Lose weight the fun way.

Posted on January 9, 2015

Okay so its been a week since I started on multiple Dietbets and for the first time since starting, I am having difficulty. I noticed that my body is getting used to my new found fitness lifestyle and I have stopped shedding the weight. I can walk/jog 30 mins quite easily, even to 45 minutes. I have been eating healthy and drinking juiced vegetables and fruits. But my weight seems to have stopped shedding. I have to figure out a way to exhaust my body even further. I know myself and I know my tolerance level to a diet. it's 1 week. I have hit a WALL! I lost an average of 0.8 lbs a day for the first four days. Now I lose nothing! With a low tolerance level and nothing to show for tolerating diet & exercise on the scale, I feel like stopping. To make things worse, I start grad school on Monday.

Work + Grad School + Diet is overwhelming me! I want to stay on and break this wall! I NEED that second wind strong enough to break a wall!

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Catherine

01/16/2015 11:00PM

Mix cardio with strength exercises. More lean muscle = more calories burned!

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SherSher

Yeaa... been doin it a lot now... lots of good results!

Catherine

good work!

GeminiWitch83 Amanda

01/10/2015 2:06AM

It happens at some point to everyone. Keep doing what you are doing right. Try varying your foods a little bit. Try varying your exercises a little bit. You will eventually find what works best for your body and you will break through the wall and start shedding weight again.

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Bren

01/09/2015 8:14PM

One time I went like 19 days straight at the same number, and it drove me CRAZY. But I just kept on doing what I knew I should and it finally dropped! Keep up the hard work!

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SherSher

01/09/2015 11:39AM

You gals are awesome!! Thank you so much for the advice!! Plateauing!! Didn't even know of the term! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep9j7YaTfMg

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Sheila Ann

01/09/2015 8:10AM

I think if you switch up your workout routine a bit. Muscle confusion has always worked for me. If you don't have time for the gym, P90X, Focus T25, and my fav Les Mills PUMP, are great for knocking down that wall

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Chante L.

01/09/2015 8:05AM

STRESS can do it to you! Besides, like you said it's only been a week. Don't psych yourself out. I think one of my biggest issues was trying to do math when it came to pounds lost. If you lose 3 pounds in five days don't tell yourself "okay at this rate I'll have lost 18 pounds in a month and then I'll be down mor than 35 pounds after two months! Take it smoothly and it'll be okay and less stressful. Good luck!

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Amy D.

01/09/2015 6:04AM

You don't have to exhaust your body! That might actually give you results that are opposite of what you want. Just shake things up a bit. Add some variety to your exercise and your eats. Remember, weight lost in the beginning is usually water. Fat loss is slower and harder but it will absolutely come off if you keep going. Good luck!

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Cassie

01/09/2015 6:02AM

Considering a healthy average is 1 or 2 lbs/week losing .8/day is really great and pretty typical for the first week when your body is adjusting to the new program. It is normal to see your loss slow after the initial week. The challenge is to stick with your healthy new program and you will see the weight come off. This is from someone who took 2 years to lose 65ish lbs (that's about 0.6lbs/week). Keep on doing what you are doing 30/45 minutes of exercise 5/6 days/wk. A healthy well rounded diet of fruits, veggies, protein, and whole grains. Make choices you can live with for the rest of your life. Remember this is a lifestyle change, not a diet. Good luck.

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Stef P.

01/09/2015 5:27AM

Just keep sticking with it as hard as it may be sometimes. When you hit a plateau or wall it will take your body a couple of days to start losing again. I found listening to podcasts or watching youtube videos about plateauing helpful & gave me the extra motivation i needed to keep going. Good luck :)

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Marinova44

01/09/2015 5:23AM

Don't give in to stopping! You're doing great and continuing is so important - this is my biggest challenge too. Try to redirect how you measure your success (ex. Are you feeling better? Do your clothes fit better? Etc instead of the scale only...) and I would weigh yourself once a week only. These are all things I'm trying to do because I'm just like you when it comes to this! Hope it helps! :) don't sabotage :) you're obviously smarter than your monkey mind!

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