It seems I have reached another plateau. I am okay with not losing weight because I am losing inches. I slide down another belt hole this week, which makes me happy. I have also been doing some research on-line and found two cool sites (which I will list at the very bottom). In one of the sites is provided the following:
The Perils of Plateaus
Every once in a while, you just stop losing weight. Try as you might, a week passes by, maybe two, but the needles on your scale is simply stuck. You're on a plateau. Being on a plateau is like, pulling your car off the road, on your way down the mountain, and stopping to take a look. Please look back at the peak, to see how far you've come in your journey. Take a breather, sit and enjoy, and recognize that you will get started back on your journey down the mountain, with time.
It's important to note that, often, while you may not be losing weight, you may still be losing inches. If your overall goal is better health and better looks, that's still a good thing. Overall inches may help you squeeze into the next dress size!
Plateaus seem to happen when your body has finally gotten used to the new regime. It moves to compensate for the lower calorie intake by slowing down a notch, and reducing your fat loss. Experience from numerous people suggests that the best to break a plateau is to do something different, such as, up your calories a couple hundred, or add some more exercise to your regime. Something different that forces your body to react differently. One tried and true method is to alternative your calorie intake, such as, going up a little for a day or two, and then going back to where you were.
I am going to see how this works and flex my daily intake of calories. If I wasn’t so damn drained from work, I would just increase my exercises. Anyways, I hope this works. Time will tell. BTW…if you have any protein shake recipes you wish to share, send them my way. I will be creating a new website this weekend that contains over 200 free protein shake recipes. Also, I will have a new posting this Sunday! Have a good night! ~Edd~
Cool Sites:
Calorie Counter Database: http://www.calorie-count.com/
The World’s Healthiest Foods: http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Hell Month - Plateau
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2 comments:
Ride out this plateau and you can do it!! I had lapband surgery in November and am still struggling. It's inspiring to hear about others going through it as well.
thank you. I am 6 weeks out - no fill yet but eating only 800-1000 calories a day - NOT losing weight.
trying to change things up is a good idea.
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