Sat, Jun-05-04, 14:36
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Posts: 873
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 235/153/135
BF:
Progress: 82%
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Many people will hit the wall several months into their weight loss journey and this often occurs in what we term, a “set-point battle.” This is where weight loss suddenly and inexplicably stops at a number short of our goal. Often it is a number that has plagued us in the past – a weight at which we were previously “stuck” for an extended period of time, at another time in our lives. This could be a weight you had maintained for a number of years before gaining more weight. Your body reaches this weight milestone on your current journey and “recognizes” it as a sustainable goal, and promptly STOPS. This can be absolutely infuriating, especially if this set point is well above your intended goal! It’s agonizing when you know that you are eating carefully and faithfully and exercising religiously and you still cannot make progress. But take heart; even this stall can serve a useful purpose.
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That sounds like me. I started in January, and was just moving along slow and steady. Now I think I've hit a stall/plateau. And this is EXACTLY the weight I was for several years before I started gaining again, so it seems to fit. This just gives me more hope and resolve. Thanks for posting! |
Thank you!
- no weight gain, but no weight loss either. I am going to stop drinking caffeine free diet pepsi and stick only to water to see if that will kick start me again. 
) ... it turns out that not only is this the exact same weight where I was stuck the first time I did Atkins, it's also pretty much exactly the same weight where I got stuck (and eventually gave up) when I did the Zone nearly ten years ago! Wow. No wonder I'm stuck. 
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