Hi, everyone!

I've been out of phase 2 for two weeks now, but am getting a little frustrated with the lack of weight/inch loss since then. I guess this is a learning process, but when you have 100 pounds to lose, "slow loss" isn't very satisfying. I followed Phase I perfectly, and after the first two weeks, I've basically stayed on a Phase I plan with an occasional serving of oatmeal and I had a few grapes one day.

I found out Monday that I cannot have oatmeal (even with a tablespoon of peanut butter) for breakfast - it induced cravings and hunger like crazy!!

My weight has stalled out. I plugged in my daily food on The Daily Plate just to see where I was calorie-wise, and I think I might be stalled out because my calories are too low. I'm not eating too much cheese (1-2 servings a day), lots of veggies, etc. - I'm pretty much by-the-book in all aspects.

Advice? Commiseration? Anecdotes? All feedback appreciated!

Add more veggies and beans...!!!

You really want to lose it slowly, so you never have to see it again! I'm with you on the oatmeal...make me starving. My week day work breakfast is a turkey sandwich LOADED with spinach and as many other veggies as I have around on ezekial bread...will stick with you for hours and no cravings!

Hi

I wish I had kept a log week to week, but I remember being somewhere around 1 month feeling the same way. It did pick up and at some point the clothes just seemed baggy almost overnight.

I really think it takes a bit for it all to "fall into place." I just kept OP because I was feeling so good that I knew (and still know) that I'm getting healthier every day and that as I eat healthier that my body is going to lead me in the right direction.

I'm not scrimping on the calories but trying to continue to make wise decisions about what I do it. Week 17 for me and I still don't put much of anything in my mouth that isn't OP. I don't eat any bread except Ezekial and just don't have any big tug towards oatmeal right now.

Best Wishes!

Debbie, I have the same theory. I feel so great on this plan that I don't want to stray. It would just be nice to lose some darn weight too.

Beans, check (I have a homemade chili that's mostly beans and eat it once or twice a day). Veggies, check. I'm afraid if I add more I'll make myself sick because I'll feel too full! I do need to work on getting more at breakfast though... just no more oatmeal!

I do need to start working out more regularly.

Where does one find this Ezekial bread?
-nevermind. Google is my friend. LOL!

Ezekial Bread/hot dog/hamburger buns and tortillas are avaliable at natural food stores in the frozen food section. I keep my bread in the freezer since I don't go through a loaf that fast. Google it though. It is made with sprouted grains and has a lower glycemic impact on blood sugar.

Regarding losing the darn weight-remember time flies. In no time you will be 2-3-4 months OP and it WILL come off. Even if its slow, remember it could could certainly be going the other direction. I regained 20 hard lost pounds last winter before starting SB in May. When I have faith that SB WOL works and stay OP it does.

The other thing you might want to do is set a mini goal. My mini is 199. I started SB at 233 so I'm getting close. I set 180 as my goal for now because I know I could live in my own skin at 180. When I get there, I may reevaluate-or as some have found I may just keep losing because I adopted this WOL.

Are you including the 2 Tbs of healthy fats? And the two servings of dairy? Both have been touted as aiding with fat loss, especially abdominal. What are your protein serving sizes? When I figured out my calories on Phase II, I usually came in around 1500-1700 range. If your calories are low, maybe try including all of the above, then increasing your protein serving sizes. Eat your scheduled snacks too and drink plenty of water. It will happen!

Thanks Anne! Protein is 3-6 oz usually. Admittedly, I was out of skim milk and only had 2% for the boys so I have not been getting my dairy in. Healthy fats, I have no problem with! I use EVOO for cooking, and eat my nuts or peanut butter. I do need to get focus on water consumption for sure.

I found Ezekial bread at my local grocer! They have it, as well as a number of other items from the same company. I picked up Ezekial bread and buns, and am going to try a sandwich w/ the bread for breakfast.

Thanks for the input, everyone.

I feel your pain, Jrizzle! I too am a slow loser. (Quite a fast gainer though!! One of the fasted out there lol!) What I've noticed is that I will stall for quite awhile then magically overnight it's like the weight loss fairies came down and allowed me to lose a couple pounds/inches. Its a glorious feeling! I hope the weight loss fairies visit you very soon :-)

I am a slow loser as well, but for me my loss came in spurts, I wouldn't lose and then a couple of weeks I would be down 3 lbs and then stall again and then lose another couple lbs, it still averaged around 6 lbs per month, unfortunately I started sliding backwards and gained about 20 lbs back because I slid into Phase 3. I have lost 5 but still have 15 to get back to where I was. I am only weighing myself once a week so I am not discouraged by the scale. This is week 2 of phase 1.5 I shall see if I lost weight on Saturday.

I'm a slow and uneven loser. I'd not lose anything for a long time then one day I'd get on the scale and be 5 pounds lighter. I only weighed once a month in the beginning because I'd get so tired of not seeing it move. I did record my measurements weekly and as long as I saw some sort of decline somewhere I'd be happy.

When you go from p1 to p2, sometimes the body needs some time to adjust.

good luck
Sarah in MD