I'm about to toss that #*@!*^ scale in the trash!

[Lizzy Fu 0]

I'm actually very happy with my weight loss so far (50lbs), it has been slow, but it was relatively steady. I've been at a plateau for about 6 weeks now. So I got a fill 3 weeks ago, and nothing. My calorie intake is 1100 on average, give or take 100 calories, but I had done no exercising. So last week in an attempt to plow through this plateau, I started a 1 hour bootcamp workout each day , and I've followed the advice of everyone and upped my calorie intake to 1500 (plan to do that for 10 days before going back to normal). Anyway, of course this is how it works for me, I've gained 3 lbs this week. I've worked too darn hard for that scale to tell me anything but some GLORIOUS weight loss. I've been more active than ever, and I am SORE from head to toe, but in that really great post workout way! But that darn scale! I used to hate exercise, but this week, I've enjoyed it, and look forward to it, but mainly because I'm so flippin' motivated! I'm determined to break this plateau! I have places to go and people to see and I'm tired to being FAT! I AM thin. I may be walking around in this fat suit, but I'm going to work my booty off until it no longer looks like someone threw a bag of nickels at it! Yeah, I said it. Someone tell me their plateau victory story! Or give me advice, or someone explain to me why the scale is going up!?

[Jennifer16005 26]

I'm actually very happy with my weight loss so far (50lbs), it has been slow, but it was relatively steady. I've been at a plateau for about 6 weeks now. So I got a fill 3 weeks ago, and nothing. My calorie intake is 1100 on average, give or take 100 calories, but I had done no exercising. So last week in an attempt to plow through this plateau, I started a 1 hour bootcamp workout each day , and I've followed the advice of everyone and upped my calorie intake to 1500 (plan to do that for 10 days before going back to normal). Anyway, of course this is how it works for me, I've gained 3 lbs this week. I've worked too darn hard for that scale to tell me anything but some GLORIOUS weight loss. I've been more active than ever, and I am SORE from head to toe, but in that really great post workout way! But that darn scale! I used to hate exercise, but this week, I've enjoyed it, and look forward to it, but mainly because I'm so flippin' motivated! I'm determined to break this plateau! I have places to go and people to see and I'm tired to being FAT! I AM thin. I may be walking around in this fat suit, but I'm going to work my booty off until it no longer looks like someone threw a bag of nickels at it! Yeah, I said it. Someone tell me their plateau victory story! Or give me advice, or someone explain to me why the scale is going up!?

GIRL screw the scale for now! WORK YOUR BOOTY off!!!! have fun doing it don't even give that scale the time of day! DONT GIVE UP! you might be loosing in inches! just have fun BREATH and being out the enter goddess you know is in there somewhere!! Have faith in yourself!! You are the only one that can do this! get you some up beat music to get your mood together and just kick @ss!

[CrisM 0]

Don't worry, you probably gained some muscle. Muscle does weigh more than fat. You may be loosing inches and that's great! I know how you feel. When I workout I usually don't loose weight, but I do loose inches and that can be very frustrating at times, when you don't see the scale go down. Just keep working out.

[patyann 14]

If you have uped your exercise lately it may be Water retention. Muscle holds onto water when healing. Just keep on keeping on and it will come off.

[PalmBayTish72 4]

Ignore the scale...seriously. I was where you are now. Three months out of surgery, I started working with a personal trainer and it was like my scale stalled out. I was the Mayor of Plateauville and so frustrated.

If you are exercising regularly, your body will catch up to you but it takes time. A miserable wait, but it will move. One thing that worked for me was really upping my Protein intake. a minumum of 80 grams a day. It was that and working with my trainer that helped me body to "click" and I am now down 126 lbs and maintaning.

I know it's hard not to stress and want to use your scale as target practice, but KNOW inside yourself that you are doing all you need to be doing. The body will catch up. I'm living proof of that!

-Stephanie

[NJGirl32 43]

Don't worry, you probably gained some muscle. Muscle does weigh more than fat. You may be loosing inches and that's great! I know how you feel. When I workout I usually don't loose weight, but I do loose inches and that can be very frustrating at times, when you don't see the scale go down. Just keep working out.

I recently found out that muscle actually doesn't weigh more than fat! A pound of muscle and a pound of fat is a pound no matter how you look at it. However, muscle takes up less space (volume) than fat/ So a 180 pound woman with muscle would actually look a lot thinner than a 180 pound woman with fat-does that make sense?

As far as the scale being a disappointment you can't always go by the scale. After my vacation it said I gained 4 pounds- no way did I gain that much-2 days later it said I lost 4 pounds.

[screeden 21]

Ignore the scale, go by how your clothes fit. i am down 35 lbs but have lost 3+ dress sizes. my nurse says it takes about 2 months before the scale catches up with the inches lost, kinds of lag time. sucks but that is how it is.

keep on doing what you are doing. it is normal to hit plateaus.