6-8 week slump for newbies??

muth3rluvx2

I have a list of folks on my "friends" page, several of whom joined around the same time I did in January. Now, all throughout March, almost all of those Jan. joiners have gone through some sort of psychological/emotional slump in a pretty significant way. One of the friends and I were messaging about this and wondered if this is something of a norm somewhere in the 6-8 week period of lifestyle changing - if anyone else has experienced this or if we just happen to be lumped with a group of disordered freaks? (KIDDING!) :-) In any case, we figured it was a ligitimate inquiry and thought we'd check with other MFPers and maybe someone could give us some suggestions for those still in this slump or just falling into it so that we can help support them through it (they're all different) more effectively. I just got over mine as of today - it's pretty icky.

Thanks!!!

Kristen81

I also started around this time and I'm JUST getting out of a slump. I stopped working out for about a week and a half and started eating yucky stuff. I had fried chicken and a hamburger in the same freaking day!!!! I stopped logging my meals...I would start in the morning and then never finish.
As of today I'm feeling like I'm back on track! I just had to remind myself of how good I was feeling when I worked out and ate healthy everyday.
If you don't remind yourself of this, you will stay in that slump.

SHBoss1673

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

notice the end of phase two where I talk about the first wall.

FrankyOsage

I hit mine at about 8 weeks, around the start of my plateau and a vacation. It took me about 2 weeks to get over it and this week has been sooo much better. Those two weeks were full of me making excuses about going to the gym and eating well. I was starting to get down about the plateau and just started pouting... It took a shopping trip where a skirt changed things. It was not only on sale, it was the exact thing I had been looking for for 2 months! Only problem, not in my size but a size smaller! Bought the Large anyway and now I'm all excited again about eating healthy and going to the gym! Silly how a skirt broke me of my "woe is me"!

eliblish

I'm slumping too. I'm not seeing results as quickly as I like and I just keep thinking "all this work for 3 pounds lost?! All this obsessing over food and calories and fat and protein and carbs for 3 pounds?!?! I know i'm on the right track but somedays I feel like it's not worth it. Sometimes I just want to go back to eating whatever I want whenever I want and just live with the 3 pounds!!! I'm determined to stick it out though and hope I reach my goal by summer.

blackchick38

that happens to the best of us,we really need a great group that isnt to big .so ant ideas?

muth3rluvx2

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

notice the end of phase two where I talk about the first wall.

Banks,

This is GREAT info to have - AND, it's not a weight wall that I'm referring to - although I have NO DOUBT that what you've described is very common indeed! I'm referring to something a little different. It seems to be purely psycho-emotional and folks can still be losing - and still there seems to have been this huge phase of depression occurring. The reason I mentioned it is because I'm thinking that there *could* be a correlation to a chemical detox; as we eat healthier and more whole foods oriented, we are decreasing or eliminating pre-fabbed foods: boxes, premade frozen (not counting reg. veggies), canned, etc. All the chemicals put in those things for preservation, color, flavor and so on have got to have some sort of chemical reaction with our systems.

If most people go through a depression period 6-8 weeks after changing their lifestyle in diet - could it be akin to withdrawl symptoms, causing chemical and hormonal alterations in the brain triggering negative emotional responses? One might safely theorize such if enough people have experienced this kind of response in the time frame oulined (give or take a week). Of course, that's not *really* enough to make such determination - but it is appearing to be an eerie coincidence.

SHBoss1673

Banks,

This is GREAT info to have - AND, it's not a weight wall that I'm referring to - although I have NO DOUBT that what you've described is very common indeed! I'm referring to something a little different. It seems to be purely psycho-emotional and folks can still be losing - and still there seems to have been this huge phase of depression occurring. The reason I mentioned it is because I'm thinking that there *could* be a correlation to a chemical detox; as we eat healthier and more whole foods oriented, we are decreasing or eliminating pre-fabbed foods: boxes, premade frozen (not counting reg. veggies), canned, etc. All the chemicals put in those things for preservation, color, flavor and so on have got to have some sort of chemical reaction with our systems.

If most people go through a depression period 6-8 weeks after changing their lifestyle in diet - could it be akin to withdrawl symptoms, causing chemical and hormonal alterations in the brain triggering negative emotional responses? One might safely theorize such if enough people have experienced this kind of response in the time frame oulined (give or take a week). Of course, that's not *really* enough to make such determination - but it is appearing to be an eerie coincidence.

i'd probably attribute it more to the psychological aspects of withdrawal then to the physical removal of chemicals. This is just a guess on my part, but knowing what I know about the human metabolism, it usually doesn't take a month to eject bad stuff from the body (most bad stuff anyway). If I had to guess, I'd say the idea that you've changed your lifestyle is finally starting to sink in, and that can be a little daunting to many. I don't know, it's just a guess, and I could be totally wrong, but that would be at least an alternate fork that I would consider. A lot of this stuff goes pretty deep into the psyche, and affects your moods without you ever consciously realizing it. For many people with weight problems, their food issues go extremely deep and attach themselves to some pretty deep seated emotional problems.