How do you not give up? When I gained half my weight back, it was because I gave up after hitting a wall. (144) Now I'm hitting another wall, 8 pounds up from the aforementioned wall. (152.4) Ok, it hasn't been that long yet, but I've been at about 900 cals so wth?
I like to set lots of little micro-goal type things throughout the day.. so that my goals don't all revolve around the scale. Example being getting exercise for the day is a micro goal, staying on my food plan, or just making sure I record my points for the day regardless of what I eat. If I focus on those little things then I find it a lot easier when the scale seems to get a bit stuck.
Other than that, as other's have said, patience. I've been stuck around 229 for a little over a week now, but I know as long as I keep to plan it'll eventually start moving again.
Have you taken measurements? I take mine every 2 weeks. You can lose inches and not weight. How are your pants fitting? As long as you are getting smaller does it really matter what the scale says?
I weigh once a day. You're probably right about weighing less often. I don't take measurements. Maybe I'll start. It doesn't seem as satisfying to me for some reason and there is so much room for error. You move the tape up or down half an inch and it's different. How do you avoid that?
I also just think to myself that i am changing these behaviors and forming new habits for life. No sense in changing them just because of the scale. I am getting healthier and feeling better every day. The scale is but one way to measure your progress. I understand your frustration as my scale numbers have been pretty much the same for about a month now but I also am making small sustainable changes and I feel better when I keep doing them, so its motivation beyond the scale. 900 calories would be way too low for ME so I know I couldn't keep that up long term.
Last edited by Pinkhippie; 12-17-2014 at 02:31 PM.
I weigh once a day. You're probably right about weighing less often. I don't take measurements. Maybe I'll start. It doesn't seem as satisfying to me for some reason and there is so much room for error. You move the tape up or down half an inch and it's different. How do you avoid that?
You can measure where you are measuring. Like measure your hips 7 inches down from your belly button, or your waist one inch down from your belly button. Or whatever your measurements turn out to be. I find that to keep things fairly consistent.
You're tall like me, Pinkhippie, no way I could do daily 900 calories either. I understand the shorties sometimes do alot fewer calories (I don't really know what other people's calorie requirements are, though, so maybe that is still a bit low or maybe it is spot on -- I'll admit to being clueless.)
I don't do it any more because I weight train which essentially screws the scale up beyond belief, but on the way down when things got sticky I would step things up. Either cut your diet or bust out on the exercise. That shifts the scale.
You're tall like me, Pinkhippie, no way I could do daily 900 calories either. I understand the shorties sometimes do alot fewer calories (I don't really know what other people's calorie requirements are, though, so maybe that is still a bit low or maybe it is spot on -- I'll admit to being clueless.)
So true Mrs Snark. I realized that so I actually went back and edited my post. lol Didn't want to convey censure via text. I always try to be careful with that.
I am clueless about what the shorter population needs calorically as well.
When the scale won't budge...
