Hello all! I've been trying to get in shape by working out and eating better since January this year and by valentines day I had lost 21lbs which I was delighted about. However, at that point the scale just stopped moving. I kept on working out and eating properly but nothing changed...this went on for three weeks. I wasn't feeling discouraged but I was a little frustrated - I knew that I should expect the weight loss to stall and that changing something was the way to get things going again...but it's funny how hard it is to change a routine when you've been working for two months to make it a habit! Anyway, my husband insisted that I needed to give my body a break so I took a few days off - no gym, no swimming, no squash, no dancing, and more calories. I won't lie to you - it felt horrible! I felt stodgy and slow and I definitely noticed the lack of exercise-induced endorphins. But I hit the scale on Monday after 4 rest days and boom - I was 2.5lbs down from the 173 I'd been stuck at for weeks! I've been in the gym and the pool and dancing since then and this morning I was down another 2bs! Awesome! Just wanted to share this success and hopefully bring some encouragement to anyone who is stuck in a stall!
Yay! I broke my 3 week stall!
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ConcealedPearl
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same thing happened to me...I exercised less and ate more(which was hard to do at first) and boom I dropped 3lbs in five days...sometimes a little change goes a long way. I learned that I was over training my body and not giving it the correct amount of calories to fuel it.
Congrats!!!
Congrats!!!
LeggedEgg
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I had a week long stall, luckily I went to my trainer & she had me do some new stuff. It was enough to get me going again. man, are the "stalls' ever frustrating! I'll remember your post next time I hit one & remember to rest/switch things up a bit.
Glad to hear you hung in there....the results were well worth it.
Glad to hear you hung in there....the results were well worth it.