So I check in here alot. (esp when my 3 year old is cartooning) I kept reading about "get your protein" "drink enough water" "eat a certain amount of calories"....well I am/was having alot of problems with the shakes (just cannot stomach them). Hit a stall. Lost 40 lbs like it was nothing but scale stayed where it was after that for almost two weeks. I really was not eating much (boiled egg for Breakfast, 1/4-1/2 cup refried Beans with cheese lunch, small amount of some kind of Protein for dinner, couple of sugar free pops for snack) was getting Water in and exercizing. Told my hubby scale stopped moving. He said what does the chat board say? and I said "think I need to eat more and get more protein in". Well I did this weekend. Made myself get more protein & calories in and lost 3 lbs over the last two days!

I also read online where the protein breaking down makes your blood acidic and your body dumps Calcium to neutralize it.......wow....and that it takes 8 lbs of water to break down 3 lbs of fat.....and extra calcim from neutralizing ends up in kidneys.......thus the need to drink even more water....funny how no one (nut) mentioned this to me? They do tell you what to eat but it would be nice if they explained WHY!

Thanks for all of your posts! You guys RoCk!

Congrats, that's fantastic!!! Yeah, I've been able to get more protein in also, and it definitely makes a difference. I am trying to increase my water now, I seem to struggle more with that than protein. Way to go on breaking your stall!!!

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Thanks Kelly and I forgot to put - I felt better and had more energy this weekend so I think my body was saying "Good job!)