Plateu frustration, pretty close to going off plan

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  •   #16  
    MauiKai's AvatarMauiKai , 04-15-2014 12:26 PM
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    Originally Posted by Yogini99
    http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weig...-stinkier.html

    Check out new post today by berryblondeboys. Similar issues. Hormonal!
    I did see that! It is similar, but not exactly the same because she is approaching menopause and I am a long way off from that. At least 20 years if I follow "average" onset times. I don't know what my uterus is up to. I think it was traumatized by the surgery and so it's decided to clam up and hide so we don't go in there after it again! Haha
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    JohnP's AvatarJohnP , 04-15-2014 12:40 PM
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    Originally Posted by carter
    Two weeks is not a plateau. Ordinary fluctuations in your total body weight can be caused by all sorts of factors, many which are outside of your control and have nothing to do with how well you stick to your plan. These ordinary fluctuations can easily mask weeks' worth of actual fat loss. Your month-over-month weight loss is a much better indicator than week-over-week of how well your plan is working. A couple of weeks is simply not enough time for actual fat loss to resolve out of the noise of fluid retention due to hormones, muscle recovery from exercise, weather, immune response, and a whole host of other factors.

    Stick to your plan a little longer. You will probably see a whoosh.

    If you don't see results after a month or two of sticking to plan, that is when it is time to change things up. Anything you change now, might make a difference or might not, but you will never really know because you do not have data on the right time scale.

    As an example, when I was actively losing the 120 pounds I lost, I regularly saw no net loss - just bouncing back and forth by a pound or two - for three weeks out of every month. Then in the fourth week I typically saw a big loss, and averaged about 4-5 pounds a month of loss.

    If I had made myself crazy switching my plan every month during that 3-week "plateau" that wasn't a plateau at all, I would never have gotten into a long-term rhythm that enabled me to lose all the weight.

    Patience. The body is not a clockwork machine. It would be lovely to see our weight marching cooperatively downward by a few ounces each day that we stick to our plan. But it just doesn't work that way. Most of us lose in fits and starts even when we are perfectly on plan.
    This forum would be a better place if everyone was required to read this post.

    Very well said.
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    Sheena82's AvatarSheena82 , 04-16-2014 05:02 AM
    I know its irritating but don't worry it does start moving again, last one i had was 6 weeks (thats probably not comforting) then dropped a few lbs and back to a plateau. I've decided to just stop weighing for a few weeks and focus on trying to get some exercise in. On another board a lady said she plateaued for 17 weeks, BUT she is now at goal so hey it may take longer than you want but it does happen.
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    Pattience's AvatarPattience , 04-16-2014 07:13 AM
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    Patience. The body is not a clockwork machine. It would be lovely to see our weight marching cooperatively downward by a few ounces each day that we stick to our plan. But it just doesn't work that way. Most of us lose in fits and starts even when we are perfectly on plan.
    I don't know why you felt it necessary to take a jab at me. I don't think i've indicated that i think the body works like clockwork anymore.
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    MauiKai's AvatarMauiKai , 04-16-2014 07:16 AM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pattience
    I don't know why you felt it necessary to take a jab at me. I don't think i've indicated that i think the body works like clockwork anymore.
    That wasn't a jab at you. By "Patience" she was tell ME to have patience.
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    Pattience's AvatarPattience , 04-16-2014 07:18 AM
    Ah you are right. I read it wrongly. Sorry for that.
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    Olivia7906's AvatarOlivia7906 , 04-16-2014 07:18 AM
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    Originally Posted by MauiKai
    Not really low at all. According to the doc, because of my frame size I should be around 140lbs. Maybe in another 15 it will be "low-ish" but currently I'm still overweight.
    Wow, that is so hard to believe that at 170 lbs and 6'1", you would be considered overweight.
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    MauiKai's AvatarMauiKai , 04-16-2014 07:22 AM
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    Originally Posted by Olivia7906
    Wow, that is so hard to believe that at 170 lbs and 6'1", you would be considered overweight.
    Under my fat and height I am an extremely tiny person. My ring size is 3.75, maybe a 4. I have a very, very small frame. I'm just tall. You can be tall and delicate too
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    freelancemomma's Avatarfreelancemomma , 04-16-2014 10:27 AM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MauiKai
    Under my fat and height I am an extremely tiny person. My ring size is 3.75, maybe a 4. I have a very, very small frame. I'm just tall. You can be tall and delicate too
    Wow, that is tiny. My ring size is a 6 and my fingers are by no means large.

    G.
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    MauiKai's AvatarMauiKai , 04-16-2014 11:29 AM
    Yeah, I know. People find it odd for someone so tall to be so fine boned, but it is what it is. There is good/bad to it I suppose. Unfortunately for me it DOES mean I have to weigh less than a same height person with a more average frame size in order to appear "thin."
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    MauiKai's AvatarMauiKai , 04-17-2014 10:37 AM
    Well despite my higher calorie day I neither went up nor down. Still stuck.
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    Pattience's AvatarPattience , 04-17-2014 05:27 PM
    I don't think you get off a plateau in one day. Eat more calories again, just make sure its nutritious food, not junk food.
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    JohnP's AvatarJohnP , 04-17-2014 08:52 PM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pattience
    I don't think you get off a plateau in one day. Eat more calories again, just make sure its nutritious food, not junk food.
    The real issue is that this is not a plateau.
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  •   #29  
    Brandis's AvatarBrandis , 04-17-2014 10:07 PM
    Just keep going. You will get there! Don't drop out of the race now!
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