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Avocado can help with Stalls / Plateau

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kulita

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blogs/blog-0656081001368545918.jpgHave you experienced a stall in your weight loss? Has it been 2 weeks or more since the scale has moved? If so read on.

 

Chances are really good that IF you are following the Dr's guidelines you are most likely having small body adjustments and have lost size. Start by measuring your thighs, upper arm, forearm, neck, waist, hips, chest. I encourage everyone to do this twice a month. It a true stall is when all of your numbers, including the scale doesn't move. That is something you can show the Dr and NUT and you can work on figuring out how to solve the issue.

 

The scale can give discouraging (and misleading) numbers, but cover up the numbers with a piece of masking tape and put your goal weight on the tape. Only find out your true weight from your Dr. at check ups because that is the weight that is going to matter when it is jotted down in your record.

 

It is stressful enough trying to readjust to life post op and enjoy foods one at a time, why add more by constantly worrying about stalls?

 

In addition to measuring yourself I found out in my San Diego support group that many have experienced stalls/plateaus. Almost all of them swore by eating avocado with every meal for a week to break the plateau. View the .pdf file that explains a bit more about this and the science behind how this works.

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Interesting. Avocadoes are a superfood. I also wonder how much it has to do with just bumping up calories a bit using avocado...I bumped my calories up to 1200/day and I broke a stall- over 4 lbs in a week lost.

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Spoken like a true San Diego girl! Love those avocados! One of the best foods ever! I have missed good avocados since I left San Diego. :-(

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lilbearazmom, I thought the same thing. The fact that slightly increasing your caloric intake may be what your body needs to move away from the shock state and think about burning fats again. To top it off it is considered a healthy fat! What I used to do prior to surgery was make tuna fish sandwiches with avocados instead of mayo. It doesn't look the greatest but it is OMG yummy!

newat52, where are you now? I am sure you can still get avocados. The Hass ones from Mexico might not be available everywhere but the more giant ones (like in Florida) maybe.

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I simply love avocados. I used tolove to add avocados to everything prior to surgery. Now that I know how they relate to healthy weight loss I will make sure that I incorporate it many of my dishes, especially salad and tuna fish.

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