[irishfairy]

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

[snapless]

Well there are a lot of things it could be and without seeing your exact foods list I really can't tell. Here are some possibilities though:

1. You've hit a minor stall point.

It's not really considered a full 'stall' unless you haven't lost anything (weight or inches anywhere) in 4 weeks. Each of us have minor stall points where our bodies seem to resist changing. Once beyond that point though, the weight/size loss kicks back in fervently (at least for me it did, and mine was the 180-170 range also).

2. You've replaced the breads/pasta with something similar in nutritional makeup.

Are you eating more potatoes? Rice? Corn & carrots? Bananas? Each of these is also rather high in carbs for its nutritional content and while I'm not saying these are unhealthy things, there are definitely alternatives out there with lower carb content.

3. The scale lies.

Even the most well-made scale cannot account for things like TOM bloating, forgetting to urinate before weighing, and various things like that...and the cheaper scales will readjust the weight they display simply by how you step on them.
I make a point to weigh myself at the same time and in the same circumstance every morning (ie naked just after I wake and potty but before I shower).
While I have been weighing myself daily I do not "count" it (in my head or in my tracker either one) unless it is on my official weigh day, which for me is every 10 days.
In addition, I -always- measure myself on my official weigh days, because even when I wasn't losing weight I was losing inches - and this helps me keep from getting discouraged during a minor stall.

4. It's TOM for you?

Always a possibility with a female. When it's my TOM I try to avoid the scales as much as possible.

5. You aren't drinking enough water.

Insufficient amounts of water can cause you to stall or even gain instead of lose (bloating).

There are other things it -could- be, but those are the most common ones I've seen.