Remaining a big loser

Hello, 1st time poster here. I lost 33 lbs. over 2 months recently in a
'Biggest Loser' contest at work. Which is just as well, for at the tail end
of the contest, I seem to have hit my own personal wall. Over the last 2
weeks (after the contest), I've held steady while trying to lose. Anyways...
Does anyone here have some special trick they've used to get over that hump?
It's mighty frustratin' to bust your ass with no results. Any help would be
appreciated.

Steve

"The Family Chauffeur" wrote:

Hello, 1st time poster here. I lost 33 lbs. over 2 months recently in a
'Biggest Loser' contest at work. Which is just as well, for at the tail end
of the contest, I seem to have hit my own personal wall.

First bit of perspective - Folks who lost at the rate of 4 per month
have a higher rate of keeping it off than folks who lost it either
faster or slower. That makes it an ideal rate. Your loss is very
far from that type of sustainable loss. Not that any dieter ever
complains about losing too fast but it does need to be taken into
perspective.

Over the last 2
weeks (after the contest), I've held steady while trying to lose.

Second bit of perspective - Dr Atkins defined a stall as 4+ weeks
without a cheat, without a new low, without a lost inch. It's not
an arbitrary definition as it tells what is and what isn't realistic
in expectations. And it applies across the board to all types of
diets. There's probably not been a single dieter in history happy
with the fact that fat loss is a month to month issue in reality,
but being unhappy with a fact does not convert it to a fiction.
You are far ahead of schedule and only 2 weeks since your last
new low you can positively conclude that there is nothing wrong
so far no matter how much you want something to be wrong.
Seriously.

Anyways...
Does anyone here have some special trick they've used to get over that hump?

Given your current supoersonic level of success, keep doing what
you have been doing. The special trick is having the perspective
to know when something really is wrong and when nothing at all
is wrong but your own expectations.

It's mighty frustratin' to bust your ass with no results.

Never call a 33 pound loss no results. You're new and you don't
have a handle on what realistic is, that's the only issue you have.

So relax, be proud of your success, and get out that tape
measure.

On Jul 15, 7:50*pm, "The Family Chauffeur"
wrote:
Does anyone here have some special trick they've used to get over that hump?

Increase your daily exercise
and or change up/try new forms of exercise without eating more.


joanne

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:50:32 -0400, The Family Chauffeur wrote:

Hello, 1st time poster here. I lost 33 lbs. over 2 months recently in a
'Biggest Loser' contest at work. Which is just as well, for at the tail end
of the contest, I seem to have hit my own personal wall. Over the last 2
weeks (after the contest), I've held steady while trying to lose. Anyways...
Does anyone here have some special trick they've used to get over that hump?
It's mighty frustratin' to bust your ass with no results. Any help would be
appreciated.

Steve

That's a lot of weight in two months... I shouldn't stress, give your
body a little time and the losing will start again. For one thing, two
weeks is not a stall and for another, have you lost any inches over
the past two weeks? If you are losing inches ANYWHERE you are still
making progress. It's important over the long haul to keep track of
more than one sort of measurement, because it's very common to lose
inches (a good thing) while making no progress on the scale.

As for busting your butt to lose with no results... remember, whatever
you are doing now to lose, you'll likely need to do to some extent to
maintain the losses. So if you are exercising now, you'll need to keep
doing that regularly once you are at goal. Likewise for good eating
habits.

That said, try to keep the mindset that you are making changes for
life, not just until you reach goal or see a certain number on the
scale. Otherwise, you'll most likely get to do it all over again at
some point. Been there, doing that.

If another two weeks go by and nothing has happend, either inches lost
or better clothes fit or scale movement, you may need to switch up
your exercise, or if you are already doing that, add more. At worst
case, if that doesn't work, then you may need to drop calories a
little to get you moving. But it's generally better to add exercise or
change exercise up than to drop calories too fast.

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Cynthia
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http://www.garbagethatgoo.com (my weight loss blog)