The scale and I are not friends right now...advice please

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  • bclever13
    bclever13 Posts: 44
    I just wrote someone else about the same thing.... I am a health coach and I am not telling you what to do but one trick I have learned is that you need to eat something you used to enjoy before you began your new fitness and eating lifestyle....this will tell your body that you are not going to deprive it of something that you used to eat..... only eat a little portion of it to throw it a curve ball and the weight will start to come off again....when you hit a plateau you need to remember this trick. Good luck
  • BrownEyeAngel
    BrownEyeAngel Posts: 331 Member
    I like this answer!
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
    One week is nothing. Weight loss isn't linear, some weeks you lose a bit, some weeks you lose big, some weeks nothing, and other weeks gain. Stay the course, particularly if clothes are getting looser. Most likely water retention.

    ^ This. Lost the vast majority of my weight in the first few weeks, then the scale stalled completely for a few weeks. Lost 2 lbs. over the past 2 weeks but it doesn't bother me because I can feel the difference in my clothes - my belt is a notch tighter & I'm very close to dropping a pants size. At some point I'm sure the scale will move, but I'm not overly concerned with how much or when because I'm not doing this for a #, I'm doing this to be healthier.........
    Very true, thank you for the reminder about it being to a healthier life! I need to stop worrying about the number. I guess it's the female in me lol

    It's not the girl in you, it's the human in you. We all go through it, reading that it happens to others helps keep me grounded & working toward my goal. Health is the key, everything else will fall into place however it's supposed to......
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
    This is a slow and steady process, patience is key.

    Yet another thing I need to keep reminding myself of - Rome (& my body) wan't built in a day & I won't lose everything I need to in 1 day. As long as I'm moving forward & making the changes I need to in my habits I'm happy, permanent changes will eventually equal permanent results...........
  • joeymalone142
    joeymalone142 Posts: 69
    I couldn't stay off the scale and it was messing with my head! This weekend it went to stay with grandma for a while. If it's not in the house, I can't stand on it! I will get it back in a bit, but for now I had to force a break!

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