Going On Week 3 Of A Stall...

[LifeLiver 22]

I am feeling very frustrated and scared that I will not loose the weight...I have been taking in around 1100 cal a day, excercising. I have not been totally compliant (like eating a homemade chocolate chip cookie) However, I need to LIVE and find quality of life. I am working on keeping my Water up, and in intense boot camps...so please tell me this is going to break soon? Down about 25 lbs in a month, but all of that was lost in 2.5 weeks from surg. I have not lost anything since 11/6 and had my sleeve on 10/22. So maybe I am just being crazy, but I feel like I am mindful of my food, Protein first...limited intake and still no change on the scale. Looking for advice from those who have been in my shoes...

[Arts137 1,811]

Me too Life. I am in a 3 week stall... But I believe that if we stick with our program, this too shall pass.

Just avoid the One Big Mistake... giving up.

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

It's also possible that your body is reacting to the boot camp and building muscle. Are you taking measurements? I had a one week stall around week 3-4, but as I look at all the numbers overall it wasn't so much a stall as hovering around about 2 pounds. Overall, if I look back over two weeks, I have lost 2 pounds; I just stayed steady for a week in the process of losing the second pound. Hey, it's not a lot but I'll take it.

[Kasey Parker 31]

Tomorrow makes 2 weeks I've stalled since surgery on Nov 6! Very frustrating.

[Arts137 1,811]

Tomorrow makes 2 weeks I've stalled since surgery on Nov 6! Very frustrating.

yeppers, we have all been there. But this shall pass!!!

[amytug 996]

I'm 9 months out and I've hit mini stalls during my journey and these are things that have worked for me, one at a time:

1. Eat more calories. That's so not enough for your body And the hard work you're doing. It sounds backwards but it really does work. At this point I'm up to 1200-1400 depending on the day and I'm finally losing again.

2. Try the 5:2 diet or carb cycling.

3. Lowered calories after having them higher for a while.

4. Going low carb.

5. Cut in out my nightly snack- not eating after 7 pm. (Or 4 hours before bedtime)

6. Trim healthy mama diet.

7. Google "plateau" "how to bust a stall" and the like.

This last stall was a 3 week jerk, and the longest if had. I FINALLY just started losing again yesterday.

Also, look at the foods you're eatin. Does your body need new mutrients! Are you eating the same things over and over? Drinking your calories?

[LifeLiver 22]

Thank you...I have been mindful of almost everything, and only thing is not getting in 100 oz of Water...about 60 a day. The scale is not moving, driving me absolutly insane. I do low carb because of eating basically Protein first. Yesterdays meals

Loaded with veg one egg omlet

String cheese

Black Bean homemade Soup

8 mini shrimp grilled

squash

3 ounces of meatloaf

coffee

Water

[LouiseC 1,031]

Stalls happen, they just do. Then they break again. I have learnt to listen to my body and try to mix things up when I hit stalls. In looking at your diet, what you ate yesterday, I know this would not work for me over time. I know it sounds odd but when I stall and review my own diet I have found that there is one thing missing and that is good fats. Monounsaturated fatty acids.

It may not work for you but perhaps try and add some - olive oil, avocado, nuts and seeds. Also Omega 3 rich foods like salmon. They are calorie dense but my body responds well when I am feeding it the good fat every day.