best explaination for stalls i have ever read

[meggiep 57]

So what do we do to get the glycogen to leave our muscles and start the process all over again?

Just keep doing the program- high Protein, low carbs, lots of Water, exercise- what this says is that you really are still losing but your body is pulling Water to build the glycogen- then will lose the glycogen and water again- on and on over and over. It just explains that you may stall while that process is happening, and it will mask the losing that is going on. This is why measuring is a really good idea as you will notice you lose inches during the stall.

I love that article and have posted it over and over her and on evry FB group I am on- it really helps!

[smkeller 3]

Excellent, excellent. This is the kind of information that makes this forum a goldmine.

I have had a stall since day 9 of surgery ( 11 days so far.) I am eating plenty of Protein, exercising, drinking lots of Water, very low carbs...so the invariable "what did i do wrong" question has creamed into my mind every day. today i was reading on weight loss stalls and i think i finally get it. It's slightly technical and a bit wordy but overall it explained to me what was happening to my body.

I found this on a Duodenal Switch website called DSfacts.com

"The Inevitable Stall

By Diana C. A "stall" a few weeks out is inevitable, and here's why.

Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of Water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when you are not getting in enough food, your body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. And when you use up 2 lbs of glycogen, you also lose 8 lbs of water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs that most people lose in the first week of a diet.

As you stay in caloric deficit, however, your body starts to realize that this is not a short term problem. You start mobilizing fat from your adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But your body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy -- like, to outrun a saber tooth tiger. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. And as it puts back the 2 lbs of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though you might still be LOSING energy content to your body, your weight will not go down or you might even GAIN for a while as you retain water to dissolve the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.

Breathe, and fuggedaboudit for a few days."

Hope this helps some of us struggeling with the...WHY ME? phase

Gayle