Neen
WLS Moderator
I was reading my Atkins book, but I think this particular snippet is valid for whatever eating plan after whatever op (or conventional weight loss method) you are doing.
It basically said , a plateau /stall is doing everything right for about 4 weeks minimum and not seeing a reflection on the scales at all for all your efforts!!
Not "only a pound off", or "staying the same" for a couple weeks!!
We are soooo fixated about losing masses each week....no-one can do that and sustain it for too long..particularly not a bander , especially not without decent restriction.
I think we are in danger of being permanently miserable and disappointed if we rely on the scales for every sign of improvement and progress.
Daily weight in anyone can fluctuate on average between 2 and 4lbs difference.,... weighing is one of the least reliable ways to chart how well we are doing and yet we get so obsessed about it!!
How many of us actually measure regularly?
Wouldn't it be interesting to see how much happier most of us would be with our progress if we measured every couple weeks rather than jumped on the scales...(usually far too often)
Try not to be so hard on yourselves, half a pound, only a pound....that's good!!!
But next time you weigh also try on something that has previously been tight...you could likely find it fits better..and how you feel in yourself...are your energy levels going up? Skin looking better?
Don't ever dismiss your great progress , how ever slow you feel it may be !
It basically said , a plateau /stall is doing everything right for about 4 weeks minimum and not seeing a reflection on the scales at all for all your efforts!!
Not "only a pound off", or "staying the same" for a couple weeks!!
We are soooo fixated about losing masses each week....no-one can do that and sustain it for too long..particularly not a bander , especially not without decent restriction.
I think we are in danger of being permanently miserable and disappointed if we rely on the scales for every sign of improvement and progress.
Daily weight in anyone can fluctuate on average between 2 and 4lbs difference.,... weighing is one of the least reliable ways to chart how well we are doing and yet we get so obsessed about it!!
How many of us actually measure regularly?
Wouldn't it be interesting to see how much happier most of us would be with our progress if we measured every couple weeks rather than jumped on the scales...(usually far too often)
Try not to be so hard on yourselves, half a pound, only a pound....that's good!!!
But next time you weigh also try on something that has previously been tight...you could likely find it fits better..and how you feel in yourself...are your energy levels going up? Skin looking better?
Don't ever dismiss your great progress , how ever slow you feel it may be !
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