damn this stall

[abarta83 118]

I'm stuck..I'm fed up with it...I'm busting my butt in the gym 4 days a week..lots if protien and Water and sugar free liquids..taking multi vitamin..iron..calcium. citrate and B12 drops...geezz.BTW today is my one month surgiversary....stuck...bummed..

[Bronco0605 135]

I keep getting stuck too. So sick of it! I don't know what to say except you are not alone!

[GotItDoneInHarlem 302]

How much are you eating? How many calories are you getting in? I've found that when I've been stuck for a few days if I increase my calories for a few days it gets me back to losing. I've heard other anecdotal reports on the forums that increasing just a bit kicks you out of starvation mode and lets your body get back to burning fat.

[Gettingsexyback 128]

I was in a 2 week stall and broke it today! Lost a pound! I know that's not a lot but when you have played with the same pound for 2 weeks a whole pound feels like 10! Lol my surgery was December 18 and I am down 24 lbs. not where I thought I would be but it is what it is.

[McButterpants 2,846]

Don't panic...It sucks, but it's normal.

Butterthebean has a great article tagged in his auto signature about stalls - it's worth the read...

http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html#.Ut1GtBYQFdg

With that said, just keep following your plan. Keep exercising and getting your Protein in - you won't want to lose lean muscle mass. You want to keep burning fat. In order to do that, you need to exercise and eat/drink Protein.< /p>

I stalled for 10 days between Weeks 3 and 4 and even though I knew a stall would come, I wasn't mentally prepared for it. My husband hid the scale from me and he brings it out once per week. That's it - it saved my sanity.

Hang in there - your stall will end soon. Don't let yourself get sidetracked.

[staceyp 29]

You have lost 45 lbs...27 of which it looks like you lost since surgery which was one month ago. Focus on that! Unless you were accustomed to losing 27 lbs a month pre-surgery, I would say you are a success. Keep up your hard work....it will pay off. Not only on the scale but the habits you are forming.

I am almost 5 weeks out. I was having an issue with my hip pre-surgery and it is still very painful so I haven't really adopted a regular exercise routine and I NEED to. Good for you for doing it. There are things I can do but I'm letting the hip win.

I have lost about 33 lbs and I am thrilled. As a past professional dieter, I was so fed up with myself and everything pre-surgery, I hadn't lost more than 12-15 lbs in the last few years with any short-lived attempt.

I say congrats!

[abarta83 118]

Thanks for the support ...what do you suggest I add to increase calories ...? So far I've really only been fitting in the protien..eggs..Turkey sausage..reduced fat cabbot cheese..Greek light and fit yogurt...shredded chicken breast..soy burgers.

[gomekast 559]

Also..here is something I've done since my journey began.

I organized my closet by size. When I hit a stall, I tried on the first pair of pants in the next size down. That way I know how far I've come in a non scale way.

I hit a stall that's a week old. I'm 3 months post op..and this is the longest I've been stalled..yet..I'm oddly calm about it. I'm eating right, following my plan, working out..so I know something is happening somewhere.

Tried on the next size down and they fit and buttoned/zipped up while I was standing up.

So although the scale is the main tool we all use...fitting into smaller stuff is another tool. I also measure myself in 3 spots so I can track inches lost. I'm up to over 20 inches lost.