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Originally Posted by stellart
i only started my blog a few days ago, but i've been trying to lose weight since september 11th. originally i started doing south beach diet, and i lost 10 pounds really fast, but since then i haven't even lost 1-2 pounds per week. sometimes it seems like nothing at all.
so maybe in the past 2 weeks, i decided to really start measuring out everything, and keeping track of calories more strictly.
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I am assuming that you probably lost the first 10 pounds in the first 2-3 weeks? Then, you lost the next 4 pounds over the course of a month to 6 weeks, correct?
This is NORMAL.
Almost everyone loses the first 5-10 pounds rather quickly, because part of that is water weight.
Also, you must take into consideration that you are in the 140's. You are not very overweight at all...so your weight loss is going to be MUCH slower than someone who started at the same time as you, who weighs in the 140's.
The more you weigh, the more calories your body burns doing the same thing. If you were taking a walk with someone who weighed 100 pounds more than you, they are going to burn many more calories doing the same thing-because they are dragging an extra 100 pounds with them.
This is why someone who is 300 or 250 or even 200 pounds is going to see larger losses on the scale than you are. The smaller you get, the more it slows down. It is very common for it to take MONTHS for someone to lose the last 5 pounds.
At your current weight, you might not see a 1 or 2 pound loss on the scale every week. You might see a 1/2 a pound loss one week, nothing the next, and a full pound the week after that.
I know that for me, personally, once I hit 170 pounds (for some reason, this it is always at around this point) I am going to have to WORK for each and every pound. REALLY work. I don't know why, but it always happens at this point after every baby. It's like the personal setpoint that my body has, where it decides that it is going to start resisting.
I can fully expect 1-2 pounds lost every week if I stay on plan...UNTIL I reach that weight range...then after that, it might be a pound one week, nothing, then a pound a couple weeks later...
Don't get frustrated because it has slowed down. Try to think of it in a more positive light-it is slowing down because you have come SO FAR, and are so much closer to goal. It will happen, though, if you are persistant.
My recommendation would be to maybe set up some NON-SCALE goals for yourself, so that you have something to aim for besides just the scale. Maybe set something up for yourself, like getting a manicure or buying yourself a little treat (a new dvd or something) if you stay on plan with your food and exercise over the next 2 weeks. Check online and see if there are any 5K run/walks or something in your area. Sometimes we have to make little victories for ourselves to keep us motivated that don't revolve around the scale.
That's only a week, correct?
