I have lots and lots and lots and lots of weeks where I don't lose anything, or i even gain a lb. But on average, I've lost 1.2 lbs per week over the past year. I usually only start to consider it a plateau if it's been 3+ weeks with slow or no loss. (LIKE NOW GRRRR)
It can be really hard to be patient but we carry around so much water in our bodies, that it's easy to have a lb of water weight mess with our minds.
good luck! sounds like you're doing great :)
Congratulations on the life style choices you and your husbnad have made to your health! You are setting excellent examples for your son!
The scale is not the only way to tell if you are making changes ..... you say you are losing inches around your waist which is AWESOME!!!! This means you are losing FAT!!!
Please remember that 5 pounds of fat = 5 pounds of muscle ..... however, the muscle is mroe dense and therefore takes up less space. So as you lose inches you are losing FAT!!
A saw a picture of 3 grapefruit = 5 pounds of fat and 3 tangerines = 5 pounds of muscle ..... I know which one I would want to have ..... 3 tangerines!
Also, you are doing cardio but have you throught about strength training? I know for me it helps build muscle which in turn burns more calories at rest!
Peggy
Your body might just be hanging on for a week. BUT, if you aren't meeting your calorie needs for the day that can definitely stall weight loss. One of the biggest reasons people fail in losing weight is not eating enough. You have to fuel your body and get your metabolism to work for you, not against you. If you aren't eating enough, it's going to hang onto what it is getting. Good luck! Also try switching up your workout. Try some squats, lunges and weights.
Also add some strengh training in your workout routine
How's your water intake?
Great job on you loss so far and inches !!
I agree with Jen:)
Quoting jendawn1:
You need to start reaching your daily calorie intake. You body can go into starvation mode and hold on to everything.
Also add some strengh training in your workout routine
How's your water intake?
Great job on you loss so far and inches !!
Natural shake that a doctor made? Doesn't sound very healthy to me.
Quoting Pam73:
Hi there I'm on a metabolic burn reset recharges your metabolism I was stuck now I'm not it gives you what your bodies missing and it's a shake and they are yummy!!!! and other stuff that's all got I exercise 5 times a week and feel the pounds shedding good Luck I work with training and they highly suggested the shakes also since a Natural doctor made them
This! Have you had your BMR done so you know how many calories you should be eating? Then tracking your food so you know what you are eating. Eating enough is key, without enough calories (good ones of course), you won't lose weight.
Quoting jendawn1:
You need to start reaching your daily calorie intake. You body can go into starvation mode and hold on to everything.
Also add some strengh training in your workout routine
How's your water intake?
Great job on you loss so far and inches !!
I've heard of hitting plateaus. That's what I'm afraid of, I'm starting my journey. One of my good friends have been losing lots of weight for two years now and she thought she hit a plateau. She went to a specialty clinic to see if there was anything else she could do or if something else is wrong. She found out that she has a goiter enlarged irregular multinodular thyroid, which may or may not be cancerous. It's really scary. She was trying really hard to knock some more pounds off and she found out why she can't. If you've tried everything and nothing is working, get a check up and make sure it isn't health related. Good luck!
Weightloss on a vacay
- steffers96
on Feb. 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM