Grrrr!

[Amanda61082 28]

I am on day 4 of my 2 week liquid diet. Previous to this I was on the "Plate" diet (3oz Protein, 1cup of veggies, 1/2cup of carbs). I lost 15 lbs in two weeks on the "plate" diet. When I had my final pre-op visit, they said I was definitely going to loose weight within the next two weeks, espically if I exercised. So I joined a gym and have been drinking my 5 shakes and just Water. I haven't lost a damn pound! When I was eating food, I was 5lbs less at this point. I hate complaining, which I know is what I am doing, but I am starting to freak out, because in all my diet attempts, throughout my life, I have hit 15lbs, and that was it! I could never loose more than 15lbs. I hope this is just some stall in the weight loss. I have been busting my ass at the gym and fighting hunger and cravings, and not seeing the scale go past 15lbs is kinda freaking me out, and making me a little mad !

I need some encouragement please.

[Lady S. 1]

Keep up your spirits sweetie. Your diet has changed so maybe your body is reacting to it. You may be losing inches and not pounds per se. I understand that it can be frustrating when the scale is not moving, but there maybe other places you are losing. Just stay positive and strong!!! (and stay on your path... )

[Dulci 108]

If you have increased your exercise, as you are burning fat, you may be gaining muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, therefore you stall on the scale. Make sure you are getting your Water in every day and keep going. You will push through the stall.

Great job at sticking with it and with hitting the gym.

[Banterwonder 63]

A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat. As does a pound of feathers, a pound of lead or a pound of popped corn.

[Amanda61082 28]

If you have increased your exercise, as you are burning fat, you may be gaining muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, therefore you stall on the scale. Make sure you are getting your Water in every day and keep going. You will push through the stall.

Great job at sticking with it and with hitting the gym.

I never thought of that. Being patient sucks sometimes! Thank you!

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat. As does a pound of feathers, a pound of lead or a pound of popped corn.

True, but we're not talking a pound vs a pound. We're talking volume.

A square inch of muscle weights more than a square inch of fat. Muscle is much denser than fat. So if you have a identical sized blocks of fat and muscle, the muscle will be heavier.

Just like a cup of lead will weigh more than a cup of feathers

[Banterwonder 63]

The correct way to state this is " muscle is heavier by volume, than fat". My older cousins used to play that joke on me... " what is heavier? A pound of feathers or a pound of golf balls?"