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Originally Posted by Jelbeangrl
Hey everyone! I had my 6th weigh in today and am down another 1.8 for a total of 17.4. My weight loss has been slow and steady and I'm fine with it because I was able to buy a dress the other day that was 2 sizes smaller than I normally do. I see progress and am loving what I see in the mirror. My coach said that I should try using no restricted packets this week to see if we can get a bigger loss next week. I'm fine with that and will do it but wanted to see if anybody else has heard of that? Also, while I'd love to be dropping 3 & 4 pounds a week, I realize 2 or 2.5 may be more realistic for me. Would love to hear your thoughts!
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Hi Jelbean -
You sound like you have my coach. My weight loss was not what she expected and she had me stop all the restricteds. I did and had somewhat better loss, but then was still not on restricteds and it went back to 2 and then just 1. Sometimes less carbs "shocks" the body and then sometimes it's more carbs that do the trick. If you follow Wuv2bloved, you'll see that after 40+ weeks, she was put on phase 2 and 3 to get her system loss jump started again.
Seems like around weeks 6-8, there is a readjustment the body does. I've heard lots of chatter about that time frame in the diet. When I look back, week 7 was where I was down to the 1 lbs loss mark.
Also, sometimes with the body readjustment, you'll lose fat and replace it with muscle. Muscle weighs more, so you might show a small loss, but your inches will be good. All kinds of things can affect it.
Do not compare yourself to anyone or the sales hype of 3+ pounds a week. We're all different. Hang in there. Read the posts daily and never be afraid to ask questions.
Hope that helps.
Molly