For the last month or so, I keep going up and down the same few pounds but can't seem to break that 40-pound mark. I have jokingly dubbed it the "40-Pound Curse," but I am so frustrated and wondering how long it will last. I know all about the plateaus, but none have ever lasted this long. I am getting so tired of trying and not seeing results. Has anyone else gotten stuck at this point???

i havent hit a platue yet but at the center they give mineral supp have you tryed them yet. Dont get discouraged keep pushing for your goal. Remeber if your not seeing on the scale look at your mesurements. This is your body get ready for the weight loss. so dont give up. Goodluck

I understand what you are going thru. Whenever I have tried to lose weight in the last 8 or so years, I get down to 199 and then gain it all back. As you can see by my ticker, I am trying to break that now. MRC seems to think its more mental than anything. I got down to 200.5, then started binging, eating bad food and now back up to 203.5. I am back on track again because I really want to break the 199 curse. The gals at MRC joke about how most clients want to be in ONEderland and thats a huge deal...which it is to me too, but I have been down to 199 several times, but not to 198 in years!

Well, after weighing and doing measurements last night - I am only down 1/2 pound for the whole month! :0 I have, however, lost quite a few inches. But, I still don't see how we can stick to the program "almost perfectly" and not lose weight. I see people on this board losing 30 pounds in one month, and I lost 1/2 a pound?! Sigh - maybe you are right Bonnie - it is in my mind. I guess I should just be happy that I didn't GAIN 1/2 a pound, right?!

I totally understand where you are coming from. I was the same way when I was almost at 30 lbs lost. It was so frustrating! I was stressing out because I couldn't make it over the 30 lb mark. I talked to one of the consultants and asked what I was doing wrong and what I needed to do to get over that hump...and her answer was "Just Relax". So I did just that. I didn't let the frustration run my life - as it had for a few weeks. And wouldn't you know it...I started losing more! So, don't be so hard on yourself...Just Relax. It will all fall into place!

~Shannon

I think plateaus test our willpower more than the initial honeymoon phase with dieting.

You are right - I am uptight about it. I will try to relax and see what happens. Do you think our bodies just get happy with a certain weight and let us know that it is time to stop? Maybe this is a healthy weight for me - one that I can maintain?

YES! All of our bodies will plateau at it's "happy weight". Talk to you center about this. Everyone has a weight that their bodies function best at. Some bodies function well at lower weights and other's don't.

While my goal weight is 143.5, because I'm a competitive athlete still, I have a feeling I'll be happier at 150. So I'll continue to work towards 143.5 but if my performance on the court and life in general suffer, I will work to maintain 150 rather than 143.5.

No machine, scale or test can tell us what our bodies' happy weight is. It's all about trial and error (unfortunately). So keep your chin up. Keep striving for that goal weight but don't be discouraged if your body if telling you "no, I want to be at this weight!".

I've been stuck at or around 53 lbs for the past month. I know where you are coming from. I started plateuing and got frustrated and cheated with the "it doesn't matter, I'm not losing weight anyway" mindset. But as of yesterday, I am back on the wagon, both legs in and I am going to lose this last 30 lbs. I should have been over a done with by now and long into maintenance but I've sabbatoged myself so much in the past couple of weeks that I am going to have to pay more money for more weeks. It's my own fault for not being patient. At least I've been able to maintain while still cheating here and there for 2 weeks!

Good for you silverbelle! You can do it! I cheated Saturday with a few margaritas, but was back on the wagon again Sunday. One day at a time, I guess. But I'm with you - maintaining is way better than gaining!

Okay, so my resolve wasn't as strong as I thought - and I must have been too relaxed about it because I cheated and had animal crackers last night. My reward? I am up two pounds this morning! Crazy! I feel like I am just wasting my time/energy/money trying to do this diet and not going anywhere! Surely at some point in the future we will be able to eat animal crackers without gaining two pounds! Sheesh. So disgusted with myself AND the program.

You have 4 pounds to go? Are you kidding me? Thats wonderful ! Your done with the diet now you need to keep it off.

Well, I had 7 to go, but now with the two pounds I added, I have 9. But you are right, I should be happy with how far I have come.

I had the same problem when I was reaching the 40 pound mark. I did the Meta Quick for 5 days and lost the 4 pounds I needed to get over that hump. You can only do Meta Quick every 30 days, though.

I've had small plateaus before, so I know how horrible it feels. Usually, for me, it could be fixed by changing the calories I ate (or adding in metformin, for one of the plateaus). I read in a magazine that plateaus are just a sign that your metabolism now equals what you're eating, and you need to change what you're eating.