I'm slightly discouraged. I've done great so far with my weight loss, I'm down 40 pounds. For me that's great because I've never been able to lose weight before. I think it's something emotional.. ( I won't even go into the diet envy I'm feeling with all my friends and family I've converted to SBD and they are losing so much more weight then me )
I've stalled for several weeks. I kept thinking that it's just a general plateau and eventually I would start losing again. It's going on 6 weeks since I've lost anything, I tend to fluxuate between 158-162.
I've gently started increasing my physical activity. I'm going to start training for a {cough,} {wispering} marathon. Don't laugh. I really want to try to complete one, maybe not today or tomorrow or this year, but in a couple years. I've had a lot of problems with my knees, feet and ankles in the last few years so I had to slowly work myself up to running. I have started walking for at least 30 minutes a day and take a lot of stairs at work. I've also started throwing in a few jogging sessions while walking.
I've read several books "No Need for Speed : A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running" by John Bingham "John Bingham, "the patron saint of the back of the pack," commands "The Penguin Brigade" -- those thousands of dedicated runners who have learned that the greatest joy in their sport comes not from how fast they go or how thin they become, but from simply having the courage to take the first step."
Oh, wait what was I talking about??? Oh, yes, my plateau-I know that my body is getting used to the new me. I feel great, I've not gained any weight. Which for me is a big improvement. Usually I stop losing and get depressed and go binge on something. I think I've over come some of my emotional eating problems.
I've read somewhere that the longer you were at a weight as you were gaining, the longer you will stall at that weight when you lose. Something about your body remembers the weight and thinks it should be that weight. I'm definately at the weight I was for the longest as I was getting fat.
What was your longest stall? And what did you do about it? oOw did you deal with the discouragement?