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3 Week Stall

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educationrulz

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Well, I just made it through the dreaded three week stall. I knew it was happening when I was going through it (even before I weighed) because I could tell that my body hadn't changed and that my clothes were fitting the same. Against my better judgement, I weighed myself at Walmart, since I don't plan to buy a scale until close to goal, and sure enough it hadn't budged since my last weigh in a week earlier. Man was I pissed off! :tongue_smilie: Despite the fact that I had read countless stories about the 3 week stall, I was still mad for a couple of days. But, I got over it and didn't weigh again until I felt some changes in my body and saw changes with my clothes. By the end of my 4th week, I had lost an additional 2 pounds. Geesh! Couldn't it have been more than 2 lousy pounds?:closedeyes: Oh well, at least we're back on track now.

 

Another member on VST suggested weighing once a month. I've always advocated no more than once a week, so even for me that's a little radical. But, I think I'm going to give it a try. I'm much more interested in feeling better and seeing changes in my clothing and sizes than I am with how much I weigh. So, why stress myself out with scale numbers that don't move as fast as I want them to? I'm going to shoot for the beginning of the month for my weigh-ins and hopefully whatever loss I see then will be motivating enough. We'll see how it goes...:thumbup1:

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I got so mad with my scales!! I'm exactly the same - 3 week stall, then a measly 1 kilo (2.2lbs) in a whole week! I hope it kickstarts again soooon! I will resist the scales until next month. :)

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I went through the same thing last week.. I am just convincing myself it's probably due to muscle building (now that I'm walking more and much more active) rather than not losing weight. I'd trade muscle for fat ANY DAY. Since you posted this almost a month ago, I'd like to know how are you doing now..

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I went through the same thing last week.. I am just convincing myself it's probably due to muscle building (now that I'm walking more and much more active) rather than not losing weight. I'd trade muscle for fat ANY DAY. Since you posted this almost a month ago, I'd like to know how are you doing now..

Things have picked back up nicely in terms of my weight loss. I think that adding in protein supplements on a regular basis made the difference. I've been losing 10+ pounds per month since I broke my stall.

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