| I'm the champion of "premature maintenance" as they say in my
WW meetings. I went about 12 weeks fiddling around with 1-2
pounds. (I know, you don't need horror stories). Anyhow,
when I finally got back to measuring and writing things down
I lost 4 pounds in a week.
Remember that some of what you loose at first is water. Your
body is no doubt readjusting to what you're doing.
Also, you didn't get to your present overweight condition in 2
weeks so don't be so hard on yourself! Treat yourself to a
non-food reward like a manicure or haircut or new jewelry or whatever
you enjoy. You deserve it, weightloss is hard work!
You'll make it!
Liz
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| Hi.
If you have been keeping up with other notes in this conference,
you have probably read about my plateau(s). I have essentially been
on one for what seems like forever. And I sympathize! It is REAL
tough to keep up the motivation when you are not receiving any positive
feedback about whatyou are doing. I can't really offer you an answer,
though, since if there was a magic formula, I wouldn't still be
here!
But, I can offer encouragement. Don't give up. Remember that there
are many things which can cause your body to slow down on the
weightloss. For one thing, you have just lost over 10 pounds! That's
GREAT!! But your body may be saying "Whoa! Wait just one cotton-pickin'
minute here! What is all this?" You've got to give your body a chance
to catch up, essentially.
So, as hard as it may be, relax. Everytime you start to think about
cheating, remind yourself of those 10 pounds that are already gone.
Pat yourself on the back for them whenever you need encouragement.
And keep doing what you are doing. Another thing that is recommended
is to increase your exercise. Walk an extra mile a day. Or whatever
you are doing, just do a little more.
You *will* see it happen again. But try to be patient. And tell
yourself often how great it is that you are doing this for yourself.
I think one of the biggest obstacles to successful weightloss is
a lack of feeling good about yourself and what you are doing. You
have to believe that YOU ARE WORTH IT. and also, that YOU DESERVE
TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT and look great, feel great, whatever.
So, hang in there. I sympathize with what you are going through.
And now I think I'll go and try to take my own advice.
Take care,
-Amy.
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You should also remember that a weight plateau is seldom a fat
plateau.
In most cases you're holding some extra water or waste due to
external factors.
Coming off a plateau, you should expect to see a larger than
average weight loss. In most cases when you do lose, your loss
is in line with what you'd weigh if you had never hit the plateau.
-mike z
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| Thanks everybody for your comments. It really helped me from going
crazy, and just as Mike said in .3, when I went to get weighed in
on Fri. night, I had FINALLY lost 2 lbs. (which puts me at an average
of losing 3 lbs a week or so---just what the center promised.) I
really appreciate the comments. Thanks! Sandy
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