I went through a few months without losing anything, it was very frustrating. It started during the holidays and kind of stuck with me. I feel that most of that stall was because I was eating cakes and whatnot, but when I tried to cut back, I didn't really notice a difference. The nutritionist in my support group says that our bodies need to recover after losing so much weight, so perhaps your body is recovering at the moment. I went through a period of 6 months or so and probably lost 10-20 pounds, not very motivating. On the bright side, at least I didn't gain, which it doesn't sound like you are. Finallyncontrol does bring up a good point thugh, you should keep track of what you eat. I am very bad at writing down what I eat, but if I make an effort, I am at least paying attention to my habits. I had started snacking a lot between meals and that does not bode well. A lot of the times I eat something different from my family, but it is more because I don't want what they are having so I don't feel bad that I "can't" have something. Also, on your excercising, do you do the same routine over and over? I know they say that change is good. At the gym I used to go to they always had a flyer up saying to change your routine if you plateau. I am doing better now and losing around a pound a week or so and it is much harder than it was before, but I feel like I am back on track. All I can say is don't give up because after a 6 month period of doing horrible, I am finally losing again. Oh yeah, I also wanted to say that muscle weighs more than fat, so you should be keeping track of your inches too. Sometimes my weight doesn't really change, but my body fat percent has gone down and I lose inches. I think that is all the advice I can give, but I really want to reiterate DO NOT GIVE UP!!! you can do it!
7 Months Out - Can't lose weight!!
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I went through a few months without losing anything, it was very frustrating. It started during the holidays and kind of stuck with me. I feel that most of that stall was because I was eating cakes and whatnot, but when I tried to cut back, I didn't really notice a difference. The nutritionist in my support group says that our bodies need to recover after losing so much weight, so perhaps your body is recovering at the moment. I went through a period of 6 months or so and probably lost 10-20 pounds, not very motivating. On the bright side, at least I didn't gain, which it doesn't sound like you are. Finallyncontrol does bring up a good point thugh, you should keep track of what you eat. I am very bad at writing down what I eat, but if I make an effort, I am at least paying attention to my habits. I had started snacking a lot between meals and that does not bode well. A lot of the times I eat something different from my family, but it is more because I don't want what they are having so I don't feel bad that I "can't" have something. Also, on your excercising, do you do the same routine over and over? I know they say that change is good. At the gym I used to go to they always had a flyer up saying to change your routine if you plateau. I am doing better now and losing around a pound a week or so and it is much harder than it was before, but I feel like I am back on track. All I can say is don't give up because after a 6 month period of doing horrible, I am finally losing again. Oh yeah, I also wanted to say that muscle weighs more than fat, so you should be keeping track of your inches too. Sometimes my weight doesn't really change, but my body fat percent has gone down and I lose inches. I think that is all the advice I can give, but I really want to reiterate DO NOT GIVE UP!!! you can do it!