Broke my plateau and hit -81!!!

klcalliari
klcalliari Posts: 60 Member
in Success Stories
So this is what I looked like a little more than two years ago
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And I busted my butt, ate better and started working out with a passion and then I got to this
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And then i got STUCK on the scale at 162-163. Wouldn't budge for my life. I was lifting as heavy as I could with p90x and NOTHING. 6 days a week busting my *kitten* for 0 lbs? But then I took a picture at the same weight and man oh man I WISH i would have taken measurements!!
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A week after I finished p90x and dropped my weights to 5 days a week and cardio 4 days a week I also dropped 5 lbs IMMEDIATELY.

So my point is this, a pleateau is just that, a plateau... it's not the end unless you're dead so just keep pushing through, change it up and also TAKE MEASUREMENTS. Too often we measure our self worth with the number on the scale and that's SO not being fair to ourselves.

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  • tiger4nikki
    tiger4nikki Posts: 112 Member
    Good job! I didn't lose this past week. Matter of fact, I gained 2/10 of a lb. But my measurements are a little smaller, so I was happy with that. I don't CARE what my actual weight is, as long as I get SMALLER. :-)
  • klcalliari
    klcalliari Posts: 60 Member
    That's totally it! I used to let that number dictate my mood. I can't even count the number of times I totally fell of the wagon for months because of a stupid number not acting the way I thought it 'SHOULD ... silly me :)
  • Helen_Luvnlife
    Helen_Luvnlife Posts: 230 Member
    Great advice. I have been on a plateau for a while, but I can tell my strength has increased. Then I went on a vacation for a week and actually gained 11 lbs. now I know I didn't eat that much so I haven't let myself get stressed over it. I have lost 5 lbs of that in a week and I know the rest will come off. Like you said, we cannot let the number on the scale break us.
  • msjames1999
    msjames1999 Posts: 528 Member
    You look awesome!!! Congratulations!!!
  • Anewcrys
    Anewcrys Posts: 28 Member
    WOW! You look great! Look at that muscle! SUPER GREAT JOB!!!
  • connie_messina
    connie_messina Posts: 495 Member
    wow!! your shoulders and arms are beautiful!!! good job you are an inspiration thank you for sharing!!
  • klcalliari
    klcalliari Posts: 60 Member
    wow!! your shoulders and arms are beautiful!!! good job you are an inspiration thank you for sharing!!


    Thank you!! All I want is just for one person who's struggling to know that it's possible and not give up!
  • brahma14
    brahma14 Posts: 37
    GREAT JOB !!!!!! WELL DONE
  • ClumsyArtist
    ClumsyArtist Posts: 40 Member
    Great job! I noticed a similar thing happened to me when I completed the 30 Day Shred program. I hadn't lost anything for a while and the week after 30DS I only did yoga and lost 4 lbs that week. I'm pretty sure it's because your muscles are retaining water to repair themselves after strenuous activity. When you let them chill out, you can really see the weight loss!
  • 43932452
    43932452 Posts: 7,246 Member
    You look amaZing !! High★Five on a job well done.
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    Congratulations! You've been working hard and hit shows!
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    I meant "it" shows! :blushing:
  • klcalliari
    klcalliari Posts: 60 Member
    Great job! I noticed a similar thing happened to me when I completed the 30 Day Shred program. I hadn't lost anything for a while and the week after 30DS I only did yoga and lost 4 lbs that week. I'm pretty sure it's because your muscles are retaining water to repair themselves after strenuous activity. When you let them chill out, you can really see the weight loss!

    Lactic acid build up I kept telling myself. Plus when you're in a plateau eating crap all the time and skipping workouts DEFINATELY is not gonna help so what's the point in giving up and doing that?! If you give up you just have to start over later unless you plan on being out of shape forEVER.
  • FindingMyself24
    FindingMyself24 Posts: 613 Member
    Awesome transformation!! Way to go!!
  • KombuchaCat
    KombuchaCat Posts: 834 Member
    You look great! I agree with the plateau thing...been at one myself for a couple of months but my measurements are getting better and my clothes are fitting differently so I figure I'm still WINNING!:drinker:
  • klcalliari
    klcalliari Posts: 60 Member
    You look great! I agree with the plateau thing...been at one myself for a couple of months but my measurements are getting better and my clothes are fitting differently so I figure I'm still WINNING!:drinker:

    Have you tried to totally change up your workouts or adding in HIITs?
  • klcalliari
    klcalliari Posts: 60 Member
    Great advice. I have been on a plateau for a while, but I can tell my strength has increased. Then I went on a vacation for a week and actually gained 11 lbs. now I know I didn't eat that much so I haven't let myself get stressed over it. I have lost 5 lbs of that in a week and I know the rest will come off. Like you said, we cannot let the number on the scale break us.

    Thank you and looking at your ticker it looks like you've done a really great job too!

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