Ok, so I know that one week does not a stall make....I lost NOTHING last week and it's looking pretty slim for my weigh in tomorrow (6/21/11).....My weight loss has taken a nosedive since I started doing the c25k!! How frustrating!! My average calories over the last 2 weeks have been 1146/day, I average 68g of carbs, I average 84g of protein (almost all from food sources), I drink 9-12 cups of water, and I workout 3x/week. I'm not sure what else to do!! I'm going to start weight training today and on every day (but Sunday) that I'm not doing c25k. I have pcos and have VERY inconsistent cycles, so I could be getting ready for TOM and not know it...... I'm just a little frustrated. My brain knows that this could just be my body regrouping and the weight will start coming off again soon...but my old fat self is freaking out and would have quit the new lifestyle I've created because I'm not seeing much progress right now! LOL....any suggestions would be appreciated and welcomed!! Thanks!

Hi. I'm right there with ya! I had surgery 4/12/11 and I have not lost a pound in a week! This is the first time I have stalled like this. I'm trying not to get too discouraged, and I know I didn't eat great this past weekend, but NOTHING to be stuck at! I am back to cottage cheese for breakfast, greek yogurt for lunch and a mostly protein dinner...something has to work! Hope you break your stall FAST!!!

I know that voice....telling you that this is the end, no more loss! But its not true. You have been spectacularly successful... your body can't keep that up in one week and out the other... it will catch its breath and head back down... Here is a graph of my last 8 weeks... see all the ups?... they eventually all go down so far....

Thank y'all! I lost 1.2 lbs this week.....I just had in my head that I'd be losing at least 2 lbs a week...but a loss is a loss! I'll take it! Looks like I'm settling into a pattern of about 1 lb a week...which is still more than I was losing pre-op!! LOL!

Ok, so I know that one week does not a stall make....I lost NOTHING last week and it's looking pretty slim for my weigh in tomorrow (6/21/11).....My weight loss has taken a nosedive since I started doing the c25k!! How frustrating!! My average calories over the last 2 weeks have been 1146/day, I average 68g of carbs, I average 84g of Protein (almost all from food sources), I drink 9-12 cups of Water, and I workout 3x/week. I'm not sure what else to do!! I'm going to start weight training today and on every day (but Sunday) that I'm not doing c25k. I have pcos and have VERY inconsistent cycles, so I could be getting ready for TOM and not know it...... I'm just a little frustrated. My brain knows that this could just be my body regrouping and the weight will start coming off again soon...but my old fat self is freaking out and would have quit the new lifestyle I've created because I'm not seeing much progress right now! LOL....any suggestions would be appreciated and welcomed!! Thanks!

What is the c25k?

I dont know if it has anything to do with your slowdown, but my doc and nut say eat around 800 cals a day for the whole middle of the losing phase... I am averaging 900 a day because I work out 5 days a week.... the nut said to up my calories a little if I work out more, which I am right now. It looks like your protein and water are excellent... adding a weight day I'm sure will be good too..Just because you are having a few weeks losing slowly does not mean it will stay that way... it just may be a slow/go month... it can happen...

c25k...Couch to 5 k. I'm glad everyone can talk about their up and downs. Including stalls. It is so hard to expect one thing and get another. Good luck!

WOW, you made it 14 weeks before hitting your first stall? That's awesome!

I know that voice....telling you that this is the end, no more loss! But its not true. You have been spectacularly successful... your body can't keep that up in one week and out the other... it will catch its breath and head back down... Here is a graph of my last 8 weeks... see all the ups?... they eventually all go down so far....

How do you screen shot your graph? I want to show mine as well.

How do you screen shot your graph? I want to show mine as well.

On an apple the shortcut is:

option-shift-4 to select a portion of the screen, a target/bullseye will appear in place of the pointer and you can left click and hold while you drag it over where you want to save.

option-shift-3 to take a pict of the whole screen...

If it is working, you will hear a camera shutter sound when it "shoots" the pic.

If you have a PC, you will have to look it up on the web... not sure about that one....

good luck! I would love to see some other graphs!

Don't allow your success to be measured by the scale and only the scale. We all have stalls and even slight gains. You are doing all of the right things. Your intake is right on track and you will start losing again. We tend t get caught up in the number on the scale because it is really the only measure we have to see our success on a daily basis. Your lifestyle is your success. People that follow the plan succeed.