Weight Plateau- what to do?

[hopeful41411 0]

So I am just stuck between the same couple of pounds. I keep yo-yo-ing back and forth. I am no where near my goal weight. Not even half way there yet. Anyone have any advice? I am debating doing a liquid diet to jump start things. Any other ideas to get my weight loss going again? I will be having another fill next week, so hopefully that will get me started too.

TIA!

Andrea

[MaggieGT 0]

Hello,

I'm having the same problem. I'm about halfway to my ultimate goal.

I went to the doctor last week and they said I needed a little unfill. They took out .2cc. I haven't had a PB since. :biggrin:

Still no movement in weight though.

I'm going to do 1.5 hours workout a day instead of one and see if that gets my weight moving down again.:wink2:

Good luck to you,:frown:

Maggie

[health4life 0]

I will tell you what my trainer tells me; increase the incline on the treadmill and increase the speed. I walk on the treadmill at an incline of 7 at a speed of 3.2. I feel it in my butt and hips. An hour of cardio per day and at least strength 3x per week.

[jr64044 0]

Omg I'm so glad I found this cuz I am in the same exact boat!! I always lose like 7-9 lbs all at once it seems (like 2 week period) and then 3 weeks nothing..nada. Inches come off here and there but I am about 35-40 lbs away from my goal and I cannot budge this time. I've been losing and gaining the same 2-3 lbs for 3 weeks and its really irritating. I don't want to make any DRASTIC changes bc I have tried hard not to make this a diet, but do things I can do for life and doing a liquid diet to get a few lbs off isn't realistic to me, bc knowing me, Ill go right back up if I eat 3 oz of chicken. I have an appt next week as well and they haven't given me a fill the last 3 times I've been in. I haven't had a fill since early Nov. I currently have 6 cc's in a 10 cc's band and while I thought I was doing great and maybe needed a small fill, I almost pb'ed last night. Soooo I don't know, Im going to try to drink more Water and double check my Protein everday and see what happens. I think platues are just part of the journey, and just keep pluggin away, it'll come off. In the meantime I'm trying hard not to stress over it, I've come this far by god I'm finishing it this time Good luck to you all!!

[health4life 0]

@jr don't forget to increase your cardio. That will do it!

[BobbieND 3]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one! lol It's my Bday today, and I'm thinking, and contimplating ... I've come a long way since 10/08, but I'm also beating myself up because I can't believe how quickly the time has gone!! Holy cow! I should be in Onderland by now, or even farther but i'm not. I've been sitting between 212-217 for the past month makes me crazy! lol

What is everyone else doing to get the weight to shift??

[jr64044 0]

Yep I did this week. I go to the gym 5x's a week and burn between 5-650 each time. Where as I was going only 1-3 times a week. Talk about being in Onederland! thats my 2-3 lbs! I have been between 201 and 203 everytime..no more..no less. These couple pounds are keeping me from hitting my first goal! I signed up for a biggest loser competition at work starting this week so I am gonna kick it in the butt and they are comin off if they like it or not! I have a tough love relationship with my body lol

[BobbieND 3]

I'm doing a Biggest Loser at work also ! lol I'm currently in 7th place out of 12. We're about half way thru...

[Who'sThere 331]

I'm there with you, sister! I've lost 60 pounds and I'm completely stalled. I am a teacher, and I haven't lost much at all since Christmas and I attribute that, in part, to the fact that I haven't worked almost any at all since Christmas. We have missed 13 days for snow since Christmas break. Aside from missing the daily activity of work, I exercise after work with my friends/colleagues, so since I haven't been at work, I haven't been exercising either. I know that the decrease in my activity has to be an issue. Probably THE issue, but I'm hoping next week's fill will help, too.

[reneek 1]

Yep I did this week. I go to the gym 5x's a week and burn between 5-650 each time. Where as I was going only 1-3 times a week. Talk about being in Onederland! thats my 2-3 lbs! I have been between 201 and 203 everytime..no more..no less. These couple pounds are keeping me from hitting my first goal! I signed up for a biggest loser competition at work starting this week so I am gonna kick it in the butt and they are comin off if they like it or not! :thumbdown: I have a tough love relationship with my body lol

I am right there with you JR i have been between 204-205 for 3 weeks and i am still just eating 1100 calories and working out 5 days a week. I want to get to onederland so bad. I think i might do a liquid diet for a few days to see if i can get the scale to move.

[hopeful41411 0]

Thank you all for the ideas! It just gets super frustrating.

[FutureMan 0]

All of this work-out sounds great! Weight loss plateau is normal. One thing to remember is that as you are working out, you are replacing fat with muscle mass. A good thing. However, this also means that your weight loss will go slower.

In my prime (now an old timer .. ha ha) I went from 170 to 228. Began working out hard with weights and aerobics. Dropped to 200 lbs. However, my waist was thinner at 34" and 200 lbs than it was at 170 and 42". Muscle mass is more dense than fat mass.

Keep up the good work and don't get discouraged. Loss of body fat is much more important than weight.

GOOD LUCK TO EACH OF YOU!

Banded 19 January 2010.

P.S. I won't tell you my sad, sad story of getting old and fat. LOL

[Soexcited 64]

I am stalled as well, the high Protein diet I was loosing on has stopped. I guess my body is just used to it now. I just bought the fat flush book by Mary Louise Gittlemen and will go shopping for my groceries this weekend. My (non banded) friend lost 10 pounds her first week on it so I am going to do it. It's very basic but will take a lot of pre prep.

[ljv52 2]

I too have been struggling with a long plateau. I've only lost 1 lbs. since Dec. 22 and I've been working very hard -- increased my cardio, am doing more strength work -- up to 5 times per week -- and exercising at least 100 mins. per day, 7 days a week. I have not changed any of my eating at all -- I tend to pretty much eat the same foods and I very seldom eat anything I'm not supposed to -- like candy, Cookies, etc. I made a commitment at the beginning of this journey that I would eat healthy (not diet) 98% of the time. I eat fish at least 4 times per week. Some people are trying to tell me I should increase my calories, but truly, I'm afraid to do that.

I have noticed the past week or so that my clothes are getting big - really big and I need to get some smaller sizes again. So, although I'm not losing pounds, I have lost lots and lots of inches so I still appear to be losing fat - I am apple shaped -- had lots of belly fat. I'm very short -- only 5'1".

Since my surgery I have been so cold and I was starting to think that maybe my body was trying to hold on to the fat too keep me warm because it's winter? I notice a lot of us posting here are from colder climates. Good luck to you all, keep on working the program -- maybe Spring will bring us sunshine AND get our scales moving again. Take care, Linda

Edited February 19, 2010 by ljv52

[Barble 0]

I lose and gain the same 3 pounds for 3 weeks and then my lowest weight becomes my highest and I yoyo again. It sucks but that's my body. My surgeon tells me we don't constantly lose it's more of like a staircase lose a little, stabilize, lose a little, stabilize. Personally i put my scale away cause it's just making me frustrated. I'm going by the way my clothes fit at this point. My Nut told me to change up the food and put more carbs in my diet. I was only getting them from fruits and veggies. I know I need to drink more Water. I joined a gym 2/9 and gained 3 pounds and my thighs and calves are larger/ I know it's a temporary thing and I feel a ton better. I have to quit beating myself up over the number. and concentrate on how i look and feel Oh well That's Barb's thought for the day. :thumbup: