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Does this sound familiar?
"Why aren't I losing weight? I'm not cheating!" I know I sounded like a broken record for almost two weeks there, but after twelve long days of being "stuck" at the same weight, I finally broke the plateau. Yay!
Well, folks, it turns out that if you are patient enough, and you eat a couple of prunes, one day, like magic, you suddenly lose 2.5 pounds overnight.
Go figure.
Human bodies are stupid and fickle sometimes, I swear.
Now the trick will be to still be this weight on Friday morning. Since my revelation of yesterday where I figured out that I only expend about 1800 calories per day, I can have about 1000-1200 and lose about 1 to 1.5 pounds a week. That's fine, I'll take it for now.
Thanks again for all the support from the gang on here. It helps so much to get comments from others who also struggle.
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107.0 kg
Lost so far: 20.0 kg.
Still to go: 39.5 kg.
Diet followed: 100%.
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View Diet Calendar, 03 February 2014:
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915 kcal
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Fat: 26.68g | Prot: 26.79g | Carbs: 149.72g.
Lunch: Ready Pac Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad. Dinner: Thai Feast Pad Woon Sen. Snacks/Other: Cottage Cheese (Lowfat 1% Milkfat), Bananas. more...
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Losing 7.9 kg a Week
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Woot!!! :D Way to Go!! And yes our bodys are stupid and fickle... >.< They just don't like to listen sometimes! You just have to prove your mentally more stubborn than your body is physically. ;) You got this!!! Just keep moving forward this week and you'll have a Great scale day on Friday!
03 Feb 14 by member: Kedrake18
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Whoo Hooo! Congratulations and way to hang in there!
03 Feb 14 by member: Alineal4
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Awesome. We're not a closed system. There's so much fluctuation. I ate out of the diet yesterday (as you know, oh, wise monitor) and I FOUND YOUR 2.5 pounds. LOL! I know what it is though and it will go away in about 2 days. I can't thank you enough for your help and support. At the tail end of the weight loss and I was getting so edgy. You helped a lot.
03 Feb 14 by member: northernmusician
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Congratulations! At this rate you really will lose 20 pounds by Easter!
03 Feb 14 by member: BuffyBear
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My husband read somewhere that women's hormones are what cause us to plateau and gain weight for no good reason, but that continued effort isn't remotely wasted. It just may take us on a more circuitous route than men.
03 Feb 14 by member: BethLovesAlex
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i really needed to hear that... i was on the brink of giving up, THANK YOU for your words of encouragement!
03 Feb 14 by member: Mmmandy
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03 Feb 14 by member: lemonfreshjoy
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"BethLovesAlex My husband read somewhere that women's hormones are what cause us to plateau and gain weight for no good reason..." It had a to a male doctor. You will always be an enigma to us. :)
04 Feb 14 by member: northernmusician
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12 days is not a real plateau.
04 Feb 14 by member: puhpine
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Are you drinking enough water?
04 Feb 14 by member: iffiff
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Seeing that same number in the scale after sticking to your diet and exercise plan initially feels like someone just kicked you in the stomach. But then, personally, I just tell myself that my body will just catch up since I am doing pretty much everything to get healthier already. Congrats on surpassing the plateau! =)
04 Feb 14 by member: ZivaDavid11
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Congratulations!!! keep going :) you have just motivated me to do so as well.
04 Feb 14 by member: Chickturu
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Maybe 12 days isn't a TRUE plateau, but when every day is a struggle and you aren't cheating at ALL, 12 days feels like an eternity. But I just knew that giving up would make it worse. There is a certain reward in the waiting. Every day was like, "Will today be the day that it breaks?" I am very goal-oriented. I'm not an instant gratification person. I'm willing to work for my rewards, but I do need to see progress to keep my spirits up. I've gone 132 days without cheating on this diet or overeating, so I'm not about to start now. It really helps to be able to vent here. Thanks to all who listen and chime in! P.S. Drinking tons of water. P.P.S. The prunes did help move things along.
04 Feb 14 by member: mrsmole
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132 days! All I can say is...wow!
04 Feb 14 by member: Alineal4
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