Question:
I too have hit a 5 week Plateau
After loosing 45 pounds my first month, my weight loss has hit a stand still. I am getting in all my proteins and drinking over 80 ounces of water daily PLUS walking 3 miles each day. I have not lost in almost 2 weeks. WHat can I do, or change? — beachdog (posted on May 15, 2003)
May 15, 2003
Wow, good for you for doing all of that so soon pre-op- pretty hard to do.
My advice: don't do anything. you're doing all you can. A plateau is a
plateau, nothing you can do usually, its your bodies way of adjusting to
the new changes. So have patience and don't stress- it will break on its
own. goodluck to you!
— Lezlie Y.
May 15, 2003
Hi~ I'am 7 weeks post-op and I've noticed that when I'am not losing
"pounds" I'am losing inches. It seems during these times is when
I notice my clothes are starting to get looser. Good Luck and WOW what
wonderful weightloss for the 1st 4 weeks!!!
— latrishanickle
May 15, 2003
I was the same way, I would worry and get upset because the scale wasn't
moving. For me, I think it was the fact that every diet I was on before
was great until I hit that darn plateau, then slowly I would go back to my
old ways. Just stick to the rules, don't cheat when things slow down -
you'll just get depressed and start craving the wrong things again. I can
say that the longer you go without the chips and cookies, the better - I
had bite of my sons candy bar (Snickers) the other day and I can honestly
say that I did not like it, I spit it out. There has been times that I
thought that this felt so slow, but I am only 5-10 lbs. from goal at 8-1/2
months. Now I look at it and I am amazed at how fast it all happened. If
you follow the rules, it will come off. Good luck!!
— Dana B.
May 16, 2003
I have been on the plateau from hell 4 weeks...the one thing that is
helping me out is shopping, fitting into a size that i havent been in since
i was 17 is a wonderful thing!!....alex open-rny 12/18/02 250-175
— Alexandria D.
May 16, 2003
Ahhh yes, the DREADED plateau! So NORMAL and so TEMPORARY. As you go
along, it is good to take your measurements, and when the scales seem to
not cooperate, check out your measurements. Wanna bet you are losing
inches even if the scales don't move? ;) Protein first, lots of water,
and exercise are the rules to live by. Follow them and we CANNOT go wrong.
(Open RNY 10/30/02 down 147 lbs)
— Ginger M.
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