Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 39: Fighting Through the Plateau Blues
I've been eating really, really, carefully this week, yet as of yesterday morning I hadn't lost any weight since last Friday. I went to eat ramen with Erin and even though we tried six kinds, she agrees I didn't consume close to a full bowl in total. Even at fat-and-pork-centric Irving Mill, I limited myself to half a burger, a single rib, and a few bites of the charcroute plate.
From my extensive dieting experience (and I do mean extensive), it appears as if I have hit a plateau. That is, my body's thermostat has readjusted to my reduced caloric intake (doesn't that sound like I know what I'm talking about?). The good news is that I have lost enough weight to hit a plateau. The bad news: This week's weigh-in won't be as joyful.
I guess that's one of the pitfalls of diet success, and of weighing myself every day. In the end I think weighing in every day has helped me. But I have to admit it was discouraging to get on the scale every day this week and not see any progress.
What can you do? Sometimes you get the scale, and sometimes the scale gets you.
The Weigh-In
Here we go: 240. I stayed even in what was obviously a plateau week. I really hope to break the 240 pound barrier next week. Two thirty-nine would be so sweet. Stay tuned.Add a comment:
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5 Comments:
Chin up Ed! You may need to adjust your exercise regimen a bit?
izatryt at 9:34AM on 10/31/08
Hang in there, Ed. You can do it!!! Salt is no friend to weight loss, and ramen + porky meats tend to have lots of it. More bok choy love!
KDK08 at 10:27AM on 10/31/08
I agree, plateaus suck. I was relieved when even on Biggest Loser, where contestants devote their entire waking life to losing weight through extreme amounts of exercise and diet, they, too, plateau. A lot of people give up at this point. Put your head down and bull on through, Ed! =)
OneWallKitchen at 11:13AM on 10/31/08
I too am staring down a plateau. I know that the only realistic way to work through it is to up my exercise level (I'm hovering around 1500-1700 calories a day and don't really want to eat fewer than that). So, I'm probably going to up my exercise to 4x a week from 3. Good luck!
Amandarama at 1:40PM on 10/31/08
Don't get discouraged, Ed, I don't think a week is really a plateau. Keep it up, you're doing great! The extra exercise idea, though, is a good one. Do you have a pedometer?
emilydev at 1:45PM on 11/01/08