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Hi Everyone,

I'm starting to feel frustrated and disheartened.

In 8 months I've lost 21kg (46 pounds) but have hit a massive plateau. 1kg lost since December.

It's gotten to the point that I'm seeing the Dr on Monday but I don't want to, but previously I've been excited.

I've upped my exercise and even gone back on those awful shakes for Breakfast and lunch and meat and veg for dinner. But nothing is moving.

Any advice would be great!

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I've always read that a person needs to MIX things up. In exercise, it might mean doing one day of HIIT'S, one day for endurance, one day for speed, etc. In other words, keep the body guessing. I also have seen that you can do this with food and calorie intake..... For example, some people do carb cycling days, others do several low calorie days, followed by a high corie day, etc. shake THINGS UP.... and go see your doctor. You have nothing to hang your head low about.... You might be on a plateau, but you're NOT GAINING!!!!!!

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You are going to have times when you don't lose. There will be days, weeks, months that you don't always lose. It's not about trying to get it off as fast as you can because they are the people who gain it all back. Relax no one is racing in this journey. It took me three years to lose all my weight so stop being discouraged. It took you a life time to gain it all it wont come off over night.

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You didn't give much information about how many calories you consume, how much you weigh now, how much at the start?

A nutritionist visit might reap some rewards? That way you can sit down and give the nut all your pertinent information? A good hour long visit could lead to some nutritional targeting that may lead to fat loss?

The foods you consume for breakfast and lunch aren't stimulating your valgus nerve so your body may think you're starving it?

You could be replacing fat with muscle? Do your clothes fit looser? If you know for a fact that you're eating very few calories such as 900/day you could also force your metabolism to increase by eating 1600 calories/day for a weekend. This can wake up your metabolism if it's hibernating due to low caloric input?

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Thank you for your replies.

I started at 143kg and I'm currently 122kg.

I'm aiming for 1200 calories per day and sometimes I'm under or over.

I suppose I expected a continuous loss and wanted to be 115kg by April.

It doesn't help that my brain is constantly worrying about all that can go wrong whenever I try to eat something.

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I think my point was that if you're treating this like it's a diet by only consuming liquid breakfasts and lunches, you must be hungry and if you're hungry much of the time, your body could go into hibernation thinking there's no food?

Sorry to assume you're hungry, I just know if it were me, I'd be in pain if all I had were fluids twice a day?

But, you know, 21 kg/46 lbs is a lot and you are doing so well. Especially if you're firming up some?

I've seen so many people post as you did and then suddenly they drop 6 lbs in one weekend. Don't know where they were hiding that extra fat or fluids but somehow they just disappear. Keep on truckin.

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Thank you, I have been struggling. But will speak to the doctor on Monday to see if there's anything I'm missing or maybe it'll be just an excruciating wait.

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I went a month without losing but I was still in the middle of getting fills and going towards the green zone. because I didn't lose any wt. was a indicator for the doctor to do a fill.

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