WOE change or consistent inaccurate logging fixing stalled weight loss

SummerSkier

So I had sort of a lightbulb moment today reading thru some of the posts which start about this time about "why am I not losing weight" etc. There are always a few folks who will pop up and say that they were stalled and then they changed up their WOE based on a Dr advice for a spouse or an issue they were having etc. and BOOM they started losing weight again.

So, my debate question is this.

Is changing your WOE going to help with a stalled weight loss

a) because of the different types of foods you eat and how they interact with a specific person's body?

or

b) is it merely that you unconsciously fix the possible logging errors you were having when you change to eating different things so you actually are now in CICO deficit?

or

c) maybe both of the above.

Duck_Puddle

Losing again after a “stall” means that the person has moved from a state of calorie balance to calorie deficit.

It’s likely that the bulk of the change is that a different set of foods/whatever is correcting (or altering) logging issues. Or simply A change of any kind renews vigor to logging accuracy/dedication.

It’s possible that the new WOE is more satiating so the person has an easier time maintaining a deficit.

It’s posisble that the new WOE provides additional nutrients/macros that were previously absent and that person’s level of energy increases and so does their general activity level.

Or any combination.

Or-if specific to this time of year, we’re 1 month into the new year, new me crowd. Massive water weight losses have stopped and scale weight is no longer changing with the same motivationally high rate. What may be termed a “stalll” is really just a natural ebb and flow in the process. And the changed WOE isn’t really doing anything that wouldn’t have happened otherwise (as things ebb and flow).

kimny72

I personally think it's most often b. IMHO I just don't see any evidence as to why different foods would "cause" weight loss without a calorie change. I'd also suggest an option c.

C) Stalls are perfectly normal but people are impatient. They stall for 3 weeks, so they change something and they start losing at week 4. They would have started losing again regardless in week 4, but they credit the change they made.

moe0303

I think a change in the woe might aid in fixing inaccurate logging issues. An example might be:

They switch from home-cooked meals to packaged meals which have clear and available nutritional and portion information.

Another possibility is that a new woe might be easier to follow...or even be one in which they are less likely to overeat and/or cheat naturally.

leanjogreen18

Maybe sorta both..

Changing a WOE can help with hunger/satiation/accuracy issues that then alow them to log more accurately. It seems that upping carbs from a steep deficit can help one have a whoosh or going low carb from a high carb diet can cause a loss of water weight initially and then can have an affect on ones adherence.

But what do I know:).

cmriverside

Well, everything they said^^ and...lots of people right now are doing Keto, it's the WOE du jour. Keto by its nature causes that big water/stored glycogen loss. If Keto or low carb is anywhere in the equation, expect shenanigans.

magnusthenerd

Part of it could be water weight dropping if the person reduces their anxiety about dieting by making a change. At least some of stalls come from pent up water weight.
It is also possible that none of the above is happening when changing diet and the stall breaks. The stall might have just been set to break anyway and the diet change is coincidence turned into a explanation retroactively.