Stalls!

[bloreorbust 286]

We've all been through them, some longer than others. What have you done, if anything, that you feel helped you get past your stall? What advice were you given?

[compass75 25]

I need help with this too. Ready for ideas and suggestions.

[deaddemmama 474]

The best advice I've gotten is to stay the course, log my food, and trust the process. I stall all the time, and then I kick back into gear and will lose a great amount quickly. It's not exciting advice, and it's not what I wanted to hear necessarily, but it's the best advice I've gotten.

[bloreorbust 286]

I'm totally up for hearing that if that is what actually happens. I've been stuck for a month now thinking the same thing, but at only 3 months post op I have been starting to doubt it the past few days.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Second guessing yourself or the process is the enemy. There is no schedule for stalls and no way to accurately predict how long they will last. But...as long as you are following the protocol and in the absence of a medical problem, there is absolutely no doubt that you will continue to lose weight. No doubt. Burn more calories than you consume and you will lose weight. Sometimes quickly. Sometimes more slowly. And sometimes not at all for a period of time. All perfectly normal. But sooner or later, you will lose weight. Science and the universe cannot be denied. Recognize that. Embrace the reality. Remind yourself, every day. Your goal is physical change but your challenge is mental discipline.

Persistence, along with absolute belief, can never be defeated.

Edited December 4, 2013 by DLCoggin