My first plateau

allenpearcy
allenpearcy Posts: 227 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
Well, it is the start of my fifth week and I got off to a really good start (13% of my goal) on my journey. Unfortunately, when I weighed in today, I had a net loss of 0 pounds and I am frustrated. I have done this before, of course, and I remember hitting plateaus for sure, but I wasn't expecting one so quickly - especially after a week where I felt like I went the extra mile (no pun intended). Regardless, I will stick to my program and see if this was just a fluke.

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  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 859 Member
    I thought the same thing happened to me. A plateau is the same weight for 3 or more weeks. You haven't plateaued. You ate too much sodium are about to (or already have) started your period, you didn't drink enough water etc.

    Keep plugging along and next week it will show up as a loss :)
  • Bryan190
    Bryan190 Posts: 54 Member
    I thought the same thing happened to me. A plateau is the same weight for 3 or more weeks. You haven't plateaued. You ate too much sodium are about to (or already have) started your period, you didn't drink enough water etc.

    Keep plugging along and next week it will show up as a loss :)
    Just guessing here, but "allenpearcy" may not have to worry about periods. I recently came out of a 10 day "plateau" and agree that you simply need to "keep plugging along" and you will eventually break through. Changing up what you eat or even eating a bit more for a day or so and then going back aggressive with the calorie and exercise goals usually works for me.
  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 859 Member
    LOL I totally didn't really read the user name <blush> Since I'm a woman I always blame everything on those darn hormones. I figure the guys can too right? :P
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