Desperately seeking some input!!!

[Jeni 85 0]

I have lost about 90-94lbs, but the past 2mths i have been going up and down in weight, the same 5lbs... It is absolutely driving me crazy...

I have added more excercise and cut out sweets/ junk foods and Nothing!!!! I feel as i have good restriction..

So what is a girl to do now?!?!?!

I'm seriously wondering if my health issues have anything to do with my stand still weight.. I have P.C.O.S. and Recently found out that i have I.B.S as well..

Any advice at this point would be of great help..

Thank you in advance to all,

Jeni M.

[jfc193 718]

I have had the same problem the last 2 months It seems that I am also battling to keep losing the same 5 lbs. in the last 4 months I have lost a about 10 lbs.

It can be quite frustrating on the bright side I have gone from a 42 waist to a 38 waist.

I started out with a 54 inch waist at this same time last year. I have gone done from size a 3XXX shirts to X shirts.

My health has never been better and though it is frustrating I have to rely more on the NSV until my body decides to start losing weight again.

The other plus is that by now if I had hit this type of plateau I would have given up and gain 30 lbs by now.

[UT LB Loser 0]

I would have to agree that you need to focus on the Non scale Victories until your body lets you start losing again. At least it is only 5 lbs that are yo-yoing. You can probably remember dieting a few times and yo-yoing 30 lbs.

I started training for a triathlon a few months ago. I thought my weight would continue to drop. It has only slowly gone down. I can actually do more than I could 2 months ago. I will be doing it next Saturday. My new mantra could apply to any of us with the band: DFL>DNF>DNS!!! Dead Freaking Last is greater than Did Not Finish, which is greater than Did Not Start!! You're on the right track. Just keep plugging away. It will come off!!!

[gilliebean 1]

this happens to me alot and when i can't stand it anymore i usually go on a liquid diet for two or three days and it tends to break it so you can try that if you can stand it.

[mstrina27 0]

U know u should be very proud of your success thus far... U have done fantastic.. However the IBS sounds like it could be the one thing that is holding u up... If i may ask how many movements do u have on a daily basis... I had to start taking Fiber supplements to keep everything moving freely if u know what i'm sayin...lol.. but u can pick some Fiber pills up from GNC, the Vitamin shop and even walgreens, or cvs.. I see u live in chicago... How long are your workouts, and how much Water are u drinking... see one thing i do know is if u have been doing the same workouts for the same amount of time and eating pretty much the same amount of calories u are now prob. at a platu as well.. so u have to tweek your plan.. if u have been eating about 1000 calories start eating 1300-1500 calories for a few days and then go back to the 1000 calories.. do this for a few weeks and u will see the weight start to come off again.. If u are doing the treadmill switch to the stair climber or the elliptical or something...

***Also i have seen your before and after pictures and girl u look good as hell...*****

Edited June 15, 2008 by mstrina27

[legster 2]

Try just staying away from the scales for as long as you possibly can. The stress you get from seeing the "wrong" number can't be helping matters. Just a thought.

[Jeni 85 0]

thank you all for your input.... i took some of your advice and not to jinx myself but the scale is going down again...:rolleyes2: and thanks for all the compliments!!