Stalls and the old switcheroo

[Womanvsmirror 314]

So after my 3 week stall and 5lb regain i freaked out and hid the scale(195-198). Didn't weigh again until 8/5 at the doctors office (186). On that day i was happy so i put the scale back in the bathroom.What fresh hell did i put myself into 185-186 haunted me the whole month no matter what i did... So between fb and here i started getting frustrated at those dropping weight constantly without one drop of exercise and im killing myself in the gym 5 days a week and could not drop one lb. i wanted to stop going and just say forget it. Instead i skipped the gym and went outside for a few days, got some sun , hit the track , even raced my 3 year old a few times...today 179!!!!! bye 80's hello 70's i guess my body was just tired of the same old gym routine everyday.

Edited September 7, 2016 by Womanvsmirror

[LisaMergs 2,854]

Yes! Way to go!

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[Ebony Rose 133]

Well done!

[Babbs 14,681]

When you exercise too much and don't properly support the amount of calories you've burned (which frankly is impossible as early out as you are), your body goes into starvation mode and hangs on to the weight.

You completely did the right thing by taking a breather and slowing down the exercise so your body could adjust. Believe it or not, it's not as simple as calories in/calories out anymore. Because our bodies are in a constant state of caloric deficit, we've got to get a little more creative in how we approach things to keep the weight loss going