50 POUNDS GONE! Plateau broken!

shorerider · July 2008

Soooo--yesterday I lost 8/10 of a pound and was so afraid I'd get on the scale today and see higher numbers. I've been struggling all month with losing 1/2 pound, gaining 1/2 pound over and over. Then yesterday, it was 8/10 pound loss.

This morning, I got on the scale, almost afraid to open my eyes but I do and I see.....

229.4!!!!!!!! That's 1/2 pound loss since yesterday and that means I'm under 230!!

for the first time in 25 years or so!

AND--that means I have now lost 50 pounds!

thanks everyone for listening to my rants and tantrums lately! I was getting so frustrated, and it was great to have y'all supporting me.

Banks--thanks for the post on how you avoided plateaus. Last week, I upped my calories by 100 to 1300 a day. And, I begin to seriously look at my fat and carb intake. I cut back on both--carbs. I was always under on both but I upped my protein and cut back on those two areas.

Not sure what worked but something did and that's all I care about!

shorerider · July 2008

Soooo--yesterday I lost 8/10 of a pound and was so afraid I'd get on the scale today and see higher numbers. I've been struggling all month with losing 1/2 pound, gaining 1/2 pound over and over. Then yesterday, it was 8/10 pound loss.

This morning, I got on the scale, almost afraid to open my eyes but I do and I see.....

229.4!!!!!!!! That's 1/2 pound loss since yesterday and that means I'm under 230!!

for the first time in 25 years or so!

AND--that means I have now lost 50 pounds!

thanks everyone for listening to my rants and tantrums lately! I was getting so frustrated, and it was great to have y'all supporting me.

Banks--thanks for the post on how you avoided plateaus. Last week, I upped my calories by 100 to 1300 a day. And, I begin to seriously look at my fat and carb intake. I cut back on both--carbs. I was always under on both but I upped my protein and cut back on those two areas.

Not sure what worked but something did and that's all I care about!

sbacon1203 · July 2008

Congrats to you what an accomplishment :flowerforyou:

Poison5119 · July 2008

:happy: Congratulations! Great job!! I can't wait to break my halfway point - still 16 lbs to go on that!

IT must feel awesome, keep up the good work!!

luscious · July 2008

WOW !!! congrats :drinker: keep up the good work'''hang in there'''''':flowerforyou:

deanea · July 2008

:flowerforyou:

sgtinvincible · July 2008

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

natalie1 · July 2008

GOOD job :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

banks1850 · July 2008

Soooo--yesterday I lost 8/10 of a pound and was so afraid I'd get on the scale today and see higher numbers. I've been struggling all month with losing 1/2 pound, gaining 1/2 pound over and over. Then yesterday, it was 8/10 pound loss.

This morning, I got on the scale, almost afraid to open my eyes but I do and I see.....

229.4!!!!!!!! That's 1/2 pound loss since yesterday and that means I'm under 230!! for the first time in 25 years or so!

AND--that means I have now lost 50 pounds!

thanks everyone for listening to my rants and tantrums lately! I was getting so frustrated, and it was great to have y'all supporting me.

Banks--thanks for the post on how you avoided plateaus. Last week, I upped my calories by 100 to 1300 a day. And, I begin to seriously look at my fat and carb intake. I cut back on both--carbs. I was always under on both but I upped my protein and cut back on those two areas.

Not sure what worked but something did and that's all I care about!

That's awesome! I'm so glad for you, and proud of you!

kerrilucko · July 2008

YAY! :flowerforyou:

Healthier_Me · July 2008

IAM125lbs · July 2008

Outstanding!!! I am happy for you:flowerforyou:

BrenNew · July 2008

FANTASTIC! CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sooooo happy for you!

2day4ever · July 2008

Shorerider!

I am soooooooo glad you posted all your frustrations and your rants and now your success!!!! What an inspiration to all of us!!!! I think the take home message is to hang in there even when the scale won't budge b/c, eventually, it will. I also think it is great to know that Banks' strategy for breaking through a plateau worked for you b/c it is soooooo counter-intuitive for those of us who have "dieted" forever!

Woooooooo hooooooooo to you!!!!!!

jpritts · July 2008

Very Well Done. Heres to you.:drinker:

Starr · July 2008

Wow - it is so great that you did that!

Laguapa · July 2008

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Great Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shorerider · July 2008

Thanks everyone!

Y'all are the best!

And now there's so many people noticed today at church that I got tired of telling people how much I've lost and how I've done it!

Lisabeth · July 2008

That's Wonderful!!!!!! I'm so happy for you! I just showed this post to my husband who has been down and out because he is currently in his "plateau" stage and he isn't moving...in fact it fluctuates like you...by a pound or so....so, you have encouraged so many. Thank you!

Soooo--yesterday I lost 8/10 of a pound and was so afraid I'd get on the scale today and see higher numbers. I've been struggling all month with losing 1/2 pound, gaining 1/2 pound over and over. Then yesterday, it was 8/10 pound loss.

This morning, I got on the scale, almost afraid to open my eyes but I do and I see.....

229.4!!!!!!!! That's 1/2 pound loss since yesterday and that means I'm under 230!! for the first time in 25 years or so!

AND--that means I have now lost 50 pounds!

thanks everyone for listening to my rants and tantrums lately! I was getting so frustrated, and it was great to have y'all supporting me.

Banks--thanks for the post on how you avoided plateaus. Last week, I upped my calories by 100 to 1300 a day. And, I begin to seriously look at my fat and carb intake. I cut back on both--carbs. I was always under on both but I upped my protein and cut back on those two areas.

Not sure what worked but something did and that's all I care about!