Would like to hear from people who are a year out. What advise would you give to someone who stalls. I have been reading up on the subject and people say to increase your water. Any advise? What has helped you?

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((hugs)) Sayin prayers the stall, she is a breaking!

Been in a stall for 2 months and haven't been able to get the scale to move again until this week. Starting tracking my food again in greater detail. Realized that I was starting to get a lot of empty calories/carbs from little things. Went back to trying to get my carbs down to 40g or less a day. It's amazing how quickly your carbs can add up. Those 5 croutons I had in my salad are worth 5-6g of carbs. That creamer in my morning coffee is worth another 5-6g. That fat free salad dressing was worth another 15g of carbs. Carbs apparently hate me with a passion because they screw with my weight loss more than anything else.

I'm also focusing on getting more water and making sure I've getting my vitamins in (I admit I've horribly forgetful lately). With the few tweaks that I've made this week I'm down 3-4 lbs already. Granted some of that is that issue weight loss rush of getting back to low carbing. I fully expect it to slow down but hopefully maintain a loss of at least 1-2 lbs a week.

Part of my problem is that the weather has really put a hamper on my walking. I cannot deal with the cold like I used to since I lost so much of my insulation. Trying to make it to the gym at least twice a week but has proven difficult lately.

Edit: Also have gone back to adding in a protein drink once a day. I was hitting 60-70g of protein a day but am trying to get it back up to around 100g total.

Edited January 18, 20188 yr by orionburn

I've actually gained weight the last couple of weeks because my BED is trying to come back. I guess I would say to stay vigilant and be aware of what you're eating, like @orionburn said. Keep tracking and see if anything has snuck in there that would make your calorie ratio go the wrong way or if your sodium is too high.

2 hours ago, sunshinetinks said:

Would like to hear from people who are a year out. What advise would you give to someone who stalls. I have been reading up on the subject and people say to increase your Water. Any advise? What has helped you?

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It's rare to see anyone not have plateaus or stalls. The link below has a lot of tips on stalls

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/351046-embrace-the-stall/#comment-3952027