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I'm a July sleever and I have been stuck between 228 and 226 for a long time. Weeks even.

I have been watching the other July sleevers comments and noticing that I have been pretty average as far as stalling but now it seems like I have been stalled too long.

Clothes don't fit and my surgeon tells me not to buy any because I am going to lose but I am going to church and other places in some really baggy clothes. Tried to find something to get me by but I am between sizes and need to lose more to get something close to what I can wear.

I am halfway to my goal and stuck!

Getting really disgusted!!!

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I think you'd feel better in some clothes that fit. Buy them on clearance if you have to but get rid of the really baggy stuff. I've been on a pretty steady cycle of lose a little, stall a lot, haha, don't lose your focus :-)

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I think you will feel better in clothes that fit. Are there second hand stores around where you can get some cheap clothes to see you through a month or two?

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I agree on the clothes. Another thing to try is ebay - I've bought a few things there for cheap.

About the stall - maybe think about whether you might have let little Snacks and meal additions work their way into your diet over time. If not - and you're still eating pretty clean and under 1200 calories of so - then the scale is bound to move in time. Your body may just be adjusting to where you are.

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I have been on a lengthy stall as well, and just finally gave up my independent thinking a couple of days ago, and went back to my original materials. It has become painfully clear that I have been straying more than I realize. This is a time for perfect honesty with yourself (and me to myself). Although I have been logging, weighing and measuring all along, I think my issues are with not logging incidental calories like the scant butter on a veggie, or my 1/3 cup of something may actual be more because the measuring cup is heaped instead of level. An ounce of cheese has to be an ounce and not 1.2 ounces.....and why do I need cheese on everything? This stuff adds up quickly.

In going back to my original phase four recommendations, my lunchtime tuna salad needsto be 1/4 cup, and not 1/2 cup. Milk is not my favorite beverage, so I have been using almond milk instead, but by wavering from the plan, I am missing out on dairy Calcium, a nutrient that is supposed to be conducive to weight loss.

I eat Greek yogurt, but do I really need lite whip cream in it?.......I am examining all of my little additions this week. And I am afraid there are going to be way more than I realized. My exercise needs an honest review as well. My form just absolutely sucks due to orthopedic and post-stroke balance issues, so maybe it's about time for a personal trainer...just for a few weeks to get perspective on a proper and do-able exercise routine suited to my abilities.

Hopefully you can find some quiet time to reflect on how correctly you are following you program and see if you can identify any blips that can be addressed. This is work - a lot of real work. I wish you good luck and good health on your journey to healthy and happy.

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My sister just spoiled me and bought me some cheap tank tops from old navy in various sizes. They had a 30% off sale and she had some of their old navy bucks so the tanks cost less than 2.00 each!

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