How long can a stall last?

[Momtofour]

I haven't lost weight in ages. I have been bouncing between 188 and 192 since last January. I thought Candida was the problem so I got serious about eating yeast free and taking supplements to kill the yeast. I lost a couple of pounds and then nothing. I still have alot to lose and I'm frustrated that I can't seem to get the rest off. If I plug my menus into fitday I am doing everything just fine. I don't have too much sweetener. I exercise daily. Is this just a long pause and I may end up losing more later? I am eating Atkins for life, but I was hoping to have more weight loss before I considered myself done with the weight loss phase. Has anyone else had a pause like this and went on to lose the rest of their weight? I really want to lose another 35-40 pounds.

[not2late]

Get your body fat analyzed. I think 2Big stopped 10 or 20 pounds short of her "goal weight" because when she got her body fat analyzed she was well below the normal body fat for a woman.

Review your menu in terms of the amounts of foods you are eating. Make sure you are only feeding your current hunger, not feeding the hunger you had when you began Atkins. Small bodies typically don't need as much food as larger bodies.

[stephbob]

I stalled for the longest time...about 4 months! That caused me to give up, I failed big time, gained 10lbs, then got back on track and started losing again.

I'm NOT suggesting that, obviously lol. I'm sure had I upped my exercise I would have gotten there, slowly. But I'm a very impatient person...Good luck!!

I agree with Megs and can tell you that once I stopped at my readjusted goal ..then my stall broke and I lost more weight ...go figure?

besides we are not in a hurry ..enjoy where you are and where your body is now ...embrace it ...maintain it and then see what happens later..you have done a wonderful job you know

[Momtofour]

I have been wondering how much of the weight loss I have left is skin. Gross I know. I have a very saggy tummy and I'm sure a tummy tuck would take 15 pounds off me right away, but I don't have the $ for that.

How do I get a "true" body fat analysis? Are the body fat % scales accurate? I don't have one that does that but maybe I should get one. I think I have plenty of fat left on my thighs, buttocks, and hips to lose.

As far as food amounts. The only way I have been able to lose anything lately is exercising for more than an hour and eating very low calorie. I don't think this is healthy so I stopped that.

I am thinking I have a serious Candida issue. I have eaten fairly yeast free but I haven't stuck to the Gold Standard yeast free diet. That is so restrictive, but maybe I am going to have to do it for some time to get more weight off.

Thanks for letting me vent. It is frustrating for me that the rest of this weight isn't coming off like the first 50 pounds did.

you can get a decent one done at most YMCA's they are free if you are a member and if not I think they charge a fee ...but not as much as a private "health club"

loose skin takes time to adjust have you tried dry brushing yet?

[adreliluc]

Hey there,
I've been on a long stall myself - since the end of Feb. About 2 months ago I started getting discouraged and started slacking on my exercise and began snacking on nuts and fruit - gained about 15 lbs! (went from 189 - 205). Other than the nuts and fruit I've been really good.
On July 24th decided to get back on track. I cut out all nuts and fruit and started exercising in the AM for an hour on the treadmill. As of yesterday I'm @ 195 lbs again... So hopefully I'll be able to continue to lose the last 45 lbs!
Good luck... it'll happen eventually just follow the rules.
xo

[Momtofour]

Adreliluc- Good job on dropping the weight again. Nuts are a problem for me so I quit buying them.

[not2late]

Definitely get your body fat analyzed.

Also about your exercising and eating. When you exercise, you burn calories. If you are exercising and don't have enough calories to use for that exercise and for keeping your body alive, your body might not want to lose weight.

So, you might want to figure out your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) and your AMR (Active Metabolic Rate) and see if you are eating enough food.

[soliwit]

Hey there.
I am having the exact same problem at the moment, I am at this same old weight since forever, it's just so demotivating.
Actually I was at the verge of giving up right today and see there is a discussion about my exact problem, I too thought it was yeast, therefor I eat 'kiss', but I am so tired of that and it's not changin a thing.
I always got my balances right according to fitday, am doing my excercises, but nothing seems to help, my measures also are the same.
My goalweight, 150-ish, would be the highest healthy weight for my lenght, so it can never be that I put my goal too low and when I look at certain bodyparts I am never at a low bodyfat yet.
It's just frustrating, I want to move up in owl and be able to eat more variations again.
Sorry for whining, I HAD to get this off my chest I guess.......


[edit] THANKS for starting this thread Momtofour