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hey all,
I have been back on my "diet" for about a month now. my first week back I dropped 4 lbs then I only dropped 2lbs total the next 2 weeks. I decided to cut out breads, pastas, etc. to find out what would happen and I dropped 4lbs in 2 days. But now the scales been at 171 for 5 days. I know this could be from losing the 4lbs so fast, shock from no longer having bread and pasta etc but I have a little deal with my husband and if I reach 170 by sunday I get a new outfit (we go on vaca monday) Now the problem I can't decide on is if I should add the bread back in or continue to stick to it in hopes my body will adapt. When I first started my diet in Jan I cut bread and dropped ALOT of weight in the first month and a bit I added bread in and slowed down to a stall by my fourth month. I am not sure if it was the bread or the fact weight loss sometimes does that. My calories are 1200-1400 a day I feel full and most of the time have trouble reaching that range. my other thought is I am so close to my mini goal my body stopped. I usually get a mini stall when I am close to a milestone ie. going from 180 to 179 etc. any help would be appreciated

If you are tracking your foods with a calorie tracker program, then perhaps it also shows you the percentage of your calories that is made up of each nutrient, that is, protein, carb, fat. What's your protein %?

Now, as to your general description--I think you might be trying to micromanage your weight loss a bit too much. The body does what it does, and it's hard to "make" it drop a pound just because we had a goal... ;) Still, I hope you can reach that 170!

Jay

protein between 100 and 160 :) what is your carbs supposed to be at anyway???

I aim for 40% of calories from carbs, 30% each from fat and protein. But it all depends on how your body processes food. Some people do better on lower carb. I'm with Jay - thinking so short term can be a frustration. This is a lifetime journey...for me it works better to make short term goals on stuff I can control like number of days a week that I exercised...the scale is too fickle.

I think some of the ladies over in the low-carb and atkins area might be able to help you out with the carb questions.