I doubt it, but I suppose anything's possible.

I know I've gotten quite lazy about the 'chemistry' of the whole thing, and I'm sure my loss has slowed as a result.

On the other hand - my body has certain 'set points' - places where it likes to sit and hang out for a while - and I've noticed that whenever I reach one of those points (that I know are there, because they were 'stopping points' on the way UP), no matter what I do, no matter how closely I stick to plan, no matter how much or how little exercise I add.....my body's simply going to sit and 'rest' there for a while. One to two weeks is typical, for me.

Eventually, the loss starts up again (and not with a jump-start either, more's the pity), but I think that my body has these moments of 'panic', where it realizes that things are changing, and it's afraid of 'starvation' or something.....so it just hits the pause button until it can re-assess and stabilize and realize that no, it's okay after all, no one's actually starving, and it's okay to keep releasing the weight.

The closer I get to goal, the more closely-set these points are, too. :-/ It's highly annoying.



I'm sort of okay with it, though, because throughout all of this (and even through whatever slip-ups and just plain 'screw it' days I have)....I haven't *regained* any weight. The scale may be going down slowly, or stalling out at times, but it's still on a downward trend. So I feel reasonably good that if my body is taking pauses on the way, it's only 're-setting' itself to be happy at a lower weight, and I can only see that as a good thing. :-)

Also, the targio weight loss app really, really helps. it tracks my weight over time, so, it may look like a plateau now, (or even more frustrating, a random 2 lb gain that sticks around for a day) but when i back up to the big picture, it's still a weight loss process. it also may just be that you're holding onto some waste in your body. I've been using the app for 2 years, so it's pretty neat to see. Even when i get off of the wagon, and stay off for months, i can see the steady drop as soon as i get back on plan.

Another theory is that your fat cells may be conspiring with your digestive tract to help you hold on to their current housing situation. Think of your body that has a bunch of rent stabilized apartments, but you're making renovations, and they really need to get out. give them a 30 day notice!

Also, find other ways to reward yourself. I went out and bought a "It's not a sprint, it's a marathon" bracelet to celebrate that I didn't eat office cake, ice cream, or cookies, or cherries yesterday and my coworkers were pretty obnoxious about it.

http://www.alexandani.com/it-s-not-a-sprint-expandable-wire-bangle.html