost, your body now holds water. Until the water is lost, the scale will not register your achievement. Scales cannot tell the difference between weight that is fat and weight that is water. Unfortunately, you cannot see inside yourself either. But you can learn what is going on and why. The human body, like the food we eat is composed of nutrients – protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals and water. If you were a trim 150 pounds, your body would contain about 90 pounds of water, 30 pounds of fat and 30 pounds of all the other nutrients. As you can see, you (and everyone else) are mostly “all wet”. Water is not just blood. Much of the body’s water is part of the chemical configuration of cells, tissues and organs. For example, muscle hold considerable water within its structure. Generally, 1 pound of muscle tissue in the body is associated with 4 pounds of water. Even fat tissue is about 15% water. So for example, 7 pounds of body fat contains about 1 pound of water. When you are eating fewer calories than you are burning up, your body must get the energy it needs from somewhere. That somewhere is you. When you lose weight, you are in fact consuming your own fat and protein to get the energy (calories) that you need. In effect, you “eat” yourself. During the first few weeks of any weight loss program, your body tends to use up more body protein in the form of muscle and organ tissue than in later weeks of dieting. As time goes on, your body becomes more selective and relies mostly on fat stored for energy, and less on the protein tissues essential to body functioning. When body protein and fat tissues are used for energy, the water associated with these tissues generally hangs around for awhile. In other words, you remain “water logged.” This is what accounts for the plateau periods. It is like the body is resting before it goes down to the next lower weight. To see the pounds disappear, you may want to assist your body to lose its excess water weight. You can do so safely by reducing your sodium intake. Try to keep from adding much salt in cooking, and do not put a salt shaker on the table. Cut down on condiments like pickles, mustard, catsup, and soy sauce. Instead of salty condiments, try applesauce, spiced peaches and other fruits to perk up meats and fish dishes. Use lemon, spices and herbs for flavor in cooking, but avoid monosodium glutamate. Avoid canned foods with salt. Buy fresh or frozen foods without added salt. For normal water loss, diuretics are not necessary, nor even advisable. Also saunas and steam baths provide only momentary dehydration, not lasting effects. Because one pint of fluid perspired away in a hot sauna equals 1 pound less of water, dramatic weight changes are possible in record time. However, as soon as you drink again, and you should drink, your water weight returns.
While water weight fluctuations are frustrating, they are temporary. The true test of dieting success is the pinch test, not the scale’s numbers game. It’s how much real fat you lose, not how much protein and water, that makes for a leaner and healthier you.
Do you count calories? How long have you been on a plateau?
I don't count calories anymore, I follow a diet plan that my nutritionist made for me... My last plateau lasted for almost two months, this one just started. As soon as I started following the plan my nutritionist gave me, I lost almost six pounds. I think that might be the issue. I dropped a lot quite quickly and now my body is trying to catch up!
envelope that's true! Whenever I hit a plateau, I think of the swooshing!
I'm glad you revised this thread! I got to Onederland back in November, and here I am 2 months later STILL in the 190's. Of course I'm happy that I managed to go in the right direction over the holiday season (albiet slowly), but seriously...it's time to get moving again!
Fridays are my WI days and I'm at 191.8. My goal is to see 180-something two WI's from today!!
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