I have finally hit the "dreaded stall." I lost 10 lbs in 14 days... and now I've been hovering around the same scale number for the last week. I thought maybe it might be hormonal, or water retention, or the crystal light I was adding to my gallon of water. I did eat some sugar-free gummy bears here and there. But I have had those things and still had losses every day before. So it would seem my body has hit a new "set point". I'm at one of those spots where my body is very comfortable and would be happy to stay here.
Here's a pic of me today that my son took after church.
I was feeling pretty discouraged. But then I took my measurements. I lost 10 inches all over since I started this round! So that's why Dr. Simeon's book is called Pounds and Inches!
So what's the plan?
Stick to the plan.
I am going to continue the way I am. Cutting out any little "cheats" such as the sugar-free candy and crystal light. Up my water. Maybe do a HIIT workout. A short one. I did 15 mins of that one day and had a 2 lb loss the next day! Gotta shock the system.
Here's an HCG vlogger who has lots of good suggestions for breaking stalls and a list of things to consider as to the cause of the stall.
So our scale is pretty much possessed. I bought it at Save On a few years ago. It was cheap and I wanted a digital scale. The bottom line is, it's crappy.
I usually weigh myself three times and take 2 out of 3 as the correct weight. But there are days it jumps all over the place. I need a new one.
So I just bought one.
But not just ANY scale. It's a body fat analyzer and scale!
YES!
Here is HCGchica explaining what it does and why this is pretty good bang for your buck! Skip ahead to 2:10.
The reason it's a good idea to have this, is it helps you determine if you're doing something right/wrong on the diet. There may be days where you don't lose any weight at all, but the analyzer says you have lost a pound of fat! That probably means the scale didn't go down because of water retention. For me, that would be an encouragement to know what is going on. It's also quite fun to track all your stats. It kinda becomes a game :)
If it really is as good as the expensive medical body fat analyzers, then my money is well spent.
I researched it a little and it is at least $20-50 more on Amazon.ca, so
I got mine on Amazon.com. And as usual, I ship it to the parcel pick-up
place right across the border. If you live in southern BC, or anywhere
in the Fraser Valley, the cheapest place is PIC-IT-UP.
