A thought or two about STALLS....
We all experience them....the dreaded S-T-A-L-L
Could there be a psychological/physiological connection between our weight loss at "marker" numbers ?
Just when you think you have this all figured out....BAM !!! The scale stops all movement downwards. You keep doing what you have been doing that WAS so sucessful; you try eating less, you try eating more. You exercise more, you exercise less....
You complain, you whine, you post, you call your doctor, your nutritionist, your nail lady. You get on the scale, you get off it, you get back on.
But I've noticed one thing in common in many of the stall posts....stalling out right before a major number that we have been looking forward to --- So many seem to stall out right before hitting that "ONEDERLAND" number -- stalled at 202 or 201.... Or the folks who "want to get into the 270's for the first time in 20 years...."
Mine, right now ??!! I want to hit 222, to get out of "morbid obesity", and hit 39.9 to be "just" Obese !!!! Lost weight almost EVERY DAY since my last stall (the week three stall which lasted three dammed weeks !) and it shut down at 223 pounds !!!!
So, my question, is ...... could there be a psychological /physiological connection to weight loss at these " marker" numbers ?
Just my thoughts on this as I ponder my stall options......
Could there be a psychological/physiological connection between our weight loss at "marker" numbers ?
Just when you think you have this all figured out....BAM !!! The scale stops all movement downwards. You keep doing what you have been doing that WAS so sucessful; you try eating less, you try eating more. You exercise more, you exercise less....
You complain, you whine, you post, you call your doctor, your nutritionist, your nail lady. You get on the scale, you get off it, you get back on.
But I've noticed one thing in common in many of the stall posts....stalling out right before a major number that we have been looking forward to --- So many seem to stall out right before hitting that "ONEDERLAND" number -- stalled at 202 or 201.... Or the folks who "want to get into the 270's for the first time in 20 years...."
Mine, right now ??!! I want to hit 222, to get out of "morbid obesity", and hit 39.9 to be "just" Obese !!!! Lost weight almost EVERY DAY since my last stall (the week three stall which lasted three dammed weeks !) and it shut down at 223 pounds !!!!
So, my question, is ...... could there be a psychological /physiological connection to weight loss at these " marker" numbers ?
Just my thoughts on this as I ponder my stall options......
Briar Rose 
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs.
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs. 
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on 4/30/11 2:53 am
on 4/30/11 2:53 am
I've noticed that about marker weights. Right now, I cannot seem to get out of the 160's. And yes, I'm changing things, shaking it up, doing extra stuff to move that stubborn scale!!
Another thought: I have a really good friend who is a doctor (I've known her for 21 years). When I told her that I was stuck in the 160's, she said that because I maintained my weight in the 160's for many many years at one time in my life (She remembers that because we've known each other for so long), that my body is comfortable at that weight and really really wants to stay there, and it's hard to trick the body out of leaving that comfort zone...but eventually it will, but not without a fight..
Question, is your current "marker" a weight that you maintained for a long period of time at sometime in your life?
Another thought: I have a really good friend who is a doctor (I've known her for 21 years). When I told her that I was stuck in the 160's, she said that because I maintained my weight in the 160's for many many years at one time in my life (She remembers that because we've known each other for so long), that my body is comfortable at that weight and really really wants to stay there, and it's hard to trick the body out of leaving that comfort zone...but eventually it will, but not without a fight..
Question, is your current "marker" a weight that you maintained for a long period of time at sometime in your life?
Not really....or maybe I don't really know. I'm weighing less than I can recall in the last 20 years....so this is 20 year old fat that I'm working on now !!! But I have also heard your friend's explanation for a pleateau at where your body is comfortable.
Briar Rose
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs.
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs. 
I'm in "drop 10, stall" mode. Seems like just about every 10 pounds I stall for a couple weeks. Been at 174/175 for two weeks now. Still doing everything right (except some popcorn the other night, lol). I think there are a number of contributing factors to the stalls. Diet, exercise, menstrual cycle for us chicks, psychological factors, physiological factors (like glycogen)... It all matters!
Edited to add: Makes you wonder how Tom Hanks dropped all that weight on that island in Castaway! LOL!
Edited to add: Makes you wonder how Tom Hanks dropped all that weight on that island in Castaway! LOL!
HW: 250 SW: 224 GW: 135 CW: 124
The stall is your body's way of protecting itself.
When your body detects that you are loosing significant weight it assumes you are in a famine situation and it goes in retention mode. This is in our genes. It hails back to when we were cavemen running around in the woods trying to hunt food or trying to survive a long winter. The trick is the keep your body guessing by varying your caloric intake. The range is usually anywhere between 800 & 1200 calories. If you get stuck, less intake is only better if you have been eating on the high end of the range. If you eat too few calories thinking you will force the stall to break your body will resist and retain even more.
So outsmart your body's natural instinct for survival and get skinny!... Craig
When your body detects that you are loosing significant weight it assumes you are in a famine situation and it goes in retention mode. This is in our genes. It hails back to when we were cavemen running around in the woods trying to hunt food or trying to survive a long winter. The trick is the keep your body guessing by varying your caloric intake. The range is usually anywhere between 800 & 1200 calories. If you get stuck, less intake is only better if you have been eating on the high end of the range. If you eat too few calories thinking you will force the stall to break your body will resist and retain even more.
So outsmart your body's natural instinct for survival and get skinny!... Craig
Heaviest:406 | Surgical Weight:366 | Current Weight:290 | Goal Weight:250
I do believe you have a good theory. I stalled at 202 also...I was pumped to get to Onederland and I totally think I psyched myself into a stall. My next mini goal is 100lbs lost which is 179 and 18 pounds away.
Heidi
Heidi
Age 49 Height 5'5" HW/280 SW/250 CW/157
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I think you're on to something here! My stall at 3 weeks out began when I was at 300.3. Now I'm stalling again, jumping up/around 260-263. 260 means I've lost 100 lbs from my absolute highest.
I'm also battling some major head hunger lately too, which doesn't help.
I'm also battling some major head hunger lately too, which doesn't help.
Highest Weight (2008): 360 Surgery Consult Weight: 340 Day of Surgery: 318
Height: 5'10"
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