Month long stall

[Michele1az 1]

I am so discouraged! I have lost 102lbs, but I have not lost anything for over a month. I don't know what to do...I am 9 months out. I started at 330 and I am 228 now, I am 5'7". I have gone from 3X to XL and 24 to 16, and I want to lose another 50, is it even possible??? Help!

[pupichupi 124]

Hi Michele1az, I am not as far as you but I would say go back to the basics, I don't know what your diet now is like, but try to do the liquid diet thing for a week and see if that pushes your body over that plateau that your sitting on. Also what do you do for exercise? Are you a heavy exerciser or light? Maybe if your a light exerciser do a little more than you would normally, and see if that also helps? I am 3 months out next week and I feel like I need to ramp up my exercise cause I am only loosing like 2 lbs a week and even though I am almost to 50lbs down, I still have like 100 to go? Remember it's your body and your body is going to tell you when you can't loose anymore, and 228 at 5'7 is still in the overweight catagory. I know I am 5'8 and I still weight 250, so I would try tricking your body!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[Sparklingbeauty53 202]

I am at a stall too but I just think perhaps I am losing inches instead? We sure didn't put it on overnight and we sure need time to take it off. I just keep plugging at it. At least we are not seeing the numbers going up!!!!! I am going to ramp up the exercise too.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

"I am so discouraged!" - Stalls are frustrating, impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy, sometimes short, sometimes longer, and...AND - they are a perfectly normal, very common, and usually unavoidable part of the process.

"I don't know what to do..." - Yea, you do. You know exactly what to do. Follow your plan. The exact same one that allowed you to lose an amazing 1 0 2 pounds (huge congratulations by the way!). The stall changes

n o t h i n g. Trust the process, trust your body and follow your plan. Sooner or later, the stall will pass. There is not the slightest doubt. Don't over analyze, don't second guess, forget about finding the non-existent magic bullet to end stalls. Why needlessly over complicate the formula that you yourself have proven works?

"is it even possible???" You don't have to look any further than this forum to know the answer to that question. Of course it's possible! Your goal is physical change but your challenge is mental discipline. Discipline you have demonstrated, loud and clear, for all to see, that you possess.

Stay confident, stay patient, stay positive, exercise to your ability, maintain a food log. No stall stands a chance against your commitment to...follow your plan! Congratulation again on your success. There's more to come!!

Edited June 11, 2014 by DLCoggin