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Peeny

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:confused: why am I so impatient.... since April I have lost 40lb, but I'm stuck now on the same weight for over a month. I've upped my exercise, nothing.... I've cut back more on carbs...nothing.... I give up!! 🙄 Hubby says stop beating myself up, but I want to losing it now..now...now 😛
 
Maybe I should just stop my moaning, and just get on with it...lol xx Thanks x
 
Hi. A lot depends on your body's natural metabolism and that is affected by your hormones. genes etc. Mt wife struggles despite very low carb input.
 
Harsh isn't it @Peeny - all that self control, all that flipping exercise and zilch weight loss. I think we've all been there. Your hubby is absolutely right of course, but that doesn't make it any easier! Just keep slogging away and you will get there. Massive congratulations on the 40lb weight loss btw, you are clearly doing something right! x
 
Ah - but you are equating losing weight with benefit - consider that your body might have a lot of 'housekeeping' to do now that things are normalizing - repairing muscle, adjusting hormone levels restoring your liver or other organs perhaps?
I feel so much younger now than I did before diagnosis when eating foods I could not cope with and struggling with the consequences.
Trust your body to be doing the right thing.
When fat loss is right for you it will continue, I am sure - but that might not be shown as weightloss.
I saw my waistline reduce drastically but was not aware of any loss in weight. When I weighed myself some months later I had lost almost 50lb but I was definitely more muscular by then as I was going back to work and found none of my work associated clothes fitted me. Even my shoes with the hard toe caps were too loose with the thin socks I had put on.
 
Peeny said:
Maybe I should just stop my moaning, and just get on with it...lol xx Thanks x
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I did not for one minutue mean to suggest you were moaning. I was saying you are been to hard on yourself.
How far are you from your target weight if you have one?
 
Hello @Peeny
Been there, done that - many times!
But firstly before we talk about that CONGRATULATIONS 40 lbs weight loss is an incredible achievement - well done!!

But yes I know it can be very frustrating when the scales get stuck. My weight came off in a series of steps and those plateaus are so hard to deal with, but @Drummer has given us some reasons why it happens.

The main thing is not to let it sabotage what you have already achieved. Just try to focus on the many other good things that are happening to you because of the weight loss - I'm guessing but likely to be all those clothes that look so good now, increased self esteem, more energy, and very likely and most important improved Blood sugar levels and Diabetes control.

Just ignore the scales for a while and hang on in there you are doing so well!
 
Sorry to hear your weight loss has slowed @Peeny

Must be very frustrating for you - but I completely agree it’s important to recognise your achievements so far! 40lbs is an amazing achievement and you deserve to give yourself some credit for it.

Hope you soon reach another downward phase, but in the meantime keep doing what you are doing - dig in and don’t lose heart!
 
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Ah - but you are equating losing weight with benefit - consider that your body might have a lot of 'housekeeping' to do now that things are normalizing - repairing muscle, adjusting hormone levels restoring your liver or other organs perhaps?
I feel so much younger now than I did before diagnosis when eating foods I could not cope with and struggling with the consequences.
Trust your body to be doing the right thing.
When fat loss is right for you it will continue, I am sure - but that might not be shown as weightloss.
I saw my waistline reduce drastically but was not aware of any loss in weight. When I weighed myself some months later I had lost almost 50lb but I was definitely more muscular by then as I was going back to work and found none of my work associated clothes fitted me. Even my shoes with the hard toe caps were too loose with the thin socks I had put on.
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Wow, well done. I think you're right, I'll just keep slogging away.....
 
Peeny said:
:confused: why am I so impatient.... since April I have lost 40lb, but I'm stuck now on the same weight for over a month. I've upped my exercise, nothing.... I've cut back more on carbs...nothing.... I give up!! 🙄 Hubby says stop beating myself up, but I want to losing it now..now...now 😛
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You reach plateau in weight loss, wife lost 5 stone past year, last half stone was hardest part she says, so heed fellas advice.
 
Wow! Well done on your weight loss! Maybe you could concentrate on some non scale victories for a while, fitness goals, measurements etc. I am sure your body will catch up and the scales will start moving soon!
 
Never thought about the measurements side of it... I might give that a go, thank you xx
 
Peeny said:
Never thought about the measurements side of it... I might give that a go, thank you xx
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I have just remembered many years ago I often saw changes in weekly measurements, when weekly weight did not change.
 
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