Getting To 199.....

[doxieville 799]

Does anyone else's body just not want to drop to 199? I've been lingering at 202-204 and it just won't drop!! I decided that it's because it's such a significant number so it really isn't that my body won't give up the 200's, it's not a stall, I just happen to be stuck right before the 'big onederland!'

[lollyfidy1965 402]

Its an "adjustment period"!!! (I hate the word "stall"!) Your body is resting, getting ready for another loss phase....so just hang in there!!! Before you know it, you'll be kissing 200 GOODBYE!!!

[doxieville 799]

LOL!!! You and your adjustments!! Love it!

Yeah, it's a stall, oops adjustment....it just seems so much bigger because it of the starting number: 2 vs 1 (200 vs 100.). It's ALL a mental game!!

[lollyfidy1965 402]

LOL And we're all MENTAL!! ;-P

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

[doxieville 799]

Hey....speak for yourself!!! I am as sane as they come!!!! Aren't I? Umm...I thought I was.....

Actually, I don't think I have really stalled yet. I've had a week here and there where I don't lose, but I consider that normal, not stalling or as you say, adjusting (which really is a nicer word.) I am a slow loser, but I'm ok with that. I've pretty much lost 1-1.5 pounds a week and in my opinion, that's the healthiest way for my body to lose.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!! Gobble gobble. :-)

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

lingering at 202-204 and it just won't drop!! I decided that it's because it's such a significant number so it really isn't that my body won't give up the 200's, it's just a stall and I happen to be stuck right before the 'big onederland!'

doxieville

stall/adjustment??

IMO the scale is "teasing" you - saying - wait a minute, wait a minute - i'll show you that 199 when i'm good and ready

til then chill out!!!

[doxieville 799]

Yep, teasing is a good word!!

But I do want to clear something up- i am totally chilling and ok with my weight loss. This is a permanent lifestyle for me so I am retraining myself how to live & eat. I could crash diet and exercise up the wazoo to lose the weight faster, but then what have I learned? Nothing. And at 51 I am too damn old to keep yo-yo'ing. So I am losing slowly, consistently and permanently.

My point I was trying to make (and didn't do a good job of it) was how we perceive the infamous 'onderland' in our brains. Let's use different numbers, same weight loss: 207 to 203. Four pounds doesn't make that big of a deal on the scale.. But 203 to 199. Huge!!! And yes, while all these are 'just numbers' and not the end all and be all, we all do Celebrate when that scales slides into the '1' instead of being stuck on '2.'

I sure hope I made sense. :-)

[TheNewMimi 39]

Someone send the stall buster fairy to my house when they are done with yours!!!

[lollyfidy1965 402]

Judy...you are SO right!!! I've been setting little step goals for myself all along, and conquering them IS HUGE!!! Hitting 199 is definitely a biggie!! I think it's been lessened in my mind because of those little step goals, but it'll definitely be a Happy Dance Day for me, when I'm finally able to sing that tune!!!!

[doxieville 799]

Someone send the stall buster fairy to my house when they are done with yours!!! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

She's flying her way to you because I refuse to believe that I've stalled. :-)

[doxieville 799]

I just edited my original post. I re-read and realized I had forgotten the word 'not a stall.' Lol. That makes a HUGE difference in what I was trying to say. Duh- forgot to proof read!!