Guest guest Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 I was wondering if there is anyone out there who has hit a plateau at the end of their 2nd month. I have been on a plateau for almost three weeks now and had surgery done on 1/24/03. I lost 35 pounds at 2 months and not budged since. Am I doing something wrong? Some input would be helpful. Suzanne Re: I've lost 50, too! > Hi Ruth, > What are you doing to lose so quickly? You had surgery two days after me and > weighed less than I did and you have lost 14 pounds more than I have! Don't > get me wrong I am very pleased with my weight loss but I was wondering if you > had a secret I should know about! ) French > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 ohhhhh suzanne.... suzanne, suzanne, suzanne.... the plateau...yes my dear.... we have plateaus.. they are the most awful little troll- inspired things on earth. i moaned and groaned and cried and about worried this list to DEATH over my many plateaus... the good news is this ... it IS normal...your body has to " catch up " i had half a dozen plateaus and i can tell you this ...i did SO WELL with my weight loss! when all was said and done, i met my goals and went from size 26 to a 6-8....10 in jeans. ahhhh life is good! xoxoxo cathy s in va > I was wondering if there is anyone out there who has hit a plateau at the > end of their 2nd month. I have been on a plateau for almost three weeks now > and had surgery done on 1/24/03. I lost 35 pounds at 2 months and not > budged since. Am I doing something wrong? Some input would be helpful. > > Suzanne > > Re: I've lost 50, too! > > > > Hi Ruth, > > What are you doing to lose so quickly? You had surgery two days after me > and > > weighed less than I did and you have lost 14 pounds more than I have! > Don't > > get me wrong I am very pleased with my weight loss but I was wondering if > you > > had a secret I should know about! ) French > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 It sounds like you are doing just fine. That is good weight loss even though you hit a plateau you did something about it. Keep up the good work. Stasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 I believe in a body's " set point " (I think that's what it's called) where your body gets used to being at a certain weight and so it's hard to get below or above that without long term changes in eating/exercising. That's a theory that's been around a while- and I think there's some validation to it- Anyone else? > Here is a strange question, but I took a week break inbetween C1 & C2 > and went on vacation and ate everything in site. Anyway I put on 5 > pounds. Ok here is the question, I started eating clean on monday and > as of today I have lost all 5 of the pounds I put on last week on > vacation. Does anyone know why it is so easy to lose weight that you > have just put on and that stubborn old stuff just won't budge? or do > you think it was a lot of water gain? We went to Hawaii so I'm not > sure if it's change of climate related to how our bodies store water > or whatever. Thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Two words. WATER RETENTION. If you were eating lots of food (especially carbs), then you would have retained lots of water. Possibly you added a pound or so of fat back on too, but nothing you couldn't get rid of with a week of exercising and clean eating. Yay for you! But, you definitely didn't lose 5 pounds of fat in a week. hehe, sorry to say Isn't it great that you could take that week off and get right back to your C1 finish weight in only a week? Phoenix > Here is a strange question, but I took a week break inbetween C1 & C2 > and went on vacation and ate everything in site. Anyway I put on 5 > pounds. Ok here is the question, I started eating clean on monday and > as of today I have lost all 5 of the pounds I put on last week on > vacation. Does anyone know why it is so easy to lose weight that you > have just put on and that stubborn old stuff just won't budge? or do > you think it was a lot of water gain? We went to Hawaii so I'm not > sure if it's change of climate related to how our bodies store water > or whatever. Thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Hey there, You pretty much guessed it. It wasn't like 5 lbs of fat (which is impossible to gain in a week). You most likely had 5 lbs of water on you and shed it quite readily once you returned to working out and drinking your water. Su the Hobbit Weight Loss > Here is a strange question, but I took a week break inbetween C1 & C2 > and went on vacation and ate everything in site. Anyway I put on 5 > pounds. Ok here is the question, I started eating clean on monday and > as of today I have lost all 5 of the pounds I put on last week on > vacation. Does anyone know why it is so easy to lose weight that you > have just put on and that stubborn old stuff just won't budge? or do > you think it was a lot of water gain? We went to Hawaii so I'm not > sure if it's change of climate related to how our bodies store water > or whatever. Thanks for your input. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 =) morning su, morning everyone. happy monday. it's gonna be a great week. -cera Su wrote: >Hey there, > >You pretty much guessed it. It wasn't like 5 lbs of fat (which is >impossible to gain in a week). You most likely had 5 lbs of water on you >and shed it quite readily once you returned to working out and drinking your >water. > >Su the Hobbit > > > Weight Loss > > > > >>Here is a strange question, but I took a week break inbetween C1 & C2 >>and went on vacation and ate everything in site. Anyway I put on 5 >>pounds. Ok here is the question, I started eating clean on monday and >>as of today I have lost all 5 of the pounds I put on last week on >>vacation. Does anyone know why it is so easy to lose weight that you >>have just put on and that stubborn old stuff just won't budge? or do >>you think it was a lot of water gain? We went to Hawaii so I'm not >>sure if it's change of climate related to how our bodies store water >>or whatever. Thanks for your input. >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 If its any help, I've lost 40 lbs. since January following the weight watchers plan. I haven't really added much exercise, except some bike riding, walking and yoga. Its an easy plan and I'm seeing good, yet slow and steady, results. I have about 25 more to go. Good luck, D. I'm crazy for cross stitch! http://mai_lin.tripod.com/crossstitch/mainframes.html >From: IIPistacio@... >Reply- > >Subject: Re: Soc: Can't believe I did that. >Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:28:16 EDT > >Stu, Please I am all ears. I have dropped about 50 lbs and kept it off >but >not in a pleasant way. I suffer from severe GERD and everything I eat was >coming back up. Now I need to get the last of my wweight of and I want to >do it >. I am older than middle age butreally ready for a change I don't want to >be >sitting by my grave going hold on p lease I haven't lived yet. Could you >give > me another couple years. I realize that if I don't do it who will it up >to >me. >Sharon _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 > Personally, I think that theory is hooey. I don't believe the theory either. For me, if I am not having progress, 9 times out of 10 if I'm honest with myself <G>, I can see exactly why I'm not progressing. Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Weight watchers has never worked for me. I have tried several locations and different times I buy the magazine but it doesn't cut it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 I haven't tried Weight Watchers in awhile now, but my daughter is on it right now. From what she says and from what I've read about the "point system" they are now using, it seems llike it would be easier to follow now. Also, my daughter has a book that she purchased from them that gives the points of foods at various chain restaurants. As I don't cook all that much, that appeals to me. I am thinking of giving it another try. Also, so many of my acquaintances have had very good results on Atkins-type low-carb diets, especially when combining that with the supplements that are carb or starch blockers (the ones that have "phase two" or white kidney bean extract or concentrate in them). Of course, I haven't checked into these so don't know if the supplements would be something that those of us with heart problems could take. According to my friends, the weight just falls off (sounds great--almost too good to be true, so maybe it isn't). And the supplements are ephedra and mahuang-free, which is a plus. It isn't obvious to anyone but my daughter that she needs to lose any weight at all. I would like to lose maybe forty or fifty pounds, if I could do so safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 I think if you can get a " buddy " to go w/you it helps... and finding the " right " leader is a must... if you don't connect w/the person heading up the meetings you're certainly not going to have much success... but going to meetings and weighing in each week, w/a buddy and liking the leader worked for me to the tune of losing 80lbs and keeping it off for over 5 yrs 'til all heck broke out w/my daily schedule and then I found every pound I lost... but I'm going to lose it once again, I swear I am!!! JES > Weight watchers has never worked for me. I have tried several locations and > different times I buy the magazine but it doesn't cut it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 I'd really recommend WW for you then - they're changing their points system a little bit starting in September, so that would be the best time to sign up. I've had great results with it so far, and look forward to getting to goal. >From: Hope4843@... >Reply- > >Subject: Re: Weight Loss >Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 22:03:36 EDT > >I haven't tried Weight Watchers in awhile now, but my daughter is on it >right >now. From what she says and from what I've read about the " point system " >they are now using, it seems llike it would be easier to follow now. Also, >my >daughter has a book that she purchased from them that gives the points of >foods >at various chain restaurants. As I don't cook all that much, that appeals >to >me. I am thinking of giving it another try. Also, so many of my >acquaintances have had very good results on Atkins-type low-carb diets, >especially when >combining that with the supplements that are carb or starch blockers (the >ones >that have " phase two " or white kidney bean extract or concentrate in them). > Of >course, I haven't checked into these so don't know if the supplements would >be something that those of us with heart problems could take. According >to my >friends, the weight just falls off (sounds great--almost too good to be >true, >so maybe it isn't). And the supplements are ephedra and mahuang-free, >which >is a plus. It isn't obvious to anyone but my daughter that she needs to >lose any weight at all. I would like to lose maybe forty or fifty pounds, >if I >could do so safely. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 In a message dated 8/10/2003 11:06:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, BobbeDS@... writes: > I had no idea you > could see this far! Didn't you know the " Oracle " sees all? LOL Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Ann - Thanks for noticing the add'l weight loss. I had no idea you could see this far! Bobbe - 1998 top wt. of 284. 3/12/03 268, 8/5/03 208 = <60 lbs.> If you can dream it... you can do it! God, give me the dream that you planned for my life. Don't postpone joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 > Ann - Thanks for noticing the add'l weight loss. I had no idea you > could see this far! > > Bobbe - 1998 top wt. of 284. 3/12/03 268, 8/5/03 208 = <60 lbs.> > If you can dream it... you can do it! God, give me the dream > that you planned for my life. > Don't postpone joy. bobbe- how is your daughter?? vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 To burn fat eat animal protein, green veggies, fat, and some fruit. Lots of water GUARANTEED TO BURN FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! weight loss I have the Cook Right and the Live Right books. To loose weight, do I only eat foods from the Tier II beneficials and nothing from the Tier I list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Except, of course, that I no > longer bitch about being fifteen or twenty pounds " overweight " , LOL! > > marta ================= And you Won't be 15-20 pounds overweight after the hernia repair/tummy tuck! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Is it 8 x the weight you are now? Or 8 x the weight you want to be? Say, for example, I weigh 150 pounds, am I only allowed 1200 calories a day? That doesn't seem like enough, especially if one is working out an hour a day and trying to have smalls meals 5-6 times a day. I'm SO confused!!!! Coryn Re: Dekany What is the general recipe for weight/muscle gain for Os? Has anybody tried the ABCDE plan that Dr. D mentioned one time in his column for this purpose? Don > General recipe for weight loss/fat burning. > 8 x your body weight for total calories. Then 45% should be protein, 30% > fat & 25% carbs. > Love > http://foodforyourbloodn.goemerchant7.com > <http://foodforyourbloodn.goemerchant7.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 You would be eating 19 oz of protein to begin with daily. You will get 90 gr of carbs & 50 gr of fat + 80oz of water. If still hungry add more fat. 8x your current weight. Working out - don't lift too heavy. Anything else? Re: Weight loss Is it 8 x the weight you are now? Or 8 x the weight you want to be? Say, for example, I weigh 150 pounds, am I only allowed 1200 calories a day? That doesn't seem like enough, especially if one is working out an hour a day and trying to have smalls meals 5-6 times a day. I'm SO confused!!!! Coryn Re: Dekany What is the general recipe for weight/muscle gain for Os? Has anybody tried the ABCDE plan that Dr. D mentioned one time in his column for this purpose? Don > General recipe for weight loss/fat burning. > 8 x your body weight for total calories. Then 45% should be protein, 30% > fat & 25% carbs. > Love > http://foodforyourbloodn.goemerchant7.com > <http://foodforyourbloodn.goemerchant7.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 > talk about a plateau. i would love to hit 30# by the 8th (one month > out) but the scale is not moving. i know i have to eat to lose > weight but my tummy wont hold alot yet. any advice?? i even went up > a pound at one point - i think it was because i didnt have a BM for > 2 days. > > vicki > 251/227/150 ===================== Vicki..love...you need to calm down. Get off the scales and accept the fact that what will be, will be. It really does not matter if you lose 15 pounds in 30 days or 50 pounds...your body is going to do what it's going to do. If you are a 15 pound loser in the first month you may be one of those that just lose slow but steady. If you lose 50 pounds in the first month you may be one who loses great for a couple months and then hits a brick wall for 3 months. The only thing you can do is follow the basic guidelines of our dietary requirements. Lead with protein Avoid sugar and simple carbs Drink water Take your suppliments Exercise Vicki...Having met you and seeing your body type...if you follow the basic guidelines I can guarentee...YES GUARENTEE...that in a year from now you will be considered a normal weight...in 2 years you will be considered thin. So take a " chill pill " sweety...it's going to happen....don't start driving yourself crazy with the scales. Because sometimes the scales will thrill you but at other times they WILL drive you crazy, frustrate you, depress you. Hugs Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 > > Jo- > Your words are PERFECT! I happen to be one of those people that has lost fairly quickly the first 5 months....and things are now beginning to " slow down " a little. I am actually happy about this...as it will give my body time to catch up with the weight ********************************************************* aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh- my daily kick in the butt- i needed that. ive only heard of a few people needing surgery again because of lack of weight loss but i am confident i wont be going through that because Dr Z gets it right the first time. i know you have to eat more to lose more and right now i cant eat a whole lot- although i am able to eat more now.........YAY!!!!!!!!! the 4th week was a turning point for me. thing is, i eat alot of crackers though to soak up acid so the carbs are higher now than they will be in the future. thank you for the butt kickin..............just what i needed hugs back.....................vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 In a message dated 10/5/2003 9:14:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lghthousegrl@... writes: > talk about a plateau. i would love to hit 30# by the 8th (one month > out) but the scale is not moving. i know i have to eat to lose > weight but my tummy wont hold alot yet. any advice?? i even went up > a pound at one point - i think it was because i didnt have a BM for > 2 days. > > vicki > 251/227/150 Vicki! Your weight loss is GREAT! Don't change a thing -- except -- RELAX! You don't need to diet...let the weight loss come as it will...just sip, sip, sip, walk, walk, walk, and do as much protein as you can! Hugs and blessings, Ann (who is laughing at ALL of US who are slaves to the scale, and the idea of numbers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 Hi Vicki, My best advice? Stay off that danged scale! You will drive yourself nuts getting on that thing more often than once a month. Your weight can fluctuate quite a bit from day to day and the scale is the least reliable indicator of your fat loss. Try taking your measurements weekly instead. Tracey > talk about a plateau. i would love to hit 30# by the 8th (one month > out) but the scale is not moving. i know i have to eat to lose > weight but my tummy wont hold alot yet. any advice?? i even went up > a pound at one point - i think it was because i didnt have a BM for > 2 days. > > vicki > 251/227/150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 Hi Vicki, My best advice? Stay off that danged scale! You will drive yourself nuts getting on that thing more often than once a month. Your weight can fluctuate quite a bit from day to day and the scale is the least reliable indicator of your fat loss. Try taking your measurements weekly instead. Tracey > talk about a plateau. i would love to hit 30# by the 8th (one month > out) but the scale is not moving. i know i have to eat to lose > weight but my tummy wont hold alot yet. any advice?? i even went up > a pound at one point - i think it was because i didnt have a BM for > 2 days. > > vicki > 251/227/150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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