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i think i broke my plateau!
chanstriste13
Posts: 3,277 Member
YAY! i lost weight pretty consistently from august through mid-december (about 21 pounds or so). then, i ping-ponged between 196.5 and 198 for about 12 weeks! *extremely* frustrating. i recently upped my water intake to 12 servings (96 ounces) per day, and i have *finally* seen the scale move down for my past two weigh-ins! and this morning i peeked, and i was down again to 194.2 - of course, that's not official yet, but to even see that number really psyched me up.
so those of you with uncooperative scales - STAY THE COURSE! it will happen eventually - just keep doing the good stuff and your body will comply! and i think my biggest accomplishment was keeping to my healthy lifestyle even without losing weight - i realized that i'm commited to doing all of this for ME and not for my scale - very proud of myself today!
so those of you with uncooperative scales - STAY THE COURSE! it will happen eventually - just keep doing the good stuff and your body will comply! and i think my biggest accomplishment was keeping to my healthy lifestyle even without losing weight - i realized that i'm commited to doing all of this for ME and not for my scale - very proud of myself today!
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Congratulations! I'm on a plateau myself, and it's so easy to get discouraged. I'm trying to shake things up a bit; no alcohol, exercise more, even eat more in the hope that *something* will work. When you're going through it, it's hard to believe it will end!0
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Great Job!!!!!0
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Wooohoooo, Chan!!!!0
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wonderful, I had same issue and i finally broke through too0
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Great job! That helped me get over my stall too, also eating more calories since I wasn't eating enough for my activity level. My scale finally moved a little today after 2 weeks at the same #. I've been eating really clean this week and trying to exercise even more.0
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That's great! I am trying to break mine right now.0
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this is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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I know how you feel. I was in a plateau for three weeks, and all of a sudden, I have lost 3 pounds in a matter of a week. Grant it, this last pound is because I was sick, but still.... feels good to be losing again!0
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Awesome job keeping up with it. You are right. It's not just about losing the weight, it's also about more of a healthy life style. Congrats on your accomplishments!0
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ooooo Thank you !!!! I am at 23 lbs lost as well and have only lost 1 lb since joining here about 3 weeks ago...I was starting to wonder what I was not doing right !!!!
I really needed to hear your post...STAY THE COURSE!!!!
We will get it!!0 -
thanks everyone! ya'll just keep rocking it out like you always do!0
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YAY! i lost weight pretty consistently from august through mid-december (about 21 pounds or so). then, i ping-ponged between 196.5 and 198 for about 12 weeks! *extremely* frustrating. i recently upped my water intake to 12 servings (96 ounces) per day, and i have *finally* seen the scale move down for my past two weigh-ins! and this morning i peeked, and i was down again to 194.2 - of course, that's not official yet, but to even see that number really psyched me up.
so those of you with uncooperative scales - STAY THE COURSE! it will happen eventually - just keep doing the good stuff and your body will comply! and i think my biggest accomplishment was keeping to my healthy lifestyle even without losing weight - i realized that i'm commited to doing all of this for ME and not for my scale - very proud of myself today!
This encourages me since I too have been on a 3 month plateau. I will try increasing my water today and see if that helps me as well.0 -
It is always helpful to know that I am not the only one. I keep reminding myself... it's not about the scale, it's about my health...but I'm old school. I want to see lower numbers on the scale!!!0
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Well done had the exact same problem for 3 months but think I may have cracked it too. What is it with weight & 3 months????0
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That's fantastic! Thanks for sharing your story. Persistence pays!0
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Congrats. I plateaued at 180 a month ago and then after 2 weeks of sitting there I went up....EEK. Now I broke my plateau of 190 and am dropping again. I did notice the more water I take in the quicker I drop.0
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I broke mine today! It does happen.0
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Woohoo!! congrats!!0
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Thanks! It's so hard to believe that the weight will drop eventually.0
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That's awesome. I'm at about the same weight as u and really struggled this last month going from 198 to 197. U have inspired me even more to stick with it.0
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Awesome news, congrats!0
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many thanks, everyone! and an update: another pound gone this morning! that's three weeks now of consistent loss at my weigh-ins, so i think it's safe to say that this plateau is done. now, i just hope this prepares me for when the next one comes around...!
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Great! I'm happy for you.0
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Well done. We could all use the inspiration!0
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I read this and now have hope that I will start losing again as well. I have been drinking tons of water this week so we'll see what happens at the weigh in on Monday.0
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