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DvNubs
DvNubs Posts: 1 Member
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Hello, I am new to the discussion arena. My story starts in 1985 when I entered into the Army. After going almost 20 yrs, without an injury, things changed in 2004. When my unit was hit by an IED in Afghanistan. I shattered my vertebrae, my jaw, and my shoulder. During my 4 yr recovery, I became addicted to food and went from 188 lbs to 389 lbs. After 22 surgeries since 2004, I am finally at a point where I can move enough to at least workout some ways. This app has become a savior to me by being able to track all my food, drinks and snacks. And in the last 6 months I have been able to go from 378 to my current weight of 331. I am getting there, but am a little stuck. If tou have any positive ideas on how to break through this wall, I would really appreciate the ideas. Thank you, Del

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,516 Member
    Hi, Del!

    I'd for sure like to see you succeed, and I think most people here would like to be helpful if they can, too.

    The thing is, you haven't given much info about where you are now.

    For example, what's your calorie goal? Are you able to stick with it, no interruptions in the action or cheat days? How long have you been stuck? Does "stuck" mean zero weight loss, or slower than you'd like? Did your loss taper off gradually, or stop suddenly?

    Do you exercise? If so, what type of exercise, and do you eat back the exercise calories? If so, how do you estimate your exercise? Etc.

    There really is no magic plateau-breaker (though some people will probably tell you there is, and some folks out in the blogosphere will happily sell you their "solution"). A real plateau is not a week or two thing, but more like a month or two of no loss. Sometimes, the issue is logging accuracy (a surprisingly subtle skill), uncounted "cheat days", overestimated calorie needs, etc. Sometimes there's just water weight weirdness for a while.

    The key is to find the right balance of eating and activity to create sensibly moderate fat loss. You've apparently lost on average something around/over 12 pounds a month, which is quite fast, even at your size. Fast loss can sometimes have counter-productive side effects (fatigue or creeping water retention from stress are only a couple of possibilities).

    Any chance you can give us some more details of what you've been experiencing?

    Best wishes!

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